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Restaurant Comings & Goings
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AlbertC
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Tequila Bookworm at 512 Queen St W, will be closing at the end of January 2020 after 28 years, due to a rent hike.
nowtoronto.com
Tequila Bookworm is closing on Queen West - NOW Magazine
Beloved pub and cafe calling it quits after 28 years due to a rent hike
nowtoronto.com
androiduk
Senior Member
KFC/Taco Bell near Yonge & Charles suddenly shut down and removed all their signage.
Bayer
Senior Member
I wonder if that is also related to the U of T retaking control of their building. Many tenants have already left.
androiduk
Senior Member
I was told Second Cup left because of rent increases so maybe the same thing here. I'm sure Chick-Fil-A opening across the street didn't help.
AlvinofDiaspar
Moderator
The long time Second Cup at Yonge and Wood is also gone.
AoD
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Johnny Au
Senior Member
At least the Timmies near the Chick-fil-A are still doing well.
AlbertC
Superstar
Ongoing renovations at 334 Yonge St, where Jollibee are reported to be opening their downtown location:
This was always one of our local favourites. https://www.blogto.com/eat_drink/2019/12/thompson-diner-shutting-down-toronto-month/
AlbertC
Superstar
77 Toronto restaurants and bars we lost in 2019
From 50-year-plus family-run institutions to year-old entries, here's who shut their doors this year
BY NATALIA MANZOCCO
DECEMBER 27, 2019
nowtoronto.com
From 50-year-plus family-run institutions to year-old entries, here's who shut their doors this year
BY NATALIA MANZOCCO
DECEMBER 27, 2019
77 Toronto restaurants and bars we lost in 2019 - NOW Magazine
From 50-year-plus family-run institutions to year-old entries, here's who shut their doors this year
nowtoronto.com
AlbertC
Superstar
The Tulip restaurant at 1606 Queen St E has closed down due to a rent hike.
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Although, according to the Beach Metro:
www.beachmetro.com
The Tulip steak house has closed after 90 years in business
Restaurant says they can’t keep running the business after they learned their lease agreement had changed.
Although, according to the Beach Metro:
The Tulip restaurant on Queen Street East announces closure due to changing lease agreement – Beach Metro Community News
Legendary Toronto restaurant The Tulip, on Queen Street East just west of Coxwell Avenue, announced on Jan. 1 that it is closing its doors. In a statement posted on The Tulip’s Facebook site early yesterday afternoon, the restaurant said it was with “great sadness” that it was announcing the...
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deerparker
Active Member
Vagabondo on Wellington East has been completely cleared out.
gabe
Senior Member
77 Toronto restaurants and bars we lost in 2019
From 50-year-plus family-run institutions to year-old entries, here's who shut their doors this year
BY NATALIA MANZOCCO
DECEMBER 27, 2019
77 Toronto restaurants and bars we lost in 2019 - NOW Magazine
From 50-year-plus family-run institutions to year-old entries, here's who shut their doors this year
Rents are too high for the average independently owned bar/restaurants. I have friends that own and work in restaurants downtown. They all say the same thing, next rent increase they have to close. Even though they are busy, it still won't be enough money to cover the rent.
Jonny5
Senior Member
Also there's a loss of usable space where small buildings with ground level retail are replaced with condos which don't really work for restaurants. I've seen some condos with restaurants on the ground level, but many are built with only small and narrow storefronts. Those that do have a large space usually have it oddly shaped, or with something like a concrete pillar in the middle of the dining area to work around. I also suspect condo boards are not keen on renting to restaurants either given their reputation for ghosting overnight when things go bad and then leaving the condo corp with no rent payments and a cleanup job.
gabe
Senior Member
That's true^ A lot of new spaces aren't built or designed for restaurants. I worked in a restaurant that was in a space designed for a bank. The ventilation was terrible, i used to come home stinking like a deep fryer. And restaurant was always stifling hot, even on the coldest day of the year. None of the windows opened which turned the restaurant into a sauna during the summer months. The AC at full blast did nothing.