MILWAUKEE (CBS 58) -- Beans & Barley deli market and cafe will soon be closing its doors, after 52 years on Milwaukee's east side. 

On Wednesday, the restaurant announced plans to close permanently, effective Jan. 31, 2026. 

In a statement, they said in part, "We want to send our utmost gratitude to all who have come through this building as customers and employees these last 52 years, they have been truly incredible. The time has come for Beans to be done and our stewardship of this beautiful entity to end."

Owners Jim and Polly say their building is being sold, and they are not in the position to buy it. 

In a goodbye statement, they encouraged other employers in the hospitality business to hire someone from their staff, writing, "Any of you would be lucky to have one of our 70 employees doing the great work for you they have done for us."

They say they hope customers will come and enjoy the space one last time and say goodbye in the coming weeks. 

"We also want to implore you to, should you have the means please, please, frequent and support your local small business," Beans & Barley wrote. "They will not make it without you, they make up your community, they are what makes this city incredible and they need you."