This farm-to-table restaurant on Frankfort Avenue is closing after 10 months of operation

After 10 months of operation, a healthy farm-to-table cafe in Clifton is closing its doors.

The Fuelery Restaurant and Cafe at 2011 Frankfort Ave. will close on Dec. 31.

Owners Andrew and Brookelyn Cubbage opened The Fuelery in March 2021 as an expansion of their meal prep company, Fuel Meal Prep, which launched in 2018.

The closure was announced on Facebook Tuesday.

"The world is a different world now than what it’s been in the past, particularly in the hospitality industry," Andrew Cubbage wrote. "What may have worked then, or in the future, now gets pushed to the limits to survive. This pandemic has taken its toll on everyone, in so many ways, and unfortunately, we are not exempt from those effects."

Cubbage thanked his customers and said the team did the best they could "to provide a welcoming, clean, and bright environment, with delicious food made with local products."

"So this is not a moment for sadness," Cubbage wrote. "We can all walk away with our heads held high knowing we did everything we could and made a lot of people happy in the process."

The Fuelery served Safai Coffee with nondairy creamers, smoothies, cold-pressed juices and healthy versions of chocolate milk, protein bars and doughnuts. The food menu included salads, a chicken sandwich, a turkey burger, small plates like salmon bites and mozzarella-stuffed meatballs and entrees like herb-crusted pork loin and shrimp and grits.

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Features reporter Dahlia Ghabour covers food, dining trends and restaurants in the Louisville area. Send tips on new places or story ideas to dghabour@courier-journal.com or follow on Twitter @dghabour.

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