KLKN-TV A list of restaurants that opened and closed in Lincoln during the pandemic Two commercial realtors made a list of every restaurant in Lincoln that opened and closed in 2020 and what they found may surprise you. January 20, 2021 10:15 pm LINCOLN, Neb. (KLKN) – We saw many restaurants in Lincoln close their doors for good in 2020, but on the opposite end, we saw 28 new doors open. About 33 Lincoln restaurants served their last meal in 2020, but on the other hand 28 new restaurants popped up in our area during the pandemic. One of them being Rusty Taco, near 27th and Pine Lake. “I mean it started out with a whole lot of anxiety and it ended up just, everyday, like wow this is fantastic, I can’t even believe it,” Bob Harris, the owner of Rusty Taco said. “What turned into fear turned into a blessing.”