Amy’s Drive Thru, the vegetarian fast-food spot that opened in Corte Madera just five years ago, has shut down.

“We’ve made the difficult decision to close our Corte Madera location effective today,” the company announced Monday. “Closing a restaurant is never easy, especially when we have felt so deeply supported by the community.”

Paul Schiefer, president of Amy’s Kitchen, which is based in Sonoma County, declined to comment.

Amy’s Kitchen was founded in 1987 by Rachel and Andy Berliner and named for their daughter. It opened the Corte Madera drive-thru, its second, in August 2020 on Paradise Drive along Highway 101.

Amy’s tore down a former Denny’s and built a new restaurant with a plant-covered green roof, solar panels and electric car charging stations. It was the first drive-thru

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