Several Marie Callender’s restaurants closed abruptly last week after the parent company filed for bankruptcy. In some cases diners were in the middle of meals when they were asked to leave. All the Washington and Arizona locations were shut down. Florida and Northern California locations were hit hard; seven Bay Area restaurnts were closed with none remaining in the East Bay. The company’s Perkins restaurants in the midwest were also shuttered. Owner-operated franchises of both chains are getting the word out that they are staying open.