Metro Vancouver Restaurant News thread

[PeterAKer]

Hellcrust Pizza at 768 Robson Street has closed. All signage and equipment has been removed.

[hollywoodnorth]

Straight out of Brooklyn Pizza is opening a 4th location in the old >>

Mellowbite pizza
106, 1833 Anderson St #106, Vancouver, BC V6H 4E5

[Conrad Yablonski]

Originally Posted by hollywoodnorth

Straight out of Brooklyn Pizza is opening a 4th location in the old >>

Mellowbite pizza
106, 1833 Anderson St #106, Vancouver, BC V6H 4E5

So many Pizza places in that space over the years decades.

[PeterAKer]

Storm Crow Alehouse at 1619 West Broadway is closing this month.

https://dailyhive.com/vancouver/storm-crow-alehouse-closing-vancouver

[hollywoodnorth]

Originally Posted by Conrad Yablonski

So many Pizza places in that space over the years decades.

for sure its a tough space.

Out of everyone who has failed I think Straight out of Brooklyn has the best shot and will do well especially factoring in deliveries to the West Side from that location, etc. That alone should help put them over the top.

[Conrad Yablonski]

Originally Posted by hollywoodnorth

for sure its a tough space.

Out of everyone who has failed I think Straight out of Brooklyn has the best shot and will do well.....

Yes their 'WHITE PIE- mozzarella, smoked provolone, ricotta, grana, garlic, oregano' is fabulous when fresh & done right.

[whatnext]

Bishops has decided to close down and has served their last meal. They thought they had made it through the pandemic and would stay open but a new, greedy landlord tripled the rent. Shame they didn't release the name of the landlord.

https://www.straight.com/food/thrill-is-...kitsilano-after-a-whopping-rent-increase

[PeterAKer]

Hellcrust Pizza at 768 Robson Street will be going back to being a Fresh Slice Pizza location. Signage is going up.

[NewfBC]

Originally Posted by PeterAKer

Hellcrust Pizza at 768 Robson Street will be going back to being a Fresh Slice Pizza location. Signage is going up.

I wonder did they lose the lawsuit? Pretty scummy operators there..

https://biv.com/article/2021/08/lawsuit-...nt-companies-sue-former-franchisees-over

Ron.

[hollywoodnorth]

Originally Posted by NewfBC

I wonder did they lose the lawsuit? Pretty scummy operators there..

https://biv.com/article/2021/08/lawsuit-...nt-companies-sue-former-franchisees-over

Ron.

thanks for the link. I didn't know about the 2 split aways.

Yummy Slice shut down and sold off their Granville island location as per my post further above.

[officedweller]

High priced sushi restaurant at the International Trade Centre in Richmond.

Sushi Iwami
$299-$400 person

https://bc.ctvnews.ca/video?clipId=2366427

[SpongeG]

Vancouver is the most sushi crazed city in the world outside of Japan.



https://www.vancouverisawesome.com/food-...ty-in-the-world-outside-of-japan-4970488

[Architype]

Originally Posted by SpongeG

Vancouver is the most sushi crazed city in the world outside of Japan.
...

Sushi & cannabis I would say. We must be pretty high on the shawarma donair list too.

[Klazu]

I am not interested enough to check the article on the sushi topic but will say that the listing has such weird cities at the top that I am not sure how they measured for this? Like, a totally random Novosibirsk and three Ukrainian cities??

[Changing City]

Originally Posted by Klazu

I am not interested enough to check the article on the sushi topic but will say that the listing has such weird cities at the top that I am not sure how they measured for this? Like, a totally random Novosibirsk and three Ukrainian cities??

Here you go - I found this in 30 seconds "The honour comes from Chef's Pencil, which analyzed Google Trends to determine which cities had the highest concentration of sushi lovers using the search engine to find their way to anything sushi-related"

[Conrad Yablonski]

Originally Posted by Klazu

I am not interested enough to check the article on the sushi topic but will say that the listing has such weird cities at the top that I am not sure how they measured for this? Like, a totally random Novosibirsk and three Ukrainian cities??

Anyone who's visited Ukraine knows the truth of the article and seafood is wildly popular all across Russia (as are Japanese & Korean food of all types)

[WarrenC12]

Sushi is popular here because of the cost. Travelling to other places you get our average quality sushi for like 3x the price. It's insane and I can see how it would be more popular here when you're comparing it to fast food or delivery pizza.

[SpongeG]

I've noticed two Pizza Huts that had dining rooms are only take out now, the dining rooms are being used for storage by the looks of things. I don't think they were that many dine-in Pizza Huts left.

Also the covid vaccine passport has been extended until the end of June.

https://bc.ctvnews.ca/b-c-extends-vaccine-passport-system-through-june-2022-1.5753572

[madog222]

Steamworks has a franchised location opening in Mount Pleasant, Main & 7th.
https://dailyhive.com/vancouver/steamworks-mount-pleasant-taproom

I assume this will be in 2221 Main St.

[Changing City]

Originally Posted by madog222

Steamworks has a franchised location opening in Mount Pleasant, Main & 7th.
https://dailyhive.com/vancouver/steamworks-mount-pleasant-taproom

I assume this will be in 2221 Main St.

It'll be cramped, if that's the case. The restaurant in the building is 3,490 sf, and the patio is only 1,160 sf. Is that big enough for 200 seats and a 30 tap bar, with 100 of the seats outside?