Cranston Diner Closes After Forty Years

Cranston Diner Closes After Forty Years

JP Spoonem's in Cranston has closed.

The announcement by the beloved breakfast-and-lunch landmark marks the latest in shutterings of popular institutions in Rhode Island.

Owners Joe and Pat Mangione said the closure is due to retirement -- but as GoLocal wrote in December, "RI’s Family Restaurants Are Dying By the Day." 

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The announcement marks the latest diner closure in Rhode Island, which saw Laura’s Pleasant View Diner in Smithfield and Kip's in Pawtucket close in 2021.

"When a diner closes for good, which the Beacon Diner in East Greenwich is doing, a bit of a community’s spirit dies too," wrote GoLocal columnist Robert Whitcomb of another closing in December. "Diners are little informal community centers."

 

JP Spoonem's Announcement

To our Spoonem's Family, 

With extremely heavy hearts, we would like to inform all of you that the restaurant has closed. We truly want you to know that you have been the reason why we've been incredibly successful for the past 40 years. 

We have decided to retire, after much consideration and heartbreak. We want to thank all of our past and present employees who have exemplified the meaning of "the whole being greater than the sum of its parts." 

We would personally like to commend and thank Randy Baker for his ongoing commitment and dedication. We never would have been able to achieve what we have done, without the loyalty and hard work of the people who have surrounded us throughout this journey. Pat and myself can only hope, when reflecting on your experience at J.P. Spoonem's, that a smile and warmth will fill your soul. 

We thank you all, supporters, friends, and employees for providing us with a lifetime of memories. We were blessed and honored to have served you, and all will be greatly missed. 

Thank you, 
Joe and Pat Mangione