• K&W Cafeteria has closed all of its locations after nearly nine decades in business. • The cafeteria-style Southern comfort food restaurant chain faced declining sales. • K&W Cafeteria previously filed for Chapter 11 bankruptcy in 2020, but emerged a year later.

K&W Cafeteria, an 88-year-old Southern comfort food chain, abruptly shut down all nine of its restaurants across North Carolina and Virginia this week, leaving hundreds of employees out of work and loyal patrons devastated.

The cafeteria-style eatery, known for its affordable, homestyle meals of fried chicken, baked spaghetti, and chocolate cream pie, announced its permanent closure in a Facebook post on Monday.

The restaurant chain thanked customers for their support and added, "We are truly sorry to bring this chapter to

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