Another downtown Jackson restaurant is closing. See the details

Basil's in Downtown Jackson is closing it's doors.

Michael Laskin, who is the manager for the downtown location, announced the decision on social media Wednesday.

"A bit of housekeeping. Ya gotta know when to hold ‘em’ And (more importantly) when to fold ‘em," he said on Facebook. "That being said, Basil's Downtown will be shutting its doors for good on Friday, September the 13th.

"Thanks for all the love, support, and friendship you’ve all afforded to us the last 19 years. It’s been a wild ride, and an honor serving you, our most important asset."

Basil's is the second long-time restaurant in Jackson to close in as many days.

According to its Instagram and Facebook pages, longtime gathering place, Fenian's Pub also is closing.

The watering hole has hosted tens of thousands of people over the years, but the owners of the pub say it will close Sept. 10.

Basil's and its sister restaurant Rooster's expanded to Flowood in April. There is also a Basil's in The Renassaince in Ridgeland and on State Street in Jackson.

Owner Nathan Glenn told the Clarion Ledger in April he hoped to have more franchises in the near future.

Glenn has opened or been a part of opening 15 restaurants of different kinds over the years, but now he is looking to expand the brand of Basil's, he told the Clarion Ledger in April.

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"One of the reasons we were building this location in Flowood is for models for upcoming franchising opportunities," he said in April. "We are putting the final touches on that now, a lot of legal and paperwork still to go."

Glenn said in April as well that he has some other opportunities with other business people in the area that he hopes to be able to announce in the near future.

There were no mentions of more opportunities in the social media posts on Wednesday.

Ross Reily can be reached by email at rreily@gannett.com or 601-573-2952. You can follow him on Twitter @GreenOkra1.

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