Southern California has lost another restaurant with deep local roots, adding to a recent wave of beloved California restaurant closures. The Depot in Old Torrance served its final meal on September 30, ending chef-owner Michael Shafer’s run of nearly 35 years inside one of the city’s most distinctive historic buildings. Shafer opened The Depot in 1991 and made the former Pacific Electric Railway station at 1250 Cabrillo [...]
Major burger chain franchisee could close 60 more restaurants in November amid bankruptcy
Wendy’s customers could see more restaurants disappear in the coming weeks as one of the burger chain’s largest franchise operators works through bankruptcy. The company has already shuttered dozens of locations, and court documents indicate that as many as 60 additional restaurants could close by mid-November. Wendy’s closures could continue through November Meritage Hospitality Group, a Michigan-based restaurant [...]
Done. The 3 most beloved Kentucky restaurants that are now gone
Kentucky’s restaurant landscape has shifted again, following a year that already took several distinctive local favorites off the map. The latest losses include a kaleidoscopic Lexington coffeehouse and two Louisville kitchens whose food reflected the people making it. Each place offered something difficult to reproduce: a welcoming creative refuge, lovingly cured deli meats, or Vietnamese dishes shared in a close-knit dining [...]
Snack food plant to close in North Carolina, eliminating 93 jobs before Christmas
A longtime snack manufacturing facility is preparing to shut down before the end of the year, leaving dozens of workers facing job losses just weeks before Christmas. The closure also comes as the company behind several recognizable snack brands continues to restructure its manufacturing operations. Snack plant closure set for December Powered by FTGU LLC plans to permanently close its manufacturing facility at 103 [...]
Nashville coffee favorite files Chapter 11 after closing 3 cafés
One of Nashville’s best-known specialty coffee businesses is now in bankruptcy court. Barista Parlor LLC filed for Chapter 11 protection on October 21, 2026, months after the company closed three cafés around the city. The filing adds another Nashville name to Tennessee’s growing list of restaurant bankruptcies. It does not mean that every Barista Parlor location has shut down. Two related businesses entered bankruptcy [...]
Beloved New York Caribbean bakery closes after 25 years of feeding Little Caribbean
New York has lost another deeply rooted neighborhood restaurant just as autumn’s closure list keeps growing. Errol’s Caribbean Delights announced October 24 as its final day, ending 25 years of feeding Brooklyn’s Little Caribbean as its longtime owners retire. Jamaican immigrant Errol Miller opened the business in 2001 as Errol’s Bakery and Catering at Flatbush Avenue and Hawthorne Street. What began with hard dough bread, [...]
