Several notable Central Florida restaurants have closed their doors in recent months, saying “the cost of everything” made it too expensive to stay open.
The shuttered businesses included a popular lunch stop, a pioneering vegan restaurant and a brunch place on Winter Park’s Park Avenue. In just the last week, a brewery in downtown Sanford and a restaurant in Orlando’s trendy Thornton Park neighborhood announced they were shutting, too.
The rising costs of rent, food, supplies and wages have all created a financial strain for restaurants, experts say…