Is Bijoux headed for a quick exit? Commenting on the so called Top 7, a reader questions Bijoux's place on the already questionable list, saying "Bijoux is for sale. How can you even add that to the list? They closed 3 nights off their week and losing money." We can't help but wonder if they are referring to the entire Merkato 55 space, which failed miserable as a restaurant and is now operating as a Saturday afternoon brunch party. Bijoux is popular with the Euro crowd, but the whole project has been a disaster from the start. In this economy, it may just be time to cut bait and recoup whatever money a sale may generate.

But this leads to another question - is it possible to open a new and successful dining venture in the MPD, or is the neighborhood destined to be a culinary wasteland, attracting tourists to its high end boutiques and cheesy nightclubs? We know the refashioned Lotus is going to give it a go, but have serious diners already dismissed it as a "why bother"?Or is possible that one of the most unique neighborhoods in the City can somehow escape this downward spiral into No Man's Land and become a place that its residents will visit?