Metro Vancouver Restaurant News thread

[mcminsen]

Looks like Tractor will be opening another location at the Telus Garden building on Robson by the alley.


Aug.3 '16, my pics

[mcminsen]

The Junsei River restaurant at 570 Robson (between Richards and Seymour) closed a few months ago. Looks like the new tenant will be… Yokohama le-kei Ramen.



Aug.6 '16, my pics

[officedweller]

Get them a proofreader!

Even the type of ramen is inconsistent:

ie-kel
ie-kei
le-kei

[whatnext]

In addition to high profile corner on Main vacated by Grantree at 11th, I noticed other empty corner locations: the former Sellution at 16th and the old Architype at 10th. Seems like landlords on Main have gotten a little greedy and outrun the market.

[retro_orange]

Originally Posted by whatnext

In addition to high profile corner on Main vacated by Grantree at 11th, I noticed other empty corner locations: the former Sellution at 16th and the old Architype at 10th. Seems like landlords on Main have gotten a little greedy and outrun the market.

No wonder. I was looking at the cost of retail spaces around the city a year ago or so and i remember seeing the corner unit at 12th and Main (north west corner, old brown building that sat with a defunct and dusty design business for over 2 years) it was $5,500/month for around 1000sf, 3 or 5 year lease. No starting or small business would reasonably be able to make that work. The Asian ice cream place that's there now is always empty.

[mcminsen]

Originally Posted by mcminsen

The Junsei River restaurant at 570 Robson (between Richards and Seymour) closed a few months ago. Looks like the new tenant will be… Yokohama le-kei Ramen.

Aug.6 '16, my pics

And now just a couple doors to the east (across the alley from Beard Papa's) will be another new eatery, Paramount Middle Eastern Cuisine.



Aug.20 '16, my pics

[officedweller]

And across from Library Square on Robson, the SKK place is gone and a Chinese tea/coffee/juice place is opening up.

[hollywoodnorth]

nothing screams Middle Eastern food like French Fries

[jollyburger]

Originally Posted by hollywoodnorth

nothing screams Middle Eastern food like French Fries

They also sell pizza and chicken wings

[LeftCoaster]

Paramount is huge here in Toronto. We'll see how well it fares in BC.

[Conrad Yablonski]

Originally Posted by hollywoodnorth

nothing screams Middle Eastern food like French Fries

Originally Posted by jollyburger

They also sell pizza and chicken wings

Originally Posted by LeftCoaster

Paramount is huge here in Toronto. We'll see how well it fares in BC.

If it was Big in Montreal with it's plethora of ME cuisine I'd give it a try-as is.....

[officedweller]

Granville St Twitter says Holt's Café to open Sept 16th with chef from Toronto's Holt's Café.
https://twitter.com/GranvilleStreet

Must mean the new expansion will open soon.

[LeftCoaster]

Part of it will, the bulk will be open later in the calendar year though.

[officedweller]

Thanks.

*******

From Granville Twitter Sept 2:


https://twitter.com/GranvilleStreet

[PeterAKer]

A&W Granville Street Location will be opening on September 12th.

[officedweller]

In place.
It's pretty big - I can see it from the office.


https://twitter.com/GranvilleStreet

[retro_orange]

Originally Posted by officedweller

In place.
It's pretty big - I can see it from the office.


https://twitter.com/GranvilleStreet

Love the big sign, I was disappointed when the Mcdonalds up the street removed their flashing fry neon sign a few years ago.

[logan5]

Yeah that sign (even though it's just A&W) makes that building more interesting. The restaurant next door added their own awning, even though the original glass canopy was already there.

[officedweller]

From Granville Twitter - Smak in the Bower Building on Granville:


https://twitter.com/GranvilleStreet

[PeterAKer]

Muffin Break has closed on 4th Avenue and Alma Street.