Several nightclubs and restaurants located in the Workers Stadium area are to be closed while the Beijing Olympics are on.

Mix, Vics and the popular pizza restaurant Kro’s nest are amongst some of the places to be closed. Since the places are located just outside of an Olympic Stadium, the closure is not to much of a surprise, but it is surely to be disappointing for owners operating in the area who will miss one of the biggest influx of potential customers in Beijing’s history.

“More than 130 employees in my restaurant will be out of work during the suspension. If they don’t return after the Games, I will have to hire new hands and start over again,” said Zhang Youjing, manager of Youjingge Restaurant.

“The suspension during the Olympics would definitely hurt our profits, but I believe we can withstand that cost,” said Guo owner of the nightclub Mix.

Fortunately for fans of the US operated Hooters will remain open throughout the Olympics.