Columbus pizzeria closes again after truck hits fan for the second time since December

COLUMBUS, Ohio ( WCMH ) — A Downtown pizzeria has been shut down again after a truck crashed into its exhaust fan for the second time since December.

OH Pizza and Brew is temporarily closed, owner Luke Edwards announced in a social media post Wednesday. Edwards cited a semi running into the restaurant’s exhaust fan as the reason. The pizza shop at 88 E. Broad St. will stay closed until the fan is fixed.

Recently, the pizzeria closed for a nearly identical reason.

The restaurant announced in December it would be temporarily shut down because a box truck had hit its exhaust fan. At the time, it said the repairs would not be a quick fix. Based on social media posts in the weeks after, it had reopened by mid-January.

When this previously happened, OH Pizza and Brew received little assistance in repairing its exhaust fan. Edwards said in the post that “neither the company that hit it or my insurance covered anything last time.” He hoped it would be different this time but wasn’t holding his breath.

Trucks crashing into fans aren’t the only issues plaguing the restaurant as of late. In April, Edwards took to social media to announce his plans to relocate the shop after six years at the Downtown storefront. He said that ever since a new owner purchased the property, it had become a “nightmare.” Edwards’ reason for being dissatisfied with the building included instances where maintenance work on the skyscraper forced him to close his store. In May, the 88 East Broad tower was placed into the control of a court-appointed receiver.

Edwards was not able to be reached for comment.

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