Well Known Southern Restaurant Calls it Quits
130 views · Published 11 October 2012 · 2:21 · Indexed 4 November 2026
Channel: WTVC NewsChannel 9 · 2012 · News & Politics
It's a restaurant that has seen the ups and downs of the economy for nearly forty-three years, but the down has become too much to bare.The Southern Restaurant on Dayton Boulevard will close its doors for good after Saturday. Lately, people have piled into the restaurant to show their support. Several customers say they've eaten there almost every day this week.They're getting the last bites of the food they've enjoyed for decades, before the Southern Restaurant's doors close forever. Roy Beatis says people are often at the restaurant for lunch and dinner. "Some of them eat two meals a day. I've been one of those." The owner was too upset to talk, but a close friend says the poor economy is to blame. The Southern Restaurant on Hixson Pike will remain open. The owner is the brother of the Dayton Boulevard location owner.
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