Metro Vancouver Restaurant News thread

[officedweller]

Chipotle opening in Langley:

19898 Langley Bypass, Unit 110 110 Langley V3A 4Y1
https://chipotle.taleo.net/careersection/crew%20-%20canada/jobdetail.ftl?job=16014035

No job postings for a Cambie & Broadway store yet.

[red-paladin]

Originally Posted by officedweller

You thought they were Swiss?

No. I just assumed they were generic American, until someone from Seattle told me they go there every time they visit Metro Van.

[Denscity]

Swiss Chalet are very Ontario.

[mcminsen]

Here's the former Mongolie Grill at Cambie and Broadway today. I was able to see a bit in the side door where construction workers were coming and going and the interior looked stripped right back to the 4x4s.



Oct.6 '16, my pics

[s211]

Originally Posted by Denscity

Swiss Chalet are very Ontario.

Yeah, like Harvey's which is pretty much close to inedible. Aren't they owned by the same parent company?

[jollyburger]

Urban Tea Merchant's old space is rebranded as a TWG tea salon

[GeeCee]

Originally Posted by s211

Yeah, like Harvey's which is pretty much close to inedible. Aren't they owned by the same parent company?

Yes, these are all Cara restaurants: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cara_Operations

[Graham_Yvr]

Originally Posted by Vin

Wow Honolulu Coffee is really expanding. Just saw the new one at Nelson Square too (north of plaza).

On another note, A&W is expanding like crazy as well. A new 24-hr franchise just opened immediately north of Nelson on Granville. They are even opening a new one at Alma and 4th.

And at Main Street Skytrain station (north/west side) where the original Starbucks was before the expansion/reno of the station.

[bluefox]

Originally Posted by s211

Yeah, like Harvey's which is pretty much close to inedible. Aren't they owned by the same parent company?

Inedible? Hardly. I pity thee.

[Conrad Yablonski]

Originally Posted by jollyburger

Urban Tea Merchant's old space is rebranded as a TWG tea salon

Is it a 'salon'?

Do they actually sell individual cuppas?

Anyone visited their operations in Asia?

[Vin]

Originally Posted by Conrad Yablonski

Is it a 'salon'?

Do they actually sell individual cuppas?

Anyone visited their operations in Asia?

https://www.twgtea.com/location/details?store=161

https://twgtea.com/location?country=SG

This will give you an idea how they usually run the business. I even saw a TWG corner at Harrod's department store's food hall in London. And yes, they do sell tea by the cuppa (with a tea pot of course), but only those with a tea house "cafe" with baked pastry/sweets. I think the Vancouver shop will come with the salon as well.

[NewfBC]

The dining room at Wendy's Cambie/Broadway is closed for renovations.. the drive thru window is open. They've gutted the dining area and are doing major renovations to the interior and exterior of the building.

Ron.

[dreambrother808]

Originally Posted by Graham_Yvr

And at Main Street Skytrain station (north/west side) where the original Starbucks was before the expansion/reno of the station.

There's a new A&W going in on Denman, in the heritage building that has Panago. A Peaked Pies and a froyo place are also moving in.

Other changes on Denman include the English Bay Starbucks being renovated with only a small modular café currently open at the front, as well as the Demall Mall Shoppers expanding into the old HSBC corner space. A noodle shop is replacing one of the three Vietnamese restaurants.

Nice to see some of the empty spots filling in on that street.

[dreambrother808]

There's also a Jethro's opening downtown across from Breka on Bute near Robson.

[whatnext]

Anyone know what's up with the Starbucks at Main and E.14th? The adjacent storefront which has been empty for over a year now has Starbucks-looking hoarding saying "Something's Brewing". Are they giving up their corner location? If they're expanding it would be a very large store. Could we be getting our first booze serving Sbux?

[jollyburger]

Originally Posted by whatnext

Anyone know what's up with the Starbucks at Main and E.14th? The adjacent storefront which has been empty for over a year now has Starbucks-looking hoarding saying "Something's Brewing". Are they giving up their corner location? If they're expanding it would be a very large store. Could we be getting our first booze serving Sbux?

More likely to expand than relocate from a corner location.

[mcminsen]

Originally Posted by NewfBC

The dining room at Wendy's Cambie/Broadway is closed for renovations.. the drive thru window is open. They've gutted the dining area and are doing major renovations to the interior and exterior of the building.

Ron.

I guess we can put to rest any idea that the northeast corner of Cambie & Broadway will be redeveloped any time soon. The renos at Wendy's and the former Mongolie Grill are in full swing.



Oct.22 '16, my pics

[Vin]

There's a new pizzeria in town, opened up at the corner of Howe and Davie across the street from Tim Horton's. It's a chain from the U.S. called

Firecrust Neopolitan Pizzeria
http://devandchains.com/howedavie-pizzeria-for-september/

Quite a mouthful, pun not intended.

Walked by there last night and love how the restaurant has lit up the corner formerly abandoned by Telus's failed chain. There is now no more homeless camped in front of it.

[Conrad Yablonski]

Originally Posted by Vin

There's a new pizzeria in town, It's a chain from the U.S......

According to their website it's a chain from Surrey BC.

'Part of the four-year-old Surrey, British Columbia-based Box Concept Food Group'

Originally Posted by Vin

Walked by there last night and love how the restaurant has lit up the corner formerly abandoned by Telus's failed chain. There is now no more homeless camped in front of it.

Word on the street is that good old fashioned bribery did the trick.

[Pinion]

Apparently Red Robin on Marine may be closed. That's been in North Van longer than I have (1987). They just renovated that strip mall too and finally got a tenant for the corner unit (Choices).