GRAND RAPIDS, Mich. (WOOD) — Citing rising costs, drained bank accounts and a labor force spread thin, some local businesses and restaurants shuttered their doors this year. Others cited retirements and new opportunities.
Here are 22 West Michigan businesses we said goodbye to in 2022:
SHANGHAI ICHIBAN
Closed: Jan. 1
A May 9, 2022 photo shows Shanghai Ichiban, located at 3005 Broadmoor Ave. SE in Kentwood.
More than three decades after the family-owned restaurant started serving Kentwood, Shanghai Ichiban closed on New Years Day due to the staffing shortage. A sign on its door said it would open two months later.
On May 10, it announced it was closed for good.
“Thank you so much all for your support over the years!” the Yang family wrote on Facebook. “While we will miss our customers and employees, we will always remember the amazing memories made and the patronage from the local community…
