And Another One Gone

Butterfield 9 is closing. DonRockwell.com broke the news of the eight-year-old restaurant's demise, and Todd Kliman of Washingtonian fills in more details.

That brings the past week's toll to three announced closings: Restaurant K, Colorado Kitchen and now Butterfield 9. And I don't think that's the last we'll hear in the next few weeks ...

Comments

Catherine Finn said…
Yikes, with this economy I wonder if you should have a "recently closed" feature along side your "coming soon" and "newly opened" restaurant watch.
6/30/2008 5:38 PM
Amanda said…
You know, I thought that same thing earlier today. It's a shame.
6/30/2008 5:53 PM
Anonymous said…
where is harr going?
6/30/2008 6:18 PM
Amanda said…
From a restaurant spokeswoman:

FYI, Michael Harr does not yet have arrangements set-up at another restaurant. He is from DC and hopes to keep cooking in the city.
7/01/2008 5:13 PM
Anonymous said…
Not too sure this is a bellweather. Some restaurants run their course, others lose leases, there are a lot of expense account dining rooms in this town. RE- B9, I wonder if we have just reached critical mass and this is just a fleshing out?
7/02/2008 10:09 AM
Amanda said…
Anon - I agree with you. It's never fun when a string of places goes because people speculate on broader implications ... Lots of downtown dining rooms are looking plenty healthy, but I think that economic tough times can be the last string for places that are just getting by.
7/02/2008 10:32 AM
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