Montreal restaurants going broke

   I argued here a while back that Montrealers are crazy for spending so much of their budgets at restaurants when it costs a mere fraction of the price to eat at home.
   Alas, people were listening, as a flood of restaurants, have - sadly - closed since then.
   They include: TheRoi de l'Inde on St. Denis, Asean Garden  on Sherbrooke W in NDG, Pacinion St. Denis, Scores onSt. Catherine W. (& in Valleyfield I'm told), Arema middle eastern place on William, Itacate on the Plateau, Booster Juice on Sherbrooke near McGill College,Racines at 444 McGill. I Sensi on Belanger near the Main,
  I feel bad for these restaurants, as they all have employees who were left out of work and owners who took a hit.
   There's no real way of telling whether there is a significant leap in restaurants closing because not all restaurants declare bankruptcy when they close so the Quebec Restaurant Association isn't sure of the numbers.
  There are surely many others and, of course, other newbs are hitting the market with high hopes.
   It's not unusual for a spate of restaurants to all close at once, so it's likely cyclical but I suspect the loss of about 20,000 jobs in the Montreal area since last year at this time might have something to do with the dip, which has also been reflected in a slight downturn in the real estate market.
   Others point to the supposed ongoing effect of a recent law that makes it impossible not to claim all earnings.
   Montreal joints that closed last year BU, Cafe Melies, Aix Cuisine du terroir Laurier BBQ Le Hangar  Le Murphy Les Cavistes Mas Cuisine Projet 67, Euro Deli, (bars: Time Supper Club, Bains Douche, Radio Lounge)