From department stores to restaurants and more, a lot of great Alabama businesses have come and gone over the years.

So when our friends at This is Alabama asked its Facebook followers to tell them what Alabama stores and eateries they used to love, we knew we were in for a trip down memory lane and would quickly be reminded of many great businesses that have closed over the years.

From Parisian to Catfish Cabin, The Lamplight, Red Bird Inn and more, you can take a look at nine of the businesses readers used to love below, and you can read all of the responses — and add your own — on the This is Alabama Facebook page.

Catfish Cabin

Catfish Cabin, which had several locations in Alabama, came up often as a restaurant folks used to love. Most notably, the Albertville location of the beloved eatery announced on Facebook that it would be closing its doors after more than four decades in business in 2021. The restaurant was known for serving everything from catfish filets to ribeye steaks, seafood gumbo, homemade desserts and much more. That said, Catfish Cabin II remains open in Athens.

Read more: Albertville’s Catfish Cabin closing after four decades

The Lamplighter

The Lamplighter in Tuscaloosa may have shuttered its doors more than 30 years ago, but that didn’t keep it from garnering a spot on this list. Known for its wide menu offering affordable steaks, fresh seafood and more, The Lamplighter closed its doors sometime in the 1980s. Even with so much time passing, many folks still have fond memories of eating there, including Linda Smelley of The Waysider Restaurant.

“That’s been so long ago that I can’t even remember when that was,” Smelley told AL.com “But it was always good.”

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Parisian Department Store

Many residents from all over the state have fond memories of shopping at Parisian department stores, which got their start in Birmingham in 1877 and opened multiple locations in Alabama before ultimately going out of business in 2006. While these days online shopping is the go-to, many readers said they missed visiting the old department store and the experience of shopping there.

Read more: Comeback Town: Soft-spot in my heart for an old Birmingham department store

Red Bird Inn

Another restaurant that closed nearly 40 years ago but is still missed by readers is The Red Bird Inn. Located on Seibels Road in Montgomery when it opened in the 1920s, the eatery was known for its fried chicken and onion rings, according to the Montgomery Advertiser. It closed it’s doors for good in 1983, but the memory of its signature dishes lives on.

Pizitz Department Store

Like Parisian, Pizitz department store was once a shopping destination for families all over the state before its closure in 1988. Louis Pizitz opened his first store in the late 1800s, which grew into several locations throughout the Birmingham and Huntsville area. Today, the Pizitz building where the department store was founded is now home to The Pizitz Food Hall, offices, apartments and the Sidewalk Film Center.

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Britling’s Cafeteria

Britling’s Cafeteria once had locations all over Birmingham after the first restaurant was opened in 1919 by W.B. Johnson. At one time, there were three downtown and several more in the suburbs, but during the 1970s and 1980s, each Britling’s location eventually closed due to the competition of other eateries. Still, readers said they missed the popular cafeteria, and we like to think some of them still have that signature mug kids who finished their milk were awarded.

Read more: Britling Cafeterias were part of Birmingham’s dining landscape for years

Zesto

Zesto first got its start in Huntsville in 1947 as an ice cream shop franchise before being converted into a diner-style eatery in 1951 that became known for its “dip dogs” and “dip burgers.” While it closed in the early 2000s, anybody craving a “dip dog” can still score one and much more at the ZestoAF food truck run by Amelia Mathison, the daughter of former owners Earl and Virgina Noe.

Read more: The spirit of classic Huntsville restaurant Zesto rides again

McCollum’s Catfish

In 2016, McCollum’s Catfish in Decatur served dinner for the last time, and fans of the seafood spot have been missing it ever since. Open since 1961, the family-owned restaurant developed a strong following of loyal customers thanks to its menu of fresh seafood, hamburger steaks and more, but ultimately rising food costs and competition for business led to its demise, according to WHNT.

Bonus: Quincy’s Restaurant

Quincy’s, a popular steakhouse and buffet in the early ‘90s, might not have got its start in Alabama, but many readers still brought it up as the restaurant they miss the most (and yes, those yeast rolls were a big part of why). The restaurant chain once had more than 200 locations throughout our state and the rest of the South, but today, there ARE only two Quincy’s still open and neither are in Alabama.