Toot Toot’s Kitchen, Zuhause and others: Here are the Lafayette area restaurants that closed in 2021

Restaurants have had a solid bounce back year so far in 2021. Judging by the most recent data, which does not yet include November and December, sales at restaurants in Lafayette Parish topped last year's pandemic-plagued sales slump and will very likely top 2019's sales totals. But more restaurants open each year, which means many locations — for various reasons — are forced t0 close. The ones that did not fare well, according to one report, were the ones who relied on customers in an urban setting and the ones who featured buffet-style dining. Others have faced other challenges, including lack of workforce or a lack of supplies. About 90,000 restaurants have closed during the pandemic, Fortune magazine reported, putting about 5.9 million people out of work. Here's a list of some of the restaurants that closed in the Lafayette area this year: Toot Toot's Kitchen in Youngsville: This one was a bit of a surprise. The Youngsville restaurant that specialized in home-cooked meals opened in 2018, and owner Ashley Higginbotham added another 900 square feet. The second year, 2019, was a good one, she said. But in August Toot Toot's announced on Aug. 6 it would close that day. The Facebook… Read full this story

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