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Chomp Chomp, the Japan-inspired downtown Bend bar and restaurant that opened at the start of the pandemic, is now closed. Chomp Chomp made a splash in 2020 with its opening, when it brought Larry Thomas, the so-called “Soup Nazi” chef from “Seinfeld” fame, to its opening event.

“It is with a heavy heart that we announce the closure of Chomp Chomp, a cherished part of the Bend community for the past four years,” the owners wrote on social media. “We want to extend our deepest gratitude to all our loyal customers who have supported us on this incredible journey.”

The bar’s owners made the announcement Oct. 18, just as it was permanently closing its doors.

This article appears in Source Weekly October 24, 2024.

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Bye, Bye, Chomp Chomp

by Nicole Vulcan, The Source - Bend, Oregon
October 23, 2024

<h1>Bye, Bye, Chomp Chomp</h1> <p class="byline">by Nicole Vulcan, The Source - Bend, Oregon <br />October 23, 2024</p> <p> <span class="fdnDropCap">C</span>homp Chomp, the <a href="/food-drink/a-japan-inspired-eatery-11119783" target="_blank">Japan-inspired downtown Bend bar</a> and restaurant that opened at the start of the pandemic, is now closed. Chomp Chomp made a splash in 2020 with its opening, when it brought Larry Thomas, the so-called "Soup Nazi" chef from "Seinfeld" fame, to its opening event. </p> <figure class="wp-block-image size-full aligncenter aligncenter"><a href="https://www.bendsource.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/10/lilb2-1-30a075d9daf2c8d5.webp"><img src="https://www.bendsource.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/10/lilb2-1-30a075d9daf2c8d5.webp" alt="" class="wp-image-1931" /></a></figure> <p> "It is with a heavy heart that we announce the closure of Chomp Chomp, a cherished part of the Bend community for the past four years," the owners wrote on social media. "We want to extend our deepest gratitude to all our loyal customers who have supported us on this incredible journey." </p> <p> The bar's owners made the announcement Oct. 18, just as it was permanently closing its doors.</p> <p>This &lt;a target=&quot;_blank&quot; href=&quot;https://www.bendsource.com/food-drink/bye-bye-chomp-chomp-22067670/&quot;&gt;article&lt;/a&gt; first appeared on &lt;a target=&quot;_blank&quot; href=&quot;https://www.bendsource.com&quot;&gt;The Source - Bend, Oregon&lt;/a&gt; and is republished here under a &lt;a target=&quot;_blank&quot; href=&quot;https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nd/4.0/&quot;&gt;Creative Commons Attribution-NoDerivatives 4.0 International License&lt;/a&gt;.&lt;img src=&quot;https://i0.wp.com/www.bendsource.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/03/cropped-Untitled-design-4.png?resize=150%2C150&amp;amp;ssl=1&quot; style=&quot;width:1em;height:1em;margin-left:10px;&quot;&gt;</p> &lt;img id=&quot;republication-tracker-tool-source&quot; src=&quot;https://www.bendsource.com/?republication-pixel=true&amp;post=1930&quot; style=&quot;width:1px;height:1px;&quot;&gt;&lt;script&gt; PARSELY = { autotrack: false, onload: function() { PARSELY.beacon.trackPageView({ url: &quot;https://www.bendsource.com/food-drink/bye-bye-chomp-chomp-22067670/&quot;, urlref: window.location.href }); } } &lt;/script&gt; &lt;script id=&quot;parsely-cfg&quot; src=&quot;//cdn.parsely.com/keys/bendsource.com/p.js&quot;&gt;&lt;/script&gt;

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