Metro Vancouver Restaurant News thread

[jollyburger]

Chupito Cocteleria is closing end of October with the impending demo of their building. La Taqueria closes sometime before the end of the year.

Excavation permit is in review

https://plposweb.vancouver.ca/Public...ctId=234915372

[SpongeG]

Originally Posted by hollywoodnorth

Firehouse Subs opened their first Vancouver location (UBC) quietly a few months back >> https://www.yelp.ca/biz/firehouse-subs-vancouver-5

and

Popeye's Chicken opened near UBC at Lelem Village >> https://campusnutrition.ca/blog/news...-lelem-village

there is a Firehouse Subs in Delta on Scott Road and 88th. Been wanting to check it out but its so far from Whalley.

[SpongeG]

Vancouver brunch and martini bar shuts down after three months
"As of today, our doors are closed"

Brendan Kergin
a day ago

With the end of summer comes the end of Lucille's West Side.

The short-lived restaurant offered brunch, dinner, and cocktails to customers starting in June.

On Wednesday, Sept. 4, Lucille's closure was announced via a brief post on the restaurant's Instagram (which has been scrubbed of all but that one post).

"South Granville, that was a summer to remember! As of today, our doors are closed. Cheers!" reads the entire post.

Lucille's had opened up at 1509 W 12th Ave., replacing Heirloom, the long-time vegetarian restaurant with polarizing ownership (which briefly moved away from vegetarian meals at the end). The venture was from the same ownership team as Heirloom and emerged as Lucille's after a brief closure for some cosmetic changes.

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https://www.vancouverisawesome.com/f...months-9473571

[RedArbutus]

Lol I love how breezy that closer is. Just popping in and out for the summer. As one does!

[RedArbutus]

Strathacona Brewing's "Strathcona North" location is finally set to soft open on Monday in the old Greenleaf Brewing space at Lonsdale Quay.

https://www.nsnews.com/local-busines...cation-9552204

[jollyburger]

Originally Posted by RedArbutus

Strathacona Brewing's "Strathcona North" location is finally set to soft open on Monday in the old Greenleaf Brewing space at Lonsdale Quay.

https://www.nsnews.com/local-busines...cation-9552204

There were people drinking on the patio yesterday.

[RedArbutus]

Originally Posted by jollyburger

There were people drinking on the patio yesterday.

I saw that, about three or four hours after I posted I happened to have a few minutes waiting for a bus at Lonsdale Quay and I went to check it out only to find that it was packed! I guess that was the soft-soft opening