Last Remaining Lyon's Set To Close

SACRAMENTO (CBS13) - It's the end of an era as the nation's last remaining Lyon's restaurant prepares to close its doors.

The diner on 30th and J streets in Sacramento will close Sunday afternoon. The J street site has been open since 1990.

It will eventually become a Mel's Diner after a remodel expected to take about two months. Once the new diner is in place, it will employ 60 people.

Lyon's once had more than 70 restaurants at its peak, including several in Sacramento, but the 24-hour J street location was the last one to remain in business.

That restaurant's previous owners owe the state nearly $5 million in back taxes. The new Bay Area-based ownership group took over in 2009.