Rax

"Fast food with style."

The Rax of Oberlin has been closed. The property was bought by Sustainable Community Associates for newer and greater things. The building has been slated for demolition for a long time (at least two years) but it's unclear if that will ever actually happen.

If you still long for style with your fast food, and a perpetual salad bar thing, there are other Raxen; however, the closest location that hasn't been confirmed to be closed is in Medina, which is 40-50 minutes away.

There was a really nice middle-aged dark-haired lady who had worked at Rax for a long time. She smiled lots and watched you intently while you ordered, subtly encouraging you. She made it a pleasure to order food (whether or not it was a pleasure to actually eat the food).

The ex-rax store front is where the LCT stops, so there are frequently people hanging out there waiting for a bus. Around break times there can be hordes of students waiting for busses.

[edit] Rax Research: What's still open?

An investigation into the current status of Rax Restaurants, using their list of "open" restaurants.

[edit] Illinois

Joliet: open! (near Chicago; off of I-80)

[edit] Ohio

Alliance: Open: combined with Long John Silver's (2h 9m away)
Athens: CLOSED: replaced by an Aladdins
Bellevue: CLOSED: phone disconnected
Cambridge: probably CLOSED: goes straight to answering machine during normal business hours, no mention of Rax
Canton: Open: combined with Long John Silver's (1hr 47m away)
Chillicothe: probably CLOSED: the number is like a fax machine now or something
Columbus: CLOSED: phone disconnected
Georgetown: probably CLOSED: replaced by Long John Silver's (Well, it might still have Rax food - 4h 30m)
Greensburg: Open: combined with Subway (1h 33m away)
Ironton: CLOSED: phone disconnected
Lancaster: CLOSED: phone disconnected
London: unsure: the person at the other end states that Rax has a new number, and does not know what it is
Lorain: CLOSED: visually confirmable by a short road trip
Mansfield: Open: possibly not even combined with anything! (1h 16m away)
Oberlin: CLOSED: visually confirmable by anyone
Sheffield Lake: CLOSED: phone disconnected