Philthy McNasty’s must think its customers are dumb

Aug 31, 2008- Permalink

Apparently, the folks who run the Yonge & Eglinton location of the sports bar chain Philthy McNasty’s must think their regular clientèle are dumber than dirt.

It’s a very popular location. I live a few blocks away and on a Saturday night, with the windows open, I can usually hear the yelling and howling of their patrons as they leave or stand outside for a smoke. Yet this weekend — the big holiday, last weekend before school, final fling of summer Labour Day weekend — Philthy McNasty’s is closed.

Why are they closed? Well, according to a letter hanging in the window, they’ve decided to close down on one of the busiest weekends of the year for “renovations”. You know, like a flower shop closing on Valentine’s Day.

It seems a little crazy and not a great reason to shut down. Perhaps the real reason they’ve shut down until September 3rd — and I’m going out on a limb here — could be due to the big yellow shutdown notice from the Liquor Control Board of Ontario that says the tavern’s been closed for “permitting drunkenness”. It hangs about six inches away from the renovations letter.

Funnily enough, the now defunct Hooter’s restaurant in the area tried the same thing a few years back. At least they were “smart” enough to try and hide the fact that their wrists were being slapped by making their renovations signs the same yellow colour as the Liquor Control Board’s signs.