One in three restaurants in Puerto Rico are considering closing operations, according to a study published Oct. 31. ^[1] The new figure moves past the customer-count numbers already on the record. On Oct. 27, ASORE published a study reporting that 57% of surveyed restaurants saw fewer customers come through their doors. ^[2] The Oct. 31 study carries the next step: owners who are now weighing whether to stay open at all. Together the two studies trace a line from thinner traffic to closure talk, though the Oct. 31 study does not name which towns or which kinds of establishments are most at risk.