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LAFAYETTE, La. (Megan Wyatt/The Advertiser)- Although restaurant closures are common in any market, the continued downturn of the oilfield and chain restaurant openings seem to have hit a few longtime favorites hard.
Here are 10 Acadiana restaurants that closed in 2018.
1. Nimbeaux's Restaurant
This Cajun restaurant closed last January after more than 17 years in business.
Owners Jim and Wendy Babin made the announcement Jan. 2 last year on the Nimbeaux's Instagram account.
"Jim and Wendy have decided to retire from the restaurant business," the Instagram post said. "We would like to thank our children, grandchildren, family, friends and all of Acadiana for giving us the privilege and honor of sharing our lives with you and for serving you. If we would have known 17 and a half years ago how difficult coming to this decision was, we would not have undertaken this venture. But like the song says, then we would have missed 'the dance.'
"We love and appreciate you all."
Nimbeaux's opened its doors in July of 2000 on Industrial Parkway.
The restaurant — which has used the slogan "Can you find us?" since opening — offered a large menu but was best known for its fried catfish.
Nimbeaux's moved in November of 2010 to a shopping center on Pinhook Road. The restaurant changed its slogan to "Can you find us now?"
2. Posados Cafe
This Tex-Mex restaurant closed abruptly last January after almost two decades in Lafayette.
Posados Cafe closed abruptly the weekend of Jan. 7, according to a report from KLFY.
Employees of the Mexican restaurant were notified when they showed up for work Monday morning.
Posados manager Melissa Guilbeaux told KLFY that her employees arrived at work Monday, Jan. 8, to locked doors and management from the restaurant's corporate office in Texas who told them the location was closing.
The restaurant chain operates more than a dozen restaurants in Louisiana and Texas.
Other Louisiana locations include one in Bossier City and two in Shreveport, according to the restaurant's website.
The Lafayette location at 3822 Ambassador Caffery Parkway opened in May of 1998.
3. Urbano's Taco Bar
The Pinhook location of this contemporary taco restaurant closed in February, and the Johnston location closed in August.
Urbano's Taco Bar at 2023 W. Pinhook Road closed Feb. 6 after about four years in Lafayette.
A second location of the restaurant at 2918 Johnston St. closed Aug. 23 after about three years in business.
Owner Ricardo Valerio said the economic downturn is to blame.
"Never forget," Valerio said, "to be successful in life, you need to know how to open and you need to know how to close."
Valerio continues to operate La Bodega, a Hispanic grocery store that opened last year in Youngsville, and La Bamba, a Miami-style pub that opened this year in Lafayette.
4. Antlers
This third-generation bar and restaurant closed its Lafayette and Broussard locations in April.
An April 30 post on the restaurant's Facebook page attributed the closure to the economy.
"Due to the slowing economy over the past five years, we are unable to keep our doors open," the Facebook post said. "With heavy hearts we are closing both locations of Antlers. Thanks Acadiana for the past 30 plus years!"
Antlers opened in downtown Lafayette in 1921, which made it the oldest bar in town, according to the Antlers website.
The bar was purchased in 1940 by Joe Walters, who moved the bar directly across the street to its current location at 555 Jefferson St.
Third-generation owner Johnny Walters opened a second location a few years ago at 200 Heritage Parkway in Broussard.
5. Zaxby's
This fried chicken restaurant closed its Lafayette location in May.
Zaxby's opened a Lafayette location in 2014 at 2813 Verot School Road near its intersection with Ambassador Caffery Parkway.
News of the closure came in the form of signs posted to the restaurant's doors.
The Georgia-based restaurant chain offered chicken, sandwiches, salads, appetizers and more.
6. Oh My Taco
This local taco restaurant closed in May.
Oh My Taco started several years ago as a food truck and evolved into a brick-and-mortar restaurant that opened in June 2016 at 607 Kaliste Saloom Road A.
The closure was announced in a May 19 post on the restaurant's Facebook page.
"We have made a difficult decision to close our doors after tonight," the post said. "We have a growing family and need to get into a new career path that allows more time with our children. As a chef, my love for cooking will never die. We appreciate your business and thank you for loving our tacos!!"
Oh My Taco was known for its tacos, salads, sides and craft beer selection.
7. Pho'tastic
This downtown Vietnamese restaurant closed in June after almost three years in business.
Pho'tastic announced the closure in a June 7 post on its Facebook page, citing a shortage of restaurant staff as the reason for closing.
"We feel really sad to let everyone know that we (have) closed down Pho’tastic because we are short on staff," the post said. "We want to say thank you and (express appreciation) to everyone for the support and business in the past years..."
Pho'tastic opened at 431 Jefferson St. in November 2015.
Justin Lai, the restaurant's manager, encouraged fans of Pho'tastic to visit his sister restaurant, Pho Saigon, at 120 Curran Lane, suite K, in Lafayette.
8. Southside Bakery
This Lafayette bakery closed in June after 65 years of business.
The Guilbeaux family announced that they were retiring and closing Southside Bakery in a June 11 Facebook post.
"Since 1953 Southside Bakery has had the privilege to serve our friends in Acadiana," the post said. "Through the years we have helped celebrate the many milestones life awards us. From first birthdays, communions, weddings and retirements, we were honored to share your families' joys. We are so grateful for your support and humbled to be considered a Lafayette tradition."
Southside Bakery was most recently located at 4519 W. Congress St.
The bakery was located at 2801 Johnston St. at its intersection with South College Road for many years until a legal dispute between the owner of Southside, his twin sons and their landlord resulted in the move.
Twins Burgers & Sweets now operates in the former Southside location at 2801 Johnston St.
9. No Good Sons BBQ and Boil
This Broussard barbecue restaurant closed in June.
A June 26 post on the restaurant's Facebook page thanked the community for its love and support.
"No Good Sons BBQ and Boil started with a dream of providing our area with the best BBQ we could make," the Facebook post said. "Our dream began last year around this time out of our home. We hustled and worked very hard to gain a reputation as the best BBQ in Acadiana and I believe that we did that.
"While we are closing, we consider this an amazing experience and we are super grateful for the relationships we were able to build and the lessons we learned along the way. Again, we thank everyone for everything and we are beyond grateful for the love and support Acadiana has shown us."
Ronnie Stelly started No Good Sons BBQ and Boil out of his home in 2014 and opened a full-service restaurant two years later at 1000 Albertson Parkway in Broussard.
10. New York Bagel Co.
This Baton Rouge bagel shop closed its Lafayette location in November after just eight months in business.
New York Bagel Co. opened in March at 4510 Ambassador Caffery Parkway near the intersection of Kaliste Saloom Road.
Word of the closure came via a Nov. 25 post on the restaurant's Facebook page.
"It's been our pleasure to serve you our bagelly bagels, but unfortunately we haven't served quite enough to keep the doors open," the post said. "Thank you to all of our loyal customers out there! We've enjoyed getting to know you and we'll miss seeing you regularly. We hope to bump into you around town! Thank you again for the support and take care!"
New York Bagel served breakfast bagels, pizza bagels, bagel sandwiches, gourmet cream cheese, soup and more.
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