Stuart Street steakhouse shuts

Nooooooooo!!!!

...okay, First-World problems, I know....

Who gets custody of the pour-in, pour-out, nicely-trimmed minivan?

hundreds of thousands of local restaurant industry people are really hurting right now, but I will not be sorry to see Fancy Outback go away.

We already had enough outlets of overpriced national chain steakhouses in Boston, and this particular link had the single worst wine handling of any self-styled wine bar I've patronized in the city. Half the by-the-glass pours were rotten, as they simply recorked open bottles from the previous service without any attempt at retarding spoilage, as with VacuVin stoppers or a more serious gas-replacement system.

My hopes are focused much more on locally-owned indies to survive the crisis.

I have seen quite a few permanent closures and early retirements because of the outbreak. It makes sense, if you were looking to wind down business soon, why not just do it now. Same thing with retirement. Unless it was going to cost me points in a pension system (29 years you get X amount 30 years you get Y amount) then I think this would be an ideal time to just call it quits for non essential workers.

No matter how polluted you were from day drinking, you could always get served (and have a good meal) at Flemings, even if you were leaning over sideways...

Montien's, we'll see you soon, hopefully.

Maggiano's, sorry, too many kids and do you have any menu items that don't swim in red sauce?

Davios, sorry, too, your service is way too inconsistent, most especially at the bar, if you aren't a heavy cleavage oriented customer.

MJ O'Connors, sorry- the smell of stale beer just permeates your whole establishment starting at the front door.

PF Changs - you should close too, just out of principle, your whole gimmick is so 1997.