Despite persevering for more than a decade, Haitian restaurant Rhum Corner is struggling to stay afloat and facing a possible closure, according to i…
Along with her husband and artist, Ronald Jean, Agg opened up Rhum Corner in 2013. The name was inspired by Jean, who often drank rum and Cokes at Cocktail Bar, serving them up for friends in the corner.
Last week, Agg shared an honest note with her Instagram followers and Rhum Corner's loyal customers, explaining that the business has been struggling for some time. "Rhum is busy when you come there on the weekends, that is not how the metrics of restaurants work, you need to be busy every day that you're open, or at least 80 per cent of the time," Agg wrote. "I suspect it's not just Rhum Corner…it's all sorts of supposedly beloved older restaurants.
"I truly don't know how we make it through another winter and it feels kind of crazy to try. But both Roland and I are paralyzed by this decision, and don't feel ready to make it. It's such an important space for him," Agg wrote. "I am not willing to give up on something that brings him joy so easily. And it's also so important to the Haitian diaspora living in Toronto. Beyond that, it's a Black-centric restaurant on a strip that is mostly white-centric . I'm ready to fight for it!"
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