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One of Utah’s oldest restaurants —The Oaks in Ogden Canyon — closes as owners work to sell the property

Owners Keith and Belinda Rounkles, who purchased the venerable restaurant up Ogden Canyon nearly four decades ago, have decided to close and sell the property

Al Hartmann | The Salt Lake Tribune The Oaks in Ogden Canyon has a long history that dates back to 1907. It is one of Utah's oldest operating restaurants.

A real estate sign went up in December, so customers knew change was coming. But they weren’t expecting it to shut down so soon.

“Not sold yet," the Rounkles wrote on their Facebook page last week when they announced the last day of business, "but taking some time off.