Health concerns, COVID-19 and sky-high rent increase force closure of popular downtown lunch spot
LONDON, ONT. -- The owners of a popular lunch spot downtown are reaching out for help after personal health concerns, the pandemic, and a whopper of a rent increase forced the closure of the family business. "I appreciate all the customers who supported us," said Eddie Manuel, who owns and operates Eddie’s Fresh Grill with his wife Maha. The business, inside a trailer that Eddie built himself, is located in the corner of a parking lot at Queens Avenue and Talbot Street. It’s been a mainstay for hungry downtown dwellers. Early last year Eddie was diagnosed with stage four liver dis...