Always sad to see closings (unless the place is just horrible - and usually horrible places don't last two or three years or more). Most of these places I consider relatively new and most of my old haunts are long gone...but circle of life, right?

When a number of good restaurants go under, it says more about the economy, I think, than it does about service, food, and location. Not everyone these days can afford $22 entrees that turn out to be a half cup of food. When I decided about 10 years ago to try to live on less, one of the first things to go was an occasional night out at a good restaurant. Just undo-able on a small budget. Got to the point where I'd take a friend out and the tab would be $75 or more (and we'd be hungry an hour later). Fine if you have a great salary, but I don't anymore. Still, very sad to see an establishment serving excellent food and providing excellent service not be able to make it.

Anybody know when things are going to get better?