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Restaurant casualties of COVID-19
#46
By the way, could someone add a list of places that have closed to this thread? It would be useful to have everything consolidated in one spot.
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#47
I have been updating the list in the first post. I'll add Special Delivery to it now.
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#48
(07-13-2020, 11:27 AM)tomh009 Wrote: I have been updating the list in the first post. I'll add Special Delivery to it now.

Oops!  I should have looked back.
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#49
(07-13-2020, 10:33 AM)panamaniac Wrote: Indeed, sucks for them, but I imagine it will be pretty easy for someone else to open a coffee place at that location.  Although I remember saying to the baker next door, years ago, that I thought it would be a great spot for a quality cheese shop ...

I already have to limit how often I go to Golden Hearth because I have no willpower when it comes to their pastries, if there was a cheese shop next door that would come to an quick end.
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#50
(07-13-2020, 06:52 PM)BruceAshe Wrote:
(07-13-2020, 10:33 AM)panamaniac Wrote: Indeed, sucks for them, but I imagine it will be pretty easy for someone else to open a coffee place at that location.  Although I remember saying to the baker next door, years ago, that I thought it would be a great spot for a quality cheese shop ...

I already have to limit how often I go to Golden Hearth because I have no willpower when it comes to their pastries, if there was a cheese shop next door that would come to an quick end.

Tavis's croissants, some fine cheese, and a pastel de nata from across the street - probably as close as Kitchener could get to heaven!  It would still need that perfect cup of coffee to go with ...
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#51
Gilt restaurant is not re-opening.

https://kitchener.ctvnews.ca/gilt-restau...-1.5025454

CTV Wrote:The restaurant's owners said the COVID-19 pandemic was a "heavy factor" in the decision to close, but added it was time for the to "focus on ourselves, families and futures."
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#52
Gilt's Instagram post: https://www.instagram.com/p/CCq6tYJA2cV
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#53
(07-13-2020, 07:18 PM)panamaniac Wrote:
(07-13-2020, 06:52 PM)BruceAshe Wrote: I already have to limit how often I go to Golden Hearth because I have no willpower when it comes to their pastries, if there was a cheese shop next door that would come to an quick end.

Tavis's croissants, some fine cheese, and a pastel de nata from across the street - probably as close as Kitchener could get to heaven!  It would still need that perfect cup of coffee to go with ...

Sadly, it's not going to be a cheese shop. There's a sign on the window for Phlippens. I imagine it will have more than just the few products they make, so it should be something fun to have in the area. https://phlippens.com/
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#54
(07-15-2020, 02:43 PM)Chris Wrote: Gilt restaurant is not re-opening.

https://kitchener.ctvnews.ca/gilt-restau...-1.5025454

CTV Wrote:The restaurant's owners said the COVID-19 pandemic was a "heavy factor" in the decision to close, but added it was time for the to "focus on ourselves, families and futures."

Ouch!  I wonder if other fine dining spots might be at risk?  Personally the idea of dining indoors leaves me cold, and I’m guessing the feeling is pretty widespread.
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#55
(07-15-2020, 04:25 PM)BruceAshe Wrote:
(07-13-2020, 07:18 PM)panamaniac Wrote: Tavis's croissants, some fine cheese, and a pastel de nata from across the street - probably as close as Kitchener could get to heaven!  It would still need that perfect cup of coffee to go with ...

Sadly, it's not going to be a cheese shop. There's a sign on the window for Phlippens. I imagine it will have more than just the few products they make, so it should be something fun to have in the area. https://phlippens.com/

That’s pretty specialized, but the more food/food-related shops down that way, the better, imo.
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#56
(07-15-2020, 04:30 PM)panamaniac Wrote:
(07-15-2020, 02:43 PM)Chris Wrote: Gilt restaurant is not re-opening.

https://kitchener.ctvnews.ca/gilt-restau...-1.5025454

Ouch!  I wonder if other fine dining spots might be at risk?  Personally the idea of dining indoors leaves me cold, and I’m guessing the feeling is pretty widespread.

I don't think the risk is inherently fine dining (nor would I classify Gilt as fine dining). I think the crash has more just revealed which businesses weren't doing so great. Gilt was never that busy, and I'm not surprised. I live in the area, I find the price point reasonable, but I don't go there because the food isn't that good. So far none of the closures have been restaurants that I thought were doing great.
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#57
(07-15-2020, 04:47 PM)Ltaylortbb Wrote:
(07-15-2020, 04:30 PM)panamaniac Wrote: Ouch!  I wonder if other fine dining spots might be at risk?  Personally the idea of dining indoors leaves me cold, and I’m guessing the feeling is pretty widespread.

I don't think the risk is inherently fine dining (nor would I classify Gilt as fine dining). I think the crash has more just revealed which businesses weren't doing so great. Gilt was never that busy, and I'm not surprised. I live in the area, I find the price point reasonable, but I don't go there because the food isn't that good. So far none of the closures have been restaurants that I thought were doing great.
I haven’t been to Gilt for a long time but back in the day I definitely would have placed them in the fine dining category.  Not sure what other category would fit.
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#58
(07-15-2020, 05:09 PM)panamaniac Wrote: I haven’t been to Gilt for a long time but back in the day I definitely would have placed them in the fine dining category.  Not sure what other category would fit.

I'd call it upscale casual. It's the sort of place I wouldn't hesitate to head after work in jeans, but still high end enough to have a business dinner at.

To me at least, the term fine dining means somewhere that you'd feel out of place in jeans and a t-shirt.
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#59
(07-15-2020, 05:57 PM)taylortbb Wrote:
(07-15-2020, 05:09 PM)panamaniac Wrote: I haven’t been to Gilt for a long time but back in the day I definitely would have placed them in the fine dining category.  Not sure what other category would fit.

I'd call it upscale casual. It's the sort of place I wouldn't hesitate to head after work in jeans, but still high end enough to have a business dinner at.

To me at least, the term fine dining means somewhere that you'd feel out of place in jeans and a t-shirt.

I think that's a good descriptor.  

Ugh that sucks, I always thought that it was a good fit in DTK as it needed some places like that, it's a shame they didn't do as great and needed to shut down.
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#60
It's not a restaurant, but Starlight is closing permanently.
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