androiduk
Senior Member
Fresh & Wild at Av & Dav is closed and there's a sign saying they'll be opening in the Distillery District.
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androiduk
Senior Member
Temperance just west of Yonge.
grey
Senior Member
The Distillery location is open now and it looks good. It has a lot more space than the King West and Bloor West Village locations.
urbandreamer
recession proof
Queen and Portland gets a new burger joint soon: weird name--is it a chain? "Oh Boy Burger"
urbandreamer
recession proof
A slick-looking restaurant concept opened recently in the Annex:
Has anyone tried it out yet? If food tastes as good as the interior looks, it could be a franchise winner....
Meanwhile, I wonder if Dooneys is finished?
(I checked out the original owners new spot on Brunswick Avenue: possibly the sexiest restaurant/supper club to hit the Annex area ever!...just in time for a recession....
)
Will Korean food (it's in Koreatown afterall) succeed where Thai and Mexican didn't after Mcdonald's vacated the space?
And a bit further west, another bbq chicken restaurant is opening soon:
@Delaware, just north of Bloor, I spotted this coffee shop today tucked in behind the Ossington subway station. Is it new, or have I just noticed it? Cute.
Near Dufferin, a new fish and chip shop opened--but it looks dirty already!
At Lansdowne, Mercer Union's new gallery space is looking better:
Here's what last Friday morning's fire damage (insurance scam?) did to the sushi and serbian restaurant near Bloor and Indian Rd:
(Not too damaged, thankfully--they don't make old buildings like these any more....)
Tim Hortons is nearly ready to open at Bloor and Indian Grove:
I am wondering what development is going on this site at Bloor and the CN tracks? (The idiots that own the site knocked down a cute little structure/guard house on the corner.)
Has anyone tried it out yet? If food tastes as good as the interior looks, it could be a franchise winner....
Meanwhile, I wonder if Dooneys is finished?
(I checked out the original owners new spot on Brunswick Avenue: possibly the sexiest restaurant/supper club to hit the Annex area ever!...just in time for a recession....
)Will Korean food (it's in Koreatown afterall) succeed where Thai and Mexican didn't after Mcdonald's vacated the space?
And a bit further west, another bbq chicken restaurant is opening soon:
@Delaware, just north of Bloor, I spotted this coffee shop today tucked in behind the Ossington subway station. Is it new, or have I just noticed it? Cute.
Near Dufferin, a new fish and chip shop opened--but it looks dirty already!
At Lansdowne, Mercer Union's new gallery space is looking better:
Here's what last Friday morning's fire damage (insurance scam?
) did to the sushi and serbian restaurant near Bloor and Indian Rd:
(Not too damaged, thankfully--they don't make old buildings like these any more....)
Tim Hortons is nearly ready to open at Bloor and Indian Grove:
I am wondering what development is going on this site at Bloor and the CN tracks? (The idiots that own the site knocked down a cute little structure/guard house on the corner.)
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Towered
Senior Member
At Lansdowne, Mercer Union's new gallery space is looking better:
A cool goth club called The Anarchist's Cocktail was in that gorgeous building about 8 years ago. Too bad it didn't last, but then again this area isn't known for having any nightlife. It became a hideous, cruddy dollar store after for several years, which I'm relieved to see gone. A gallery space is opening here you say? That might finally be a sign of this grimy area turning around.
urbandreamer
recession proof
Got Style on King West is finished--liquidation sale coming soon....
In other news: Canoe was eerily quiet the other night, first time in years (ever?) The recession is taking it's toll downtown finally....
In other news: Canoe was eerily quiet the other night, first time in years (ever?) The recession is taking it's toll downtown finally....
Jayomatic
Active Member
EQ3 has put up some signs in the old Hyde House location on King Street West. Not sure if they are just using the space for a clearance sale or for a permanent location.
JasonParis
Moderator
I never did buy anything at Got Style as it was ridiculously marked-up, but what a great store it was anyway. I doubt I could even afford anything at their liquidation sale either.
Cast_Member
Active Member
Way before a goth club and a dollar store, that building was supposed to be a single screen cinema called the Academy. The cinema opened in 1934 till about 1965 under the B&F Theatres chain, a subsidiary of the Famous Players corporation.
JasonParis
Moderator
Weird that they started a Twitter account today then. @gotstyle
grey
Senior Member
Nooooooooo..
JasonParis
Moderator
Just got a tweet from their general manager and there's no truth to this rumour.
urbandreamer
recession proof
Hmm, guess my friend was wrong, and that person knows everything about fashion in Toronto.
grey
Senior Member
Whewwww!
In other news, Reggie's Old Fashioned Sandwiches has opened on King St. West near Portland, next door to Craft Burger (which is busier than ever). They are open 24 hours, friendly staff and management, and I think they're still figuring out what works and what doesn't. It's a much larger space than Craft Burger (at this point I think they should trade spaces), and I think it'll become pretty popular, especially with the midday and late night crowds on Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Saturday nights.
The latter. It's a temporary "EQ3 Last Call" location. One of the employees (manager?) told me they'll be there for two months. The store is full of heavily discounted items. If you've seen the Last Call store beneath the main EQ3 store at King & Sherbourne, it's the same type of stuff, just lots more of it. Plenty of couches and sectionals, bed frames, and various odds and ends. There are a lot of great deals, actually.
In other news, Reggie's Old Fashioned Sandwiches has opened on King St. West near Portland, next door to Craft Burger (which is busier than ever). They are open 24 hours, friendly staff and management, and I think they're still figuring out what works and what doesn't. It's a much larger space than Craft Burger (at this point I think they should trade spaces), and I think it'll become pretty popular, especially with the midday and late night crowds on Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Saturday nights.
The latter. It's a temporary "EQ3 Last Call" location. One of the employees (manager?) told me they'll be there for two months. The store is full of heavily discounted items. If you've seen the Last Call store beneath the main EQ3 store at King & Sherbourne, it's the same type of stuff, just lots more of it. Plenty of couches and sectionals, bed frames, and various odds and ends. There are a lot of great deals, actually.
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