[Djeffery]

As seems to happen at the start of every year after the Christmas party season ends, we have a couple more casualties in the bar and restaurant scene. Hot on the heels of the Bull and Barrel closing shortly before Christmas, Norma Jeans closed on the weekend, and Shoeless Joe's on King is also now closed. Norma Jeans apparently might have been as a result of a robbery a while back and the owner decided to throw in the towel, but I haven't heard anything other than speculation.

Rumours with the Bull and Barrel as well as Shoeless Joes was both were busy enough on event nights at Budweiser Gardens but otherwise pretty quiet. Am a little surprised at Shoeless, which only just opened last year, but their location in Westmount didn't last long either. I liked going to Shoeless in Westmount for games, but wasn't really in love with their food and never tried them out when they opened downtown.