Restaurants bound to close
Downtown restaurants with massive rents to meet are facing closure with no tourists, office workers or students to support them. Article doesn’t say, but it seems likely that a good neighbourhood restaurant with lower rent and regular takeout and delivery business is more likely to weather the pandemic.
david232 22:13 on 2020-07-26 Permalink
It’s a shame that Sergakis is a landlord, as it would be nice to see his businesses culled. Cage aux Sports = blight à Montreal.
Ephraim 09:58 on 2020-07-27 Permalink
Sergakis does NOT own La Cage aux Sports, that’s Sportscene group and George Durst. CVE: SPS.A
Spi 11:53 on 2020-07-27 Permalink
I’m not sure how one would get stations des sports and cage au sports mixed up.
Ian 17:05 on 2020-07-27 Permalink
By never going to either of them or really even spending much time int eh neighbourhood, one might suspect.
That said, are there really “neighbourhood” restaurants downtown anymore?
Kate 17:14 on 2020-07-27 Permalink
Ian, what I meant was, I’d back a neighbourhood joint like Romados or Chalet BBQ to weather this interlude better than a downtown establishment that’s constantly just making rent, bills and payroll.
Ian 17:20 on 2020-07-27 Permalink
Oh yeah for sure. A place like Lester’s or Snowdon Deli that owns the building is going to be totally fine. I suspect Chalet BBQ owns their building, no idea about Romados but it would make sense, too.
I’ve noticed a ton more restaurants on delivery apps, too, which is great – I’m enjoying being able to get food from downtown restos up here in Mile End where otherwise the Chinese food pickings are slim.
Kate 17:30 on 2020-07-27 Permalink
Any recommendations for Chinese nosh, Ian? Around Villeray I can get sushi or Vietnamese or that vague area of pan-Asian food where pho and pad thai are on the same menu, but real Cantonese food, nope.
Ian 21:24 on 2020-07-27 Permalink
On SkiptheDishes I’m seeing a lot of the old Chinatown restaurants, I’m not that much further south than Villeray so they may deliver to you too…
david292 02:51 on 2020-07-31 Permalink
I stand guilty, I admit, of having no clue of the difference between Station aux Sports and Cage aux Sports.