Saskatoon | Restaurants, Pubs & Retail

[tenraptors]

Originally Posted by prairieguy

I would like to see a Joey's come to Saskatoon, if we are talking about chains.

I agree - Joey's would do very well here. Saskatonians seem to love chain restaurants. I had heard a rumour that Joey's was considering Saskatoon - specifically River Landing, but then OEB was confirmed in that location instead. Too bad!

[prairieguy]

I would think RiverLanding could easily accommodate more then one restaurant, and as I understand it, OEB is more of a breakfast place?? Joey's would be great there!

[Echoes]

I'm guessing that they're planning to have an anchor restaurant main floor of Nutrien Tower as well.

[Crisis]

Not to make light of an unfortunate situation but there's a couple of restaurant spaces available now that Jerry's has shut down.

https://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/saskatoon/jerrys-food-emporium-saskatoon-1.5470108

[Draftsman]

Originally Posted by prairieguy

blah....Olive Garden may have been a cool restaurant to get 20 years ago, but it seems so old school now. I guess it will still find its "market" as apparently the Regina one is super busy!

I would like to see a Joey's come to Saskatoon, if we are talking about chains.

Haha. Italian food has been popular for centuries. So in that sense, yes, it is old school. I ate at the Regina Olive Garden last week and the food was excellent, as was the service. The decor was very nice too. I am sure it will do very well in Saskatoon!

[roryn1]

There’s definitely going to be a lack of parking in that area so I really hope it’s a high demand franchise like Cactus Club, Joey, Keg, Earl’s. 2nd Ave Grill definitely — as a “first impression restaurant” as Nutrien’s current main level restaurant when it comes to staff’s impressions of the downtown when coming to Saskatoon.

Nutrien’s Calgary office has a very intense gym next to it that offers all arrays of workouts. I hope they offer something like that here that’s also franchised if they seriously want to entice people to move here from Calgary. We can turn into the city of choice for a lot of staff that are looking for a smaller more family driven city with A LOT shorter commutes! The train also goes to the Calgary office, so I hope BRT is at least aligned with our province’s new largest office district.

Nutrien is definitely more Agrium than PotashCorp, and we may have lost the initial head office battle with Calgary, but we still have a foot in the game if our city keeps fighting for it (ie tax breaks, which we — at offering). We have to remember that to the pools of highly educated talent, Saskatoon may as well be Yellowknife, and even though there’s gold in Yellowknife, no head office is set up there...

[macca]

increase taxes on everyone to fund BRT to afford tax breaks to a billion dollar corporation so they can recruit and retain staff

late capitalism always finds a way

[roryn1]

Originally Posted by macca

increase taxes on everyone to fund BRT to afford tax breaks to a billion dollar corporation so they can recruit and retain staff

late capitalism always finds a way

It's that or lose them to Calgary, a city with a 10 degree temperature difference, Westjet's flight hub, and a beautifully built downtown next to one of the most beautiful mountain ranges in the world... It's called making up for what we lack, hence why natural capitalism hasn't chosen Saskatoon or Regina as head office material the past 150 years.

To make things worse, these more beautiful and enjoyable areas are the ones offering tax incentives. We could have a mini maple leaf headquarters here if we tried. https://www.communitypress.ca/business/f...wcm/46fee5ed-f6bd-4cdd-aa79-b48694b41787

[The Bess]

And then there is always more international firms to go after, the cities shouldn't have to fight among themselves just find their strengths and go after some of these companies

https://www.westerninvestor.com/news/oth...dian-expansion-plans-for-2020-1.24079503

[macca]

Originally Posted by roryn1

It's that or lose them to Calgary, a city with a 10 degree temperature difference, Westjet's flight hub, and a beautifully built downtown next to one of the most beautiful mountain ranges in the world... It's called making up for what we lack, hence why natural capitalism hasn't chosen Saskatoon or Regina as head office material the past 150 years.

To make things worse, these more beautiful and enjoyable areas are the ones offering tax incentives. We could have a mini maple leaf headquarters here if we tried. https://www.communitypress.ca/business/f...wcm/46fee5ed-f6bd-4cdd-aa79-b48694b41787

much smarter people than i am have done the work in determining whether cities that subsidize things like stadiums for billionaires or "incentives" for billionaire companies see long term benefits

sacrificing virgins for a satellite amazon hq doesn't seem to be worth it

[Wyku]

Locally-owned restaurant clinging to survival during COVID-19 pandemic
https://www.ckom.com/2020/03/28/locally-...g-for-survival-during-covid-19-pandemic/

I definitely feel for local, independent businesses and it's going to be interesting to see the fallout from all of this.

