From papered-over windows to for-lease signs, it's easy for people to see how hard the restaurant industry has been hit by the COVID-19 pandemic. The Kanata Noodle House Vietnamese Buffet in Orléans was a business casualty of COVID-19. (Francis Ferland/CBC)Bye-bye buffetAmong the early casualties was the buffet — and some restaurants, like The Kanata Noodle House Vietnamese Buffet, couldn't survive without it. Pham and the Kanata Noodle House family of restaurants have now found other opportunities with lower overhead in the Ottawa Valley. Chef Michael Blackie of NeXT restaurant in Stittsville, seen here in a crowded kitchen before the COVID-19 pandemic.

Source: CBC News March 08, 2021 09:00 UTC