torontowest91
Active Member
the inside before was just concrete and blank space - nothing exciting
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nightstreak
Senior Member
Indeed. The interior isn