[prairieguy]

Originally Posted by Wyku

Locally-owned restaurant clinging to survival during COVID-19 pandemic
https://www.ckom.com/2020/03/28/locally-...g-for-survival-during-covid-19-pandemic/

I definitely feel for local, independent businesses and it's going to be interesting to see the fallout from all of this.

I hope...and I am sure....the owner pays close attention to the Fed gov't 75% subsidy program. A few more details announced on it this morning and more specifics coming tomorrow. I hope the program DOES help businesses like Pink Cadillac!!! I understand there are other costs associated with operations, but the 75% support (not a loan) up to a salary of $57,000 with no limits on number of employees (and some allowances for whether you have to top up the other 25%) seems like a very serious and legit effort to keep people afloat. At least a start....

As members of our community, now is the time to support as much as possible those folks that have had to shift to online and takeout/delivery services where we can.

Sorry...I never get political on here...and this was not intended to be political...I see ALL governments and parties working very hard to help us get through this. It is totally unprecedented...

Hang in there...

[cutchemist42]

Just drove by Little Sheep for the first time in weeks and looks like its finished. The signage is down.

[danylo66]

Hopefully, the sign is saved.

'Sad to leave our magical home': Golden Dragon building to be demolished, owners of The Hollows moving on
Author of the article: Dave Deibert • Saskatoon StarPhoenix
Today

https://thestarphoenix.com/news/local-ne...cm/fc92c587-ed63-40f7-b48f-51ea24063122/

[prairieguy]

So the article wasn't really clear....is Hollows moving to new location, or closing with the demolition of the restaurant?

[scotty c]

Originally Posted by prairieguy

So the article wasn't really clear....is Hollows moving to new location, or closing with the demolition of the restaurant?

The way I read it on another article is they aren’t going to reopen The Hollows anywhere else as they didn’t want to tarnish the legacy. They already have Primal so I wouldn’t be surprised to see some other concept in the future once Covid is settled but using a different name.

[roryn1]

little sheep was just replacing their signage. lots of places doing reno’s during this time!

regarding the hollows building - i haven’t seen a single article saying what’s going on that lot.. i assume it won’t be a parking lot. i wonder if it could be zoned for a much larger building! i’d love to see a restaurant like the hollows in Nutrien tower.

[prairieguy]

I saw owner of Hollows and Primal interviewed the other day on Global morning show. She talked about how successful their "grocery order" sideline has been. She discussed as a restaurateur that focuses on locally sourced product, they are able to by in bulk from their suppliers and as such, can provide locally sourced items through their new "grocery" order business. She mentioned things like flour, eggs, etc and said the response to that has been fantastic.

Interesting how the very creative people are finding new ways to not only serve their needs but the needs of the community.

It is really too bad about The Hollows, but maybe down the road they will introduce another new concept to dining in Saskatoon.

[Temperance]

Originally Posted by prairieguy

I saw owner of Hollows and Primal interviewed the other day on Global morning show. She talked about how successful their "grocery order" sideline has been. She discussed as a restaurateur that focuses on locally sourced product, they are able to by in bulk from their suppliers and as such, can provide locally sourced items through their new "grocery" order business. She mentioned things like flour, eggs, etc and said the response to that has been fantastic.

Interesting how the very creative people are finding new ways to not only serve their needs but the needs of the community.

It is really too bad about The Hollows, but maybe down the road they will introduce another new concept to dining in Saskatoon.

There is no doubt that the coronavirus has been tough on small businesses and many sectors of the economy. One small silver lining, is that businesses and the public sector have been forced into innovation. It would be ideal if some of these innovations persevere post-coronavirus, broadening the spectrum of ways that goods and services can be delivered.

[Crisis]

Another long-time Saskatoon fixture is going away. Last of the old-time small town hardware stores from back in the day prior to Home Depot and Rona.

Mayfair Hardware closing after more than 70 years in business

https://www.ckom.com/2020/05/04/mayfair-hardware-closing-after-more-than-70-years-in-business/