The patio of The Battleground in Kent Ohio

The Battleground in Kent, Ohio. Photo via The Battleground

The Battleground will close and reopen as a new restaurant next year

Kent’s iconic South End Mexican restaurant The Battleground is slated to close Dec. 31, the leadership announced in a weekend Facebook post.

Mike Raney, manager of The Battleground, said the restaurant will reopen in mid-February as a completely new concept. What that concept is, neither he nor owner Mike Beder would say.

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