I grew up with it as "Hemmerly's ." Nice little addition to our quiet, west end neighborhood. Sad for us to see it gone.

Such a shame. They had great food!

I don't recall the food so much as the blue hair and lime green golf slacks on the patrons.

I have been going there since it was the Sirloin Pub. And in the past five years I have to say kudoos to chef Tim who has done a tremendous job revitalizing the menu with fabulous new additions for those who don't always necessarily want the traditional choices that youelles is famous for, yet keeping the old favorites alive and as yummy as ever! My husband and I will miss our favorite quiet little spot and will wait with hopeful anticipation to their rebuilding.

How awful! It was always a favorite spot for my parents and other family members. I have only been there a few times since it's a bit far. We used to go there when we lived in the west end and it was the Sirloin Pub. What a shame. Hope they can rebuild or find a new site.

I never ate there while it was Youell's, I did work there when it was Florentine Inn and enjoyed their food very much. My parents own the house situated two feet next door and that's how i was alerted of the disaster, when my mom smelled the smoke this morning. Its unfortunate for the business to be demolished, hopefully they can rebuild.

Michael, hope your parents and their house are ok.

I'll miss it too, great menu with very good prices for top notch food. Hope they rebuild and the City doesn't get in their way with zoning requirements.

so sorry to hear, wishing the owener, all the best, great menu, great service, rebulild soon, will miss you, but wIll be back.

Will miss the good food. This restaurant had the worst service I have vere experienced in my life. Absolutely inexcusable and incompetent. I went back for the food ;-)

In addition to losing his business Chris also lost his bees. I'm not sure if many people knew Chris was a beekeeper and kept his hives on his roof.