> Wolf Down (quick serve German Street Food) And yet looking at the picture attached I wondered "That layout looks like something cliche out of Ontario". Was n

> Wolf Down (quick serve German Street Food) And yet looking at the picture attached I wondered "That layout looks like something cliche out of Ontario". Was not surprised to find out it's in Ottawa. Not that changing decor in the current climate will do much, but for heaven's sake, why do so many of these places recycle the same stripped down, soulless interiors in that province? To the article's point, doing any back of the napkin (sorry) math on average rental pricing per sqft, number of employees and so on, would give you a ballpark number that is borderline insane, and would make you wonder how majority of these restaurants can afford to stay open (hint: they can't). My theory, which is not a theory so much as it is fact, is that there is a lot of dirty money laundering happening through these small "boutique restaurants". I don't see this discussed anywhere.