Qube Closes due to Economic Downturn?

Qube closed down on July 3rd. For us, it wasn't surprising although I must admit it catches my attention when any restaurant closes.

We visited Qube last year back before Chef Lisa Nakamura moved to the Woodmark Hotel (wish I could find out the inside scoop on why she left) and the meal was alright, I can't remember the details now but the key point is that we were never drawn to go back... we don't feel bad that we didn't get to go back and try it again before it closed.

I guess a lot of people felt the same way.

The owner blames the ecomonic downturn and that people are spending less. Does that mean that this is just sign of things to come?

If so, that might not be such a bad thing, it seems like in Seattle there are a lot of higher end restaurants that really aren't that great and thinning some of those out would be a good thing.

Just like hiring good people is hard no matter what the economy is like, good restaurants will be busy no matter what the economy is like. A little more pressure to deliver a great dining value would be good for the Seattle restaurant scene.