Companies that shut down in Toronto this month included Bloordale Village’s breakfast spot and one of Toronto’s top places for Tex-Mex or margaritas
These are the businesses that shut down in Toronto during March.
Homes
The Taquitos at 7/11 will have to keep it to compete with these College Street favorites. The tacos with hard shells were impeccable at Hotmess; however, its owner Chris Palik closed the restaurant permanently on March 1st.
Jack and Lil’s Commissary
This take-out restaurant in an alleyway that serves brunch in the South African style has shut down for a good reason. The restaurant’s closing comes just a year after they shut down their sitting area at Dundas West
Betty’s General
City Betty was transformed into an all-purpose store during the lockdown, but it was insufficient to sustain the business during COVID-19. It was reported that the Danforth East business closed in mid-March.
The Dot Boutique
In seven years, the Queen West womenswear store, which first was opened in Koreatown in 2015, was shut down by selling a considerable amount of merchandise.
Mi Taco on Queen
Its Queen Street outpost of this mother-daughter-owned taqueria has closed down anymore. They do have an establishment inside the Annex for shrimp tacos and burritos.
Baddies
Toronto isn’t the only city to get new restaurants for brunch, and sometimes we have to lose them. Baddies announced they’d be going out of business at the end of March due to “ongoing realities and complexities of Covid.”
El Habanero & Churrobar
The Steeles Avenue destination for epic gourmet churros is closing following six months in Scarborough. According to El Habby’s Instagram, Michelle and Chef Angel Videaux will be focusing on their ongoing collaboration with the luxury retailer McEwan.
Sidenote Cafe
Vintage and organic coffee were the names of the game at this neighborhood hub in Mimico. The proprietors of this cafe have decided to shift their attention to “new opportunities and growing our family.” The restaurant shut down in March.
Oriental City Restaurant
Long-running Chinese-Canadian restaurants continue to fall victim to the ravages of time. It’s not clear what exactly happened when this little Eglinton West biz for sweet and sour chicken ball closed, but it is known that there is a Korean restaurant known as JJ Fried Chicken officially replaced it in March.
Burger King at King Dufferin
A new day and another BK was killed by condos that are coming in. There are still many BKs in the city; however, the closing of this one is a sign of the ongoing turmoil of the Parkdale area that has seen neighborhood hubs such as Island Foods, Hasty Market and McD’s being thrown out to the curb.
