Customers at the Wellesley Bertucci’s on Sunday night were told the restaurant was closing for good when they left and the remaining takeout orders were picked up.

One customer who arrived around 7:30pm with his wife was politely greeted by the manager from Bertucci’s Needham restaurant, who said the restaurant team found out at 7pm that the eatery was being shuttered. As a parting gift, the manager gave the customer a coupon for the Needham location.

We swung by the Playhouse Square building at 9:20pm-ish on Sunday night and all the lights were out (the restaurant usually closes at 9pm on Sundays, so that did seem like an awfully quick lights out). No signs were on the windows to indicate anything was awry.

But Bertucci’s first thing Monday responded to our inquiry, and confirmed the closing, described as “lease-related, unfortunately.” Other Playhouse Square tenants, such as TD Bank and Legit Activewear, have also departed this property in months past. Real estate banners have popped up on the building encouraging new tenants to sign on.

Bertucci’s emailed customers on Monday morning with the following message titled “Bertucci’s Important News” (including a $10 coupon, no minimum purchase):

Dear [customer],

We are sad to report that yesterday was our last day of operation at Bertucci’s in Wellesley. The reason for closing was lease-related. We are doing everything possible to relocate many of our Wellesley staff members to other Boston-area Bertucci’s locations.

While this news is tough to deliver, we hope that you — our valued guests — will consider visiting our other nearby Bertucci’s. Closest to Wellesley, our team members at Bertucci’s Needham are ready to step in to satisfy your craving for our rolls, pizza, pasta and more. For location information, please visit bertuccis.com/locations.

Thank you for being a Dough Nation member and loyal Bertucci’s fan. We hope that you’ll continue to come to a Bertucci’s nearest you and that you’ll stay in the club. Please click this link to choose a new Bertucci’s home store so that you can continue to enjoy all of the benefits of membership, including birthday, half-birthday, wedding anniversary gifts and more.

To our wonderful team members and loyal guests in Wellesley, we thank you for your support over the years.

The news about Wellesley’s pizza-plus joint closing comes on the heels of the Bertucci’s in Kenmore Square in Boston shutting down last month after 15 years in business and the Bertucci’s in Faneuil Hall being shuttered in January. Lease issues were also cited in those closings.

About 80 Bertucci’s locations are listed on the company’s website, and all is happiness on the company’s social media (i.e, latest Facebook post starts: “Happiness is a warm Bertucci’s roll dipped in olive oil.”).

With Bertucci’s closing, the cries have already started among longtime or past Wellesley residents to bring back the Community Playhouse that once occupied that building and showed movies for decades until it shut down in 1987. More reactions from customers and other observers have begun flooding in to our Facebook page.

Meanwhile, for those seeking pizza in Wellesley, no shortage of options exist, from chains like Upper Crust and California Pizza Kitchen, to one-of-a-kinds such as Old School.

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As we revealed over the weekend, Wellesley is on the cusp of getting a second restaurant from the owners of The Cottage, and it’s going to be a “chef-driven” eatery called Door No. 7. The name comes from the fact that this would be Laura and John Wolfe’s 7th business, and like the newly renovated Cottage, it will be in Linden Square, though on the south side of the street.

The team behind Door No. 7 cruised through the food and alcohol sales license approval process at Monday’s Board of Selectmen meeting. If all goes according to plan, Door No. 7 will welcome patrons in August to the space formerly occupied by a slightly less upscale indoor minigolf business.

Alas, the restaurant isn’t quite targeting me as a patron: It’s aiming for an adult audience.

Wellesley native and third-generation Wellesley business owner Laura Wolfe told the Board of Selectmen that “this concept is going to feel a little more adult. It’s going to be a little more sophisticated for a palate for food. It’s probably going to be more for a date night… It’s probably not going to be as family friendly as The Cottage.”

Door No. 7 will feature small plates, with menus changing along with the seasons. It will also have an oyster bar and “an exhibition kitchen” so that those cooking the food can strut their stuff.

The owners are looking to build a restaurant with 155 dining seats, plus 15 bar seats in a horseshoe formation (yes, you’ll still need to order food if you want to drink per Wellesley bylaws). The space is just over 4,400 sq. ft, and the team building it will plunge $1.8 million into startup and construction costs.

Laura Wolfe says the restaurant will have an urban, minimalistic atmosphere that will bring a downtown Boston experience to those who don’t want to trek into the city. It will be open 7 days a week, including for lunch.

So, for those of you hoping for a good old sports bar or a place where “price point” doesn’t keep getting mentioned, you’ll need to travel beyond Wellesley. But for those of you with Blue Ginger withdrawal and looking for variety beyond the likes of Juniper and Bocado, Door No. 7 should be a welcome addition.

The Smith & Wollensky steakhouse that will occupy the former Blue Ginger restaurant location at 583 Washington St., in Wellesley has slightly revised its planned opening from April to May.

The restaurant late last year said it was “targeting a mid-April opening date for the new location, just in time to cheer on Boston Marathon runners at the race’s halfway point.” We suppose it’s possible a few stragglers will still be trudging across the course in May, but not likely.

Anyway, business openings are an imperfect science, so no harm there. The restaurant has meanwhile given a nice behind-the-scenes peek, via Facebook, of where construction stands (with lots of exclamation points!).

Also of note: Smith & Wollensky in March will seek approval from the Board of Selectmen for an entertainment license. So we’re envisioning live music, so you can Shake & Steak.