A popular comfort food restaurant in Covington is set to permanently close its doors after 16 years in business.
Keystone Bar & Grill is will Sept. 1, according to the Covington Economic Development Authority. Additionally, the restaurant also posted a farewell message detailing it closure plans on its Facebook page.
Currently, the restaurant is advertising ‘Keystone’s Last Bash’ on Facebook. The event will celebrate Keystone’s many years doing business in Covington’s Roebling Point district.
It will kick off on Monday, Aug. 28 and last through Friday, Sept. 1. The establishment’s last weekend brunches are scheduled to be served on Aug. 26 and 27. The events will last from 11:30 a.m. to 10 p.m., according to the Facebook post.
Founded in 2007 by Cincinnati-based Four Entertainment Group, the restaurant operated out of their 313 Greenup St. location for 16 years. 4EG said in a press release that it is working with private party hosts and catering customers to find alternate venues for their upcoming events that will no longer be scheduled in the wake of their closure.
Keystone is no longer listed on 4EG’s website under Northern Kentucky businesses. The other two regional establishment the group operates are The Buzz and Beeline — both in Newport on the Levee.
“Thank you again for all of your support of Keystone Bar & Grill throughout the
years,” founder Dan Cronican said in a press release. “We look forward to serving you at Keystone’s Mac Shack and our 4EG bar locations for years to come.”
Despite its closure, 4EG said that its signature mac and cheese will live on at Keystone’s Mac Shack, located on Short Vine Street in Cincinnati and South Court Street in Athens, Ohio.
In the early 2010s, Keystone expanded across the river into Cincinnati opening a Clifton location in U Square at the Loop and another in Hyde Park. Both locations eventually closed for good.
Most recently was their Hyde Park which ceased operations in December 2021. It initially closed in 2019, but reopened to serve carryout during the COVID-19 pandemic.
