Lose any restaurants lately?

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Originally posted by SD-Wineaux:
Looks like Rainwater's on Kettner will be closing.

I attended a very nice wine dinner with the Rainwaters. Good people.

Sorry to hear that. We liked the place a lot and have referred others there. Very good steak and wine list. Too bad.

Cohn restaurant Dakota Grill and Spirits closed.

Paesano's Pizza near Homewood due to fire a few months ago. The owners had just sunk a lot of money into expanding their other pizza place in Tahoma. Coincidence?

I cant believe in this economy how many new restaurants are popping up in the twin cities. Some closings but not to the degree of the openings.

Just thought of another. West Shore Bar and Grill. In Homewood. This was a VERY high end hotel and restaurant. Last two times at the cabin, the gates were closed. Don't know if it is a winter only thing, but I am suspecting not.

On the home front, the country club has stopped Sunday dinners because of low turnout, and now is serving dinner only on Friday night - and last Fridays was cancelled because of low reservations. The special events are almost always sold out though.

Alki Homestead Restaurant in Seattle.
Since 1950 this place was in an institution, a log home converted into a restaurant that served family-style fried chicken dinners. It was a great place to take Grandma or out-of-town relatives.
(I guess it closed some time last year, but I only recently heard.)

We lost 2 on the same day about a week ago. Both had crappy food and service. Still I hate seeing more people out of work.

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Originally posted by indybob:
Elements closed several months ago, a local restaurant, and one of the very best meals in town. Shame, classy place. I hope R Bistro can ride it out, my pick for best local restaurant.

Elements has closed since I moved away? Oh man, that is so sad to hear. Naptown's best, IMO.

Just chiming in for Toronto, Canada, the fine dining scene here has been battered during this recession period. Since about 2008, we've lost a few very established highly reputed restaurants such as:

• Susur (Susur Lee went to NYC to open Shang)
  
• Truffles (at Four Seasons)
  
• Perigee
  
• Xacutti
  

And a few other established highly regarded restaurants were sold, like:

• Splendido
  
• Celestin
  
• Jamie Kennedy Wine Bar
  
• Crush Wine Bar (sold just this week to a hotel group)
  

These restaurants represented some of the city's better, if not best. We'll surely recover, but Toronto's fine dining landscape is currently a shadow of its former self.

Stevey

I think that Jamie Kennedy and Crush are still operating though, no?

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Originally posted by StarV100:
Stevey

I think that Jamie Kennedy and Crush are still operating though, no?

Yes they are, as is Splendido and Celestin. The 2nd list are restaurants which were sold off - i.e., operating under new ownership - and in the case of Jamie Kennedy, name changed to The Wine Bar. Another one in this category is Il Mulino which was sold last fall but still operating under same name and a different menu.

Just heard that Dali Wine Bar & Restaurant in Dallas closed over the weekend. Located in the Arts District of Dallas, this was our favorite pre theater or concert restaurant.

I did hear that chef Joel has moved to the Green Room ... currently under a soft reopening.

Amici in Palm Beach - gone Really no great loss.

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Originally posted by mneeley490:
Recently lost a couple of my faves in Seattle:

Union Square Grill

Apparently this has reopened as a Sullivan's Steakhouse, a Texas chain, I hear. Anyone have any thoughts on them?

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Originally posted by mneeley490:

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Originally posted by mneeley490:
Recently lost a couple of my faves in Seattle:

Union Square Grill

Apparently this has reopened as a Sullivan's Steakhouse, a Texas chain, I hear. Anyone have any thoughts on them?

The one in Dallas is more of a bar sceene than a restaurant. Although it is less than 2 miles from my office and house, I haven't eaten there in the last two years. Too many better steak places in Dallas... not counting my own grill.

Nicolosi's re-opened.

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Originally posted by Ed Bowers:
Amici in Palm Beach - gone Really no great loss.

Hey EB have you been to Michelle Bernstein's restaurant in Palm Beach?

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Originally posted by redknife:

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Originally posted by Ed Bowers:
Amici in Palm Beach - gone Really no great loss.

Hey EB have you been to Michelle Bernstein's restaurant in Palm Beach?

Didn't know she had one

No great loss to see Amici gone. I never liked it in the new location. I thought it was awesome in the old spot.

I've been to Michelle's restaurant at the Omphoy and enjoyed it very much. I've heard that it is struggling; I hope it makes it.

Napa Pizza, Wine Culture and Cuisine in Bonita closed.

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Here, more restaurants seem to be opening than closing - not sure how. And the ones that have closed won't be missed.

Kemo Sabe closes October 2nd.

Thee Bungalow is gone but they are hopefully putting something better in its place.

A place called Bite also closed. I was under the impression that it was very successful.

Two good ones in Charleston are closed:

Fig in downtown
Sienna on Daniel Island

Terra is said to be closing in March. I have always liked this place and felt they offered a strong value.

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Originally posted by scbeerman:
Two good ones in Charleston are closed:

Fig in downtown

Are you sure about this? Chef Lata was recently on Iron Chef America and their website is still up and current.

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Originally posted by spo:
Terra is said to be closing in March. I have always liked this place and felt they offered a strong value.

Solid, but never spectacular. Too bad. They seemed like nice people.

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Originally posted by Red guy in a blue

Solid, but never spectacular. Too bad. They seemed like nice people.

I got a little more information. They are closing but reopening elsewhere as a bistro and it sounds like a smaller location. Makes a lot of sense because their restaurant was nice but always had a lot of empty tables. I don't know if the menu will be the same but I think it will still be called Terra.

Red Guy, I thought they made some great steaks. They used to have a filet with chimichurri that put others to shame. When I first started eating at nice restaurants something about this place just stood out as always being worth it.

Here is a link to some info on Terra. http://web.signonsandiego.com/...illcrest-is-closing/
By the way, in case you haven't tried Bo Beau's yet (the old Thee Bungalow), its pretty solid. My little part of the hood (OB) is starting to pump out some good restaurants.

Good to know spo. Note that I rarely order steak while dining out. I will look for them when they re-open and give them another shot.

Thanks for the tip on Bo Beau's, Azwiese.

The Hoof Cafe sadly closed its doors yesterday. It's apparenly only a hiatus and is set to open in a new location, but I'll sure miss my foie gras French toast until it re-opens.

Lumiere (without Rob Feenie) in Vancouver. No loss to me.

Charlie Trotter announced that he is closing his namesakee restaurant in Chicago. Supposedly nothing to do with the economy, but so he can go back to school for advanceed degrees and to travel. Hmm...

That makes him a humanitarian in my eyes.

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Originally posted by Board-O:
That makes him a humanitarian in my eyes.

+1

Sabor, on of our BYOB places, closed. Bummer. We liked it there.

A wine bar in La Mesa called Gio's went down and celebrity chef Brian Malarky is now opening his new restaurant 'Gingham' in its place.

Our favorite lobster restaurant in Florida, Fritters

Trevini - Palm Beach [October]
Oak wood Grill - Palm Beach Gardens [Recent]
Mister Milano's - Palm Beach Gardens [November]

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Originally posted by Ed Bowers:
Oak wood Grill - Palm Beach Gardens [Recent]

Spoto's?