Calgary Food, coffee, etc.

[Calgarian]

A little diner or coffee place would probably do well.

[DizzyEdge]

I see signage is up indicating Rosso coffee will be moving into the midrise building being built at 20th avenue and Centre St North.

With Rosso there and Cabin Fever books now selling vinyl across the street, I guess the innercity has finally arrived to my hood

[Barnes]

Naina's Kitchen has moved from Ogden to 121 17th ave SE. I drove by almost everyday and regret never stopping at the place that serves the best Juicy Lucys anywhere.

It will be a great spot for pre-game brews and burgers though.

[mersar]

Originally Posted by Bigtime

When the announcement about Boxwood closing came out the ownership group said something new would be going into the space, maybe even as quick as by the end of September. So we'll see soon enough.

I've heard some rumors that Boxwood was actually sold to new owners, hence the shutdown and new concept that's supposedly coming.

[CCF]

I'm not sure it was mentioned in here but Red's Diner is going into LIDO.

[googspecial]

Originally Posted by CCF

I'm not sure it was mentioned in here but Red's Diner is going into LIDO.

[Calgarian]

Looks like the new restaurant on the main floor of the Burns Building is open. Hopefully it lasts longer than the Chophouse did, tough location for a higher end type place.

[CalgaryAlex]

Originally Posted by Calgarian

Looks like the new restaurant on the main floor of the Burns Building is open. Hopefully it lasts longer than the Chophouse did, tough location for a higher end type place.

Wait, did someone open a new restaurant in a bad location while the building's exterior is still being renovated? They must really like a challenge.

[Calgarian]

Originally Posted by CalgaryAlex

Wait, did someone open a new restaurant in a bad location while the building's exterior is still being renovated? They must really like a challenge.

Looks like it's been pretty empty for the first few days. Place is called Anatolia and they serve Turkish cuisine.

[flipstah]

Finally went to Ten Foot Henry. It's pretty good; salmon was the best part alongside collard greens.

Kinda pricey. Native Tongues was bumping last night though

Also, Trolley 5 has good BBQ within that vicinity.

[Riise]

It looks as though the Taco Bell on 17th Ave S.E. is being transformed into a Popeye's Chicken. Happy days!!!

Here is a wicked story about a visit to Popeye's from a member of CalgaryPuck:

Originally Posted by [email protected]

I love Popeye's chicken. Quality-wise it's ok, but I love it because my first and one-time dealing with them was in Vegas before heading to the airport a few years back.

I line up and it's about 10 deep. Let's say demographic-wise, I stuck out like a sore thumb... screw it, I'm just going to say black. Everyone was black. And not Fresh Prince Carlton black. I am not. At the register, I make an order, the lady asks "you want a biscuit or a (something else I don't remember)?"

I order the something else. She goes, "You don't want no biscuit? WHAT THE HECK WRONG WITH YOU?" The ENTIRE line of strangers behind me and people waiting for their order all murmur in agreement. One Morgan Freeman lookalike gentleman goes, "mmmm hmmmm.... you gonna want one of them biscuits."

I go, "sorry, I'm from Canada. We don't have Popeye's where we live. I've always wanted to try."

She SCREAMS, hands on her head like it's on fire, eyes wide as saucers, "YOU DON'T HAVE NO POPEYE'S! OH LAWD! WHAT THE HECK WRONG WITH CANADA!"

Meekly, I say, "I know, right?"

I'm pretty amused at this point. She points to my then-pregnant wife and I get chastised for only buying like a three-piece meal. "SHE HAVING A BABY! YOU NEED TO GET SOME CHICKEN IN HER! YOU THE HUSBAND! SHE NEED TO EAT!" Believe me, the all caps is necessary.

I get my order, which has magically become a five-piece with two biscuits while about 20 people stare at us eat and wait for our approval. Groups of families had now sat down beside our tables despite us sitting a distance away from the cashier. We say something like, "this is amazing", as the entire group then roars happily. They proceed to ask us about Canada for the next 30 minutes. Cashier lady, "Too cold fo' me. You people crazy with your snow and no Popeye's." We finish, leave, and feel like we made 20 new friends.

Anyways, this is my completely pointless story about Popeye's. I kind of feel like I'll need to heavily temper expectations for the Calgary one.

[CalgaryAlex]

Originally Posted by Riise

It looks as though the Taco Bell on 17th Ave S.E. is being transformed into a Popeye's Chicken. Happy days!!!

Here is a wicked story about a visit to Popeye's from a member of CalgaryPuck:

I am so incredibly excited about this.

[flipstah]

Originally Posted by Riise

It looks as though the Taco Bell on 17th Ave S.E. is being transformed into a Popeye's Chicken. Happy days!!!

Here is a wicked story about a visit to Popeye's from a member of CalgaryPuck:

Popeye's is the bawwwmb. Such crunch. Munch wow. Had it in LA.

[DoubleK]

Originally Posted by Riise

It looks as though the Taco Bell on 17th Ave S.E. is being transformed into a Popeye's Chicken. Happy days!!!

Here is a wicked story about a visit to Popeye's from a member of CalgaryPuck:

Thank you for posting that. I totally lol'd at the office.

[ByeByeBaby]

Originally Posted by Calgarian

Looks like it's been pretty empty for the first few days. Place is called Anatolia and they serve Turkish cuisine.

Was in there just the other night for dinner, and it's excellent. Very good value, really delicious. The room still has most of the furniture and fittings from the Chicago Chophouse era, so it's high end feeling even though the mains are $15 or so. It was before a show, so we were worried about time, but they got us our meals with time to spare. (Perhaps because there were literally no other diners the entire time we were in there?) Turkish food has aspects of Greek cuisine - the salad with my lamb kebab had a fresh Greek feel to it with lots of feta-like cheese - and aspects of Lebanese - my companion had Iskander kebab which was sort of a shaved house-made donair meat. Anyways, I hope that people start patronizing it, because it's a good restaurant but they can't afford salaries at that rate, never mind rent.

[Calgarian]

What's the best pizza in the downtown core? I like Michael's but it's a bit of a walk from my new office...

[Calgarian]

Also, had Nando's from the new spot on 17th the other day, delicious! Really glad to have one super close to my place, will probably spend too much money there...

[ByeByeBaby]

Originally Posted by Calgarian

What's the best pizza in the downtown core? I like Michael's but it's a bit of a walk from my new office...

I love Michael's and it's one of the things I miss most from my time in the apartment building next door. Verona Pizza which is in Bow Valley Square food court actually does a decent version of that Greek-style. (Their website says they're in other locations including Gulf Canada as well, but as of 20 minutes ago their hoardings were still up there.) The Bear & Kilt is also pretty good, a little thinner crust.

[Calgarian]

Originally Posted by ByeByeBaby

I love Michael's and it's one of the things I miss most from my time in the apartment building next door. Verona Pizza which is in Bow Valley Square food court actually does a decent version of that Greek-style. (Their website says they're in other locations including Gulf Canada as well, but as of 20 minutes ago their hoardings were still up there.) The Bear & Kilt is also pretty good, a little thinner crust.

I go to Bear & Kilt for pizza on Mondays, $10 for a pint and an 8" pan pizza, probably the best happy hour deal in the city.

[ZeDgE]

New Carls Jr is now open on 32 ave NE. Former Arbys.

meh..

Theres another new burger place opening down the road, its beside memory express in the same building actually. Starts with a B.. cant remember name. I heard theres two others in the NW already.

Excited for Popeyes!