Metro Vancouver Restaurant News thread - Page 46

spm2013 · #**901** Posted **Sep 26, 2014, 6:30 AM**

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Locked In · #**902** Posted **Sep 26, 2014, 4:56 PM**

^ That's bizarre. Maybe the most different forms of transportation, if you throw in Helijet and, um, cruise ships...? ( I'm reaching, I know - I assume that's just wrong).

theKB · #**903** Posted **Sep 26, 2014, 6:11 PM**

that is a huge stretch... penn station, times square, grand central, how about any of the stations in Tokyo? It may be the most diverse set of transit options if you take into consideration sea bus and helijet...

Glad to see chipotle expanding in the area!

officedweller · #**904** Posted **Sep 26, 2014, 7:21 PM**

Toronto's Union Station would see far more commuters too.

red-paladin · #**905** Posted **Sep 26, 2014, 7:38 PM**

In any case,
Let's bring this back to the restaurants in the station.

I feel that both Rogue and the A&W were very insensitive renovations to the heritage building. Any thoughts?

Millennium2002 · #**906** Posted **Sep 26, 2014, 8:01 PM**

Rogue probably stands out a lot more than it should... especially with all the branding plastered around the outside of the restaurant.

A&W on the other hand seems like an okayish example of blending in and not standing out...

spm2013 · #**907** Posted **Sep 28, 2014, 7:48 PM**

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theKB · #**908** Posted **Sep 28, 2014, 10:11 PM**

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Originally Posted by spm2013

Artigiano and Milano are opening up in TO. What ****** Vancouver coffee shop is next? Take Five?

Artigiano is owned by the same group as Earls.

Milano on the other hand I find suprising although there is a larger customer base and an overall lower cost of doing business so risk may not be too high in the end.

Suprised 49th Parallel has't opened another location yet!

SpongeG · #**909** Posted **Sep 28, 2014, 10:36 PM**

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Originally Posted by quobobo

Chipotle is opening a store at Metrotown, next to the A&W by the Skytrain. They're going to make a killing.

I noticed signs announcing it in the window, I think they went up today.

where abouts? did the dentist office move out? thats the only other space there i can think of

spm2013 · #**910** Posted **Sep 29, 2014, 1:23 AM**

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spm2013 · #**911** Posted **Sep 29, 2014, 1:27 AM**

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LeftCoaster · #**912** Posted **Oct 1, 2014, 5:52 PM**

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Originally Posted by spm2013

Artigiano and Milano are opening up in TO. What ****** Vancouver coffee shop is next? Take Five?

Wow this is the best news I've heard in months. Finally Artigiano in Toronto!

sacrifice333 · #**913** Posted **Oct 1, 2014, 6:25 PM**

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Originally Posted by theKB

Artigiano is owned by the same group as Earls.

Nope. Still not. Never was.

Owned by a family, one of whom used to be at Earls HQ.

theKB · #**914** Posted **Oct 1, 2014, 8:39 PM**

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Originally Posted by sacrifice333

Nope. Still not. Never was.

Owned by a family, one of whom used to be at Earls HQ.

Yeah i knew it had something to do with earls even if indirectly

hollywoodnorth · #**915** Posted **Oct 9, 2014, 2:56 AM**

prepare to vomit in your mouth both at the photo now and at the restaurant soon enough!

may I present Boston Pizza "Stadium District"

WarrenC12 · #**916** Posted **Oct 9, 2014, 3:02 AM**

I bet they will succeed where other more pompous efforts have failed...

spm2013 · #**917** Posted **Oct 9, 2014, 3:23 AM**

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hollywoodnorth · #**918** Posted **Oct 9, 2014, 3:26 AM**

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Originally Posted by spm2013

Well running the downtown Boston Pizzas the Donnelly Group will have the pompous part down pat.

Locally, the Donnelly Group has acquired the rights to be the franchisee for Boston Pizza for three locations in downtown Vancouver. Already this year, they have secured two prominent locations; 808 Beatty Street (formerly The Ticket Wetbar & Kitchen) and 869 Hornby Street (formerly Tokyo John Sushi).

via >> http://sites.cushmanwakefield.com/research/cwmbs2q14/pdf/retail_vancouver_2q14.pdf

lucky us ..... 3 locations downtown ....

csbvan · #**919** Posted **Oct 9, 2014, 5:15 AM**

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Originally Posted by hollywoodnorth

prepare to vomit in your mouth both at the photo now and at the restaurant soon enough!

may I present Boston Pizza "Stadium District"

Please let this fail

dreambrother808 · #**920** Posted **Oct 9, 2014, 5:32 AM**

Such melodramatic posts over a chain restaurant in a highly sports-driven area with lots of suburban crowds, fans from the interior, etc? Get a grip. It's a practical business choice. Get over it.

"Best sports bar in Canada"? It's called creating a mindset. Have you ever worked in this kind of industry?