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Originally Posted by TheAlpineOracle
Do I like the restaurant, yes. Emotionally attached, I wouldn't say so, but that's my own biased opinion.
I have no problems with restaurants closing, it happens all the time. Just a brutal industry What upsets me is that is a locally owned business was forced to closed because of on top of having to weather an economic downturn, they had to weather of other factors brought on by all levels of government (Federal/Provincial/Municipal) at a time when they should have been lending a helping hand to keep those doors open, and when the owner speaks out we have a bunch of people telling him to "take some responsibility" or "Should have worked harder" because it doesn't fit with their own personal objectives. Be it NDP, bike lanes, minimum wage, etc.
This was a local business owner who ran a top of the line restaurant for over 20 years. Maybe you might want to listen to what he has to say rather than throwing stones or casting judgement. Many more stories like this are coming.
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The first and biggest reason for his restaurant closing is the economy, I don't think anyone would disagree with that. I would argue the second biggest reason is his location, to be frank it sucks. It's a great location for during business hours but that's about it, I bet not many people made their way there on weekends. He was too heavily reliant on suits coming in for lunch and dinner on the company card, and when that dried up so did the majority of his client base.
If he closed down in 6 months I highly doubt anything is said about the property tax being raised, it's a hot button issue right now so of course they will write an article about it.