Ocean County Mall

A once-popular New Jersey restaurant chain has quietly closed nearly all of its locations, leaving only one still in operation. The abrupt move has surprised loyal customers and raised questions about what went wrong.

The Ocean County Mall in Toms River is looking amazing and it's great seeing more and more people walking through.

There is one less food option at Hamilton Mall...

It'll be taking over the location of the former brunch spot Hash House A Go-Go which suddenly closed last year. The new restaurant got preliminary approval from Moorestown officials to open up in lot 1375 in the Moorestown Mall on Monday.

Toys 'R' Us closed in Toms River and surrounding stores in New Jersey and everywhere after filing bankruptcy in 2017 and closing all stores in 2018.

Two teens have been charged with pulling a gun on a Toms River woman and slashing her car's tires, according to police.

This just adds to the list — several NJ closures were already coming.