Rooted Juicery + Kitchen's Oakley Square location isn't gone for good. Owner Aaron Kull told Local 12 on August 1, that the Madison Road shop's closure is temporary and that he is actively working with his insurance company and landlord to reopen.

The clarification walks back the business's own July 31 social media post, which the Cincinnati Enquirer reported called the closure permanent.

"Oakley's been our home for 12 years, and being closed there is not something that we take lightly at all, and I know the community doesn't either," Kull said. "Our hope is to reopen operations there at some point, and we're working with our insurance company and our landlord on a solution to do so."

What happened

A sewer main beneath the building failed during mid-July storms, sending roughly two feet of sewage and rainwater into the basement. The building is shared with Dewey's Pizza and a gym. Kull said the backup destroyed purchased goods and packaging. The damage was unrelated to the failed Duck Creek floodgate that flooded other parts of Oakley; it came from the shared sewer line below the structure.

The Metropolitan Sewer District has visited the site, according to Kull.

Why Oakley closed first

Kull had already been preparing to open a new location inside Elemental Eatery in Madisonville. That spot soft-opened July 31, after delays pushed it back from an original April target. Facing flood losses and a new-store launch at the same time, Kull told Local 12 that launching a new store and recovering from losses in an existing one both require financial investment and staffing, and doing both simultaneously was not realistic.

Rooted Juicery, a plant-based cafe known for cold-pressed juices and vegan bites, also maintains an open location in Over-the-Rhine. The Oakley shop on Madison Road was the brand's original flagship, opened in 2015. Aaron Kull purchased the company from founder Megan Tysoe in 2024.

What's next

There is no timeline for reopening in Oakley. Kull said the closure announcement generated "tons of concerned messages" from the community but emphasized that leaving the neighborhood permanently is not the plan. Insurance negotiations and landlord discussions will determine when the shop can return.