Two restaurant chains have closed their local operations in recent days and there are rumours more will follow.

Original Joe's on Main Street closed their doors this week and Pizza Pizza appears to have pulled the plug on their Civic Centre Plaza location.

Dozens of locals are discussing the closures on social media.  A number of them agree it must be tough to survive with so many restaurants in our city.

A number of people say they never even got to try Pizza Pizza.  Others are telling them they didn't miss much.

The reaction to losing Original Joe's is mixed - many say they liked it and some say they'll miss the place.

Remember when we used to go into that building to rent movies?  Well, a local gal named Abby Erica writes on Facebook, "Original Joe's is closing?  It's only right we bring back Blockbuster!"

That's some quality comedy right there.