A popular Central Texas barbecue restaurant is preparing to serve its final customers after nearly a decade in business. The Pflugerville favorite has built a loyal following for its smoked meats and creative sandwiches, but rising costs and other challenges have made continuing increasingly difficult. Restaurant will close at the end of August Brotherton’s Black Iron Barbecue announced it would permanently close its [...]
Once-popular restaurant chain fully exits Nevada as bankruptcy shutters all remaining locations nationwide
Salad and Go's rapid rise once made it one of the country's fastest-growing fast-casual concepts, expanding from a single Arizona location into dozens of drive-thru restaurants across the Southwest. Now, the company has reached the end of the road. The Arizona-founded chain has permanently closed all of its remaining restaurants, officially ending its presence in Nevada and leaving the state without a single Salad and Go [...]
Beloved Texas restaurant closes after 80 years in business
A beloved Texas restaurant that became a fixture for generations of diners has served its final meals. After eight decades in business, the family-owned institution is closing as its longtime owner prepares to retire. Barbecue Inn closes after eight decades Barbecue Inn, a longtime Houston restaurant and Oak Forest institution, closed after dinner service on August 1, 2026, ending an 80-year run. Barbecue Inn opened [...]
Beloved Massachusetts restaurant closes after 54 years in business
A longtime Massachusetts restaurant that became a gathering place for generations of families has served its final meals. After more than five decades in business, the popular restaurant is closing as its family owners retire. Lo Kai Restaurant closes after 54 years Lo Kai Restaurant & Lounge in Dracut, Massachusetts, permanently closed after business on August 8, 2026, ending a 54-year run. The restaurant first [...]
Once valued at $1.1 billion, Arizona-based chain files for bankruptcy and shuts down all locations
Just a few years ago, Salad and Go was one of the restaurant industry's fastest-growing success stories, expanding rapidly with its affordable drive-thru salads, wraps, and breakfast menu. Now, the Arizona-founded chain has filed for Chapter 11 bankruptcy and permanently closed all of its remaining restaurants, marking one of the year's biggest restaurant industry collapses. A rapid rise comes to an abrupt [...]
Beloved 60-year-old Texas burger restaurant closing just 3 years after revival
Another longtime restaurant is preparing to serve its final customers, underscoring the financial challenges that continue to reshape the restaurant industry. A beloved Texas burger spot that has been part of its community for more than six decades has announced it will close permanently, with rising operating costs ultimately proving too much to overcome. A local landmark prepares to say goodbye 2-M's Malt N Burger [...]
