Indiana has lost more locally loved places to eat, following another notable restaurant farewell in Evansville earlier this year. From sushi on a lively restaurant row to Southern-inspired small plates and a small-town tenderloin favorite, these departures leave some very different empty tables.
One restaurant ended nearly a decade of service in September, another announced an early-October goodbye, and a beloved diner wrapped up its run as summer ended. Each had its own reason for closing, and each gave customers something they could not find quite the same way elsewhere.
Chiba in Westfield
Chiba’s Park Street sushi restaurant closed at the end of September after serving Westfield since 2017. Owner Keith Dusko had brought experience from restaurants in New York and New Orleans, turning the Indiana location into a neighborhood destination for sushi, tropical cocktails and seafood…