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Fridley's Old Country Buffet Will Stay

All 14 restaurants in state survived a round of bankruptcy-related closures.

A new list of 40 restaurants shutting their doors does not include Fridley's. (.)

Holly Center will keep its anchor tenant despite the chain's parent company, in four years, the Minneapolis-St. Paul Business Journal reported Friday.

The 40 Old Country Buffets, which account for nearly half of the 81 restaurants Buffet Inc. is shuttering, do not include any of the 14 Old Country Buffets in Minnesota.

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The company is trying to erase $245 million in debt, according to the St. Paul Pioneer Press.

News of a potential closure sparked strong reaction at Fridley Patch's Facebook page. What do you think, now that the local OCB has been spared? Leave a comment below.

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