Big Mike’s BBQ owner Mike Lewis said he was forced to make a tough decision last month.
There were plenty of customers visiting his Houma location but not enough workers to serve them, he said. Though business was booming, Lewis temporarily closed the Houma restaurant at 3034 Barrow St. to combine manpower with his Thibodaux location at 120 Laura Drive.
“We just don’t have as many employees as we would like,” he said. “We want to provide great service, but both restaurants were not staffed as well as we liked so we consolidated. Now we’re totally staffed in at least one of them.”