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Old Posted Dec 8, 2012, 11:52 PM
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Was driving by Pearlgate the other day. I think a prime spot for Swiss Chatet in Mount Pearl would be the old now vacant Rogers Video Store.


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Actually, we will soon have three Swiss Chalets. The on their building on Kelsey Drive, the Stevanger Drive one, and they are building another one somewhere in Mount Pearl.
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Was driving by Pearlgate the other day. I think a prime spot for Swiss Chatet in Mount Pearl would be the old now vacant Rogers Video Store.
I was told by an employee that they bought a property and were making an extension to it, not building a brand new building (in mount pearl) I don't remember the location, so the Rogers video store is definitely a possibility
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Some KFC locations in St. John's to be converted to Mary Browns as seen in the articel on the front page of today's Telegram.
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Old Posted Dec 11, 2012, 2:55 PM
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Yeah, it seems the Elizabeth Ave/Torbay Road KFC and the Freshwater Road KFC will become Mary Browns in the near future according to the article in the Dec 10 issue of The Telegram. The remaining KFC's in St. John's and Metro will remain KFC's.

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So will Mary Browns close its other Freshwater location or operate two stores a couple of blocks apart?

The existing Freshwater location would be a great place for a condo building with some height.
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Some KFC locations in St. John's to be converted to Mary Browns as seen in the articel on the front page of today's Telegram.
Dammit, when will they bring a Taco Bell here. That is what they should convert some of the KFCs to!
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Dammit, when will they bring a Taco Bell here. That is what they should convert some of the KFCs to!
We have a Taco Bell.
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We have a Taco Bell.
If you are referring to the one that was in Empire Theatres in the mall, I heard that was closed. Correct me if I am wrong since I haven't been in there in a couple of years now. I just did a check of the avalon mall website and it wasn't listed under their directory. Even then, I think it was just like a Taco Bell Express or something like that.
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If you are referring to the one that was in Empire Theatres in the mall, I heard that was closed. Correct me if I am wrong since I haven't been in there in a couple of years now. I just did a check of the avalon mall website and it wasn't listed under their directory. Even then, I think it was just like a Taco Bell Express or something like that.
It's been closed for quite a few years now as well as the Pizza Hut that was there
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Dammit, when will they bring a Taco Bell here. That is what they should convert some of the KFCs to!
A vast majority of KFCs on the mainland also have a Taco-Bell attached (similar to Wendy's/Tim Horton's). I'm thinking if we're now going to have fewer KFCs in St. John's this may also reduce the chances of getting a KFC/Taco-Bell here..... remains to be seen, I guess.
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The only Taco Bell we had at the Empire Cinemas at Avalon Mall has been gone for some time now I think.

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I really don't think that St. John's is a Taco Bell kind of town really. I mean, they had a continuous supply of customers at the mall at the cinemas. They are always busy there and Taco Bell couldn't make a go of it there. I think the only way it would likely succeed here is if they were paired up with KFC like in many other KFCs outside of Newfoundland and they also must have a really good location which means everything here. Years ago they built two Arby's restaurants here in areas that were not good locations at the time and they both failed. Another reason too was that maybe people in St. John's were not familiar with Arby's menu and always asked for hamburgers when they went there which they don't sell. I enjoyed the Arby's roast beef sandwiches and witnessed other customers coming in asking for burgers many times. The Arby's on Torbay road is now an A&W and the other Arby's that was on Kenmount Road is now a Ches's.
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I really don't think that St. John's is a Taco Bell kind of town really. I mean, they had a continuous supply of customers at the mall at the cinemas. They are always busy there and Taco Bell couldn't make a go of it there. I think the only way it would likely succeed here is if they were paired up with KFC like in many other KFCs outside of Newfoundland and they also must have a really good location which means everything here. Years ago they built two Arby's restaurants here in areas that were not good locations at the time and they both failed. Another reason too was that maybe people in St. John's were not familiar with Arby's menu and always asked for hamburgers when they went there which they don't sell. I enjoyed the Arby's roast beef sandwiches and witnessed other customers coming in asking for burgers many times. The Arby's on Torbay road is now an A&W and the other Arby's that was on Kenmount Road is now a Ches's.
That must have been more than a few years ago....I don't remember either of these Arby's and I grew up in the city (well, Mt. pearl )
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Yeah it was some years ago now that Arby's were in St. John's.



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That must have been more than a few years ago....I don't remember either of these Arby's and I grew up in the city (well, Mt. pearl )
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The two Arby's were operating in St. John's I would say around the late 80's or early 90's. They didn't last too long which is probably why you don't recall them. But both buildings remain to this day in pretty much the same manner in which they opened. The one on Kenmount Road had several different businesses operating out of it over the years. Car sales lot for a few years and now it's a Ches's Fish & Chips.

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That must have been more than a few years ago....I don't remember either of these Arby's and I grew up in the city (well, Mt. pearl )
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Dammit, when will they bring a Taco Bell here. That is what they should convert some of the KFCs to!
Seriously? Taco Bell is brutal
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So will Mary Browns close its other Freshwater location or operate two stores a couple of blocks apart?

The existing Freshwater location would be a great place for a condo building with some height.
That would be a great location. I was just looking at the aerial view and it's a fairly large lot for that area of town and could support a decent sized building.
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The only Taco Bell we had at the Empire Cinemas at Avalon Mall has been gone for some time now I think.
I have not been to a movie in a while.

I loved the idea of Taco Bell and was so excited when it cam here and I had it once and hated it. I remember seeing it on TV afterwards and thinking it looked so great but kept remember that it twas not. I think my issue was with their ground beef.
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KFC > Mary Brown's, so I'm slightly disappointed. Only slightly because I really don't go to either when I'm in town.
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taco bell is awful - chronic taco, now that's good
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