Automakers enjoy expanding their brand beyond the automotive sector. Sometimes that entails launching a clothing line or a series of branded home accessories. For Lexus, that meant opening a restaurant called Intersect by Lexus in New York City in late 2018. However, after just over three years of operation, the eatery is closing its doors, according to Eater.
Intersect closed its doors for good on January 15. Lexus had managed the Union Square Hospitality Group-operated restaurant. A restaurant spokesperson didn’t provide Eater with an explanation for the store’s abrupt closing, but the person did add that it wasn’t the result of any challenges related to the coronavirus pandemic. The spokesperson also told Eater that the restaurant was booked solid with reservations after a brief pause during the pandemic. The spokesperson added that the restaurant was a “great success.”
