 Businesses struggle to recover after the COVID-19 pandemic, and the effect of that lingers to today. Since the start of 2024, at least seven restaurants in the Triangle have closed their doors. Restaurant owners say changes in customer habits are a big reason for those closures. North Carolina State Economics Professor Steve Allen says it's up to restaurants to adapt to new tastes and trends. Some, like the Angus Barn, can keep up with that change and adapt. Others have trouble adapting.