Magazine street restaurant Cavan closing

eater.com

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For the third time in under a year, New Orleans restaurateur Robért LeBlanc has announced the closure of one of his group’s popular restaurants, citing a calamitous combination of Hurricane Ida damage, a slower-than-ever slow season, and 18 months of an ongoing pandemic that’s left an entire industry “demoralized.”

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While the specific set of circumstances that led to the past year’s three closures varied, LeBlanc told Eater, they can all be tied to the ongoing COVID-19 pandemic. “Those are three businesses that were all profitable and stable before the pandemic. I tried to hang on to that reality, but the truth is, COVID changed things,” LeBlanc says.

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“We’ve had one or two people tell us they’re going to other restaurants,” LeBlanc says. “But more tell us they’re leaving New Orleans, leaving the industry. We — New Orleans, really — has a manpower issue.” LeBlanc and Smith’s full statement regarding the closure is below.

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Always liked Cavan, menu was constantly changing and the upstairs bar was a nice place to have a few. One of the few places with sufficient outside dining and good food along Magazine.

The last two times I tried to go we ended up at Lilette because they didn't have the staff to take any other guests.