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Five Guys Restaurant In Merrick Temporarily Closed Due To Violations

The location was due to reopen on March 28 but is still shuttered.

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Five Guys in Merrick has been closed since March 21 due to violations from the Town of Hempstead. (Jerry Barmash/Patch )
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The restaurant said it would reopen on March 28, but it remains closed. (Jerry Barmash/Patch)
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Five Guys on Merrick Road in Merrick faces construction and plumbing violations, causing the restaurant to temporarily shut. (Jerry Barmash/Patch )

MERRICK, NY — Popular burger joint Five Guys is temporarily closed. The Town of Hempstead Department of Building placed a violations sign on the front window of the Merrick restaurant.

The Merrick Road burger eatery was cited for construction without a permit and plumbing without a permit. The town issued the violations on March 21, saying that all work must stop immediately.

A sign in response to the Building Department said the Five Guys would reopen on March 28.

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However, as of March 31, the fast-food restaurant remains closed.

No other information was available about a timetable for reopening.

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