WHEATON – After 35 years in business, Jack Straw's Pizza at 221 S. Naperville Road in Wheaton has closed its doors.

"Thank you Wheaton for 35 wonderful years," the restaurant posted June 10 on its Facebook page.

In an email, Wheaton City Manager Michael Dzugan said the city heard Jack Straw's closed but had no information about the owners' plans.

Downtown Wheaton Association Executive Director Paula Barrington said she was saddened to hear about the restaurant's closure.

"Jack Straw’s was definitely an institution in Wheaton with some of the best hot dogs and fries (my favorite) around," Barrington said in an email. "This establishment will definitely be missed by many fans. Although the location of the restaurant is somewhat off the main thoroughfare, the location definitely adds to the quirky charm of the place."

Barrington said she thought another restaurant in the space would be very well received.

"The advantages of the space already having a kitchen, the drive-thru lane and window, plus on-site parking and outdoor dining space all contribute to the potential of a future restaurant," Barrington said in the email.

According to the restaurant's website, Jack Straw's Pizza was opened in 1982 by Bill Hood, who felt Wheaton "needed a place where people could get a genuine Vienna Beef Chicago-style hot dog."

Besides pizza and hot dogs, the restaurant served a variety of other food made fresh to order, including burgers, wings, cheesesteaks and fresh-cut fries.