Kentucky: China Inn Restaurant
The 33-year-old family-owned restaurant is known both for its food and for the personality of the owner, Penny Uraiklang, shut down indefinitely in late March. Recently, Uraiklang passed away from cancer, but her family promised her to keep the place going. However, the impact of the pandemic made it impossible, however.
Louisiana: Satterfield’s Upper Deck Restaurant
The popular steak and seafood restaurant on the banks of False River near Baton Rouge shut down on April 30. Recently, it announced that it would not be reopening. The restaurant was established in 1996 in a historical building. The building was originally home to a 1917 vintage Ford dealership. The owners said that the Landing Bar, downstairs from the restaurant, will stay open.