Japhy’s Soup and Noodles, the widely beloved soup joint on G street in Arcata, will close its doors for good this Thursday after 25 years of service. 

The restaurant announced its closure Tuesday morning on its Instagram page. 

“We want to express our sincere gratitude for choosing Japhy’s for over 25 years. We appreciate your patronage and value you as our customers,” the post said. “This Thursday will be our last day, as we are closing our doors for good. We hope to see you this week.” 

The Outpost dropped by during a very busy lunch rush today to get the scoop. The manager didn’t want to do an interview, but we did catch a couple folks on their way in and out of the restaurant. 

Eric Johnson, a regular at Japhy’s, was sad to hear the news.

“It’s a bummer. I remember when they first opened, I was skeptic of a little soup place like this, and it turned out to be really good,” Johnson said. “I would come here all the time because it’s really good, healthy food, and affordable.”

Suzy Haggerty, sitting outside waiting for an order of the Thai chicken curry, said Japhy’s will be missed. “We’ve been coming since they opened. We’re super sad – that’s why we’re here today. We just found out and came here.” 

Haggerty noted that the restaurant’s mural and artwork will be missed as well, if it’s removed. The artist, Thao le Khac, painted the bountiful vegetable garden on one of the dining room’s walls shortly after the restaurant first opened.

Jahpy’s opened its doors in 1998 and switched ownership a few years ago. With gratitude, Johnson said that the new owners didn’t change much with the transfer. “I was stoked that somebody took it over, and they kept it the way it was,” he said. 

If you want one last noodle bowl or a helping of that famous curry, Japhy’s will be open through Thursday. Their hours are 11:30 a.m.-8 p.m.