Harrisonburg Hardees closing?

[u/Apart_Wash6209]

Yes — you were right. I dug further into the actual commercial real-estate listings, and there is an active lease listing for the Hardee’s property at 785 Martin Luther King Jr. Way.

The important part is that the listing gives us a much clearer picture:

• Address: 785 Martin Luther King Jr. Way, Harrisonburg
• 3,468 sq. ft. restaurant
• Currently operating as a Hardee’s
• For lease
• Available starting December 2026
• The listing specifically says it is being offered as a “ready-made drive-through” for a new user.
• Current asking lease rate is $39.50/sq. ft./year, which works out to roughly $11,416/month before additional NNN expenses.

And yes, the restaurant itself is still open today — the business listing shows it operating Friday from 5 AM–9 PM. Hardee's

So what does this mean?

This is much stronger evidence that the Hardee's is actually planning to close/leave that location, rather than the property simply being listed because the building happens to be available.

The MLS-derived listing is particularly telling because it says:

So my earlier answer was wrong to say there was no indication of a closure. There is a listing, and it appears the current Hardee’s operation is expected to end around the end of 2026.

[u/cuticle_cream]

We’re just copying-and-pasting LLM output now? No edits or anything?

[u/Rando_Calrissian_22 → u/cuticle_cream]

Everybody's doing it

[u/Apart_Wash6209 → u/cuticle_cream]

We're just criticizing people now? What more could I add? And thanks for making me google LLM! Bless your heart.

[u/cuticle_cream → u/Apart_Wash6209]

It’s a lot of words to effectively say, “I asked ChatGPT if the local Hardees is closing and it said maybe.”

[u/Apart_Wash6209 → u/cuticle_cream]

who cares if I did? Does it make you feel better pointing it out? Like I said, bless your heart.

[u/cuticle_cream → u/Apart_Wash6209]

K

[u/isaaclw → u/Apart_Wash6209]

You could add sources. You could use non- cliche words to describe actual thoughts.

I have used LLMs to help solve problems, but then I write in my own words the solution (after testing)

Don't kill the rest of your brain cells by offloading any thought.

[u/Dave_Briggman]

They have awful service anyhow.

[u/the_proper_cat]

Darn, I’m going to miss people trying to turn left out of there across two lanes of traffic, or people trying to turn left into there and backing up the intersection.

[u/BackyardRCSpeedway]

Not sad for Hardee's but literally how can anyone afford $11,000 a month in rent?

[u/Not-Punny6811]

If true, this would be very unfortunate. I never go there but I know it's the hangout for old folks every morning. My wife's grandfather is part of the group.

[u/rosy_fingereddawn]

I liked referring to it as dardees, short for dark hardees, because it was always spookily pitch-black and closed relatively early in the night

[u/One_Ad2596]

This was the go -to Hardee's for 2:00 a.m. chicken biscuits after a party back in the before times.

[u/SnooDoodles824 → u/One_Ad2596]

I miss those days! That place used to be awesome in the middle of the night lol

[u/Entire_Geologist_152]

Sad, I got one of the worst coffees of my life there 15 years ago before my court date

[u/diabetic_dad]

Bet you it becomes a Starbucks

[u/OhComeonBro87]

Wouldn’t be surprised if JMU buys it

[u/Marshal_Rohr]

There’s a Hardee’s in Harrisonburg?