Nine restaurant chains that haven’t made it in Toronto Victim 8: St-Hubert (1986–2006) Description: Since 1951, this Montreal-based rotisserie chicken restaurant has opened 100 locations in Quebec, Ontario and New Brunswick, and claims to be the first restaurant to deliver free (no longer the practice, by the way). In 1986, St-Hubert decided to take on Toronto-based Swiss Chalet, expanding into Ontario and the Maritimes with a total of 46 locations. Cause of death: The few locations couldn’t compete with the Chalet and eventually moved out of Toronto. The last local outlet was near Sherway Gardens before it became The Queensway Rotisserie and Grill, which still resembles the old joint in its logo and menu. The St-Hubert legacy lives on in the form of powdered gravy mixes found in supermarkets. In memoriam: st-hubert.com

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Victim 8: St-Hubert (1986–2006)
Description: Since 1951, this Montreal-based rotisserie chicken restaurant has opened 100 locations in Quebec, Ontario and New Brunswick, and claims to be the first restaurant to deliver free (no longer the practice, by the way). In 1986, St-Hubert decided to take on Toronto-based Swiss Chalet, expanding into Ontario and the Maritimes with a total of 46 locations.
Cause of death: The few locations couldn’t compete with the Chalet and eventually moved out of Toronto. The last local outlet was near Sherway Gardens before it became The Queensway Rotisserie and Grill, which still resembles the old joint in its logo and menu. The St-Hubert legacy lives on in the form of powdered gravy mixes found in supermarkets.
In memoriam: st-hubert.com

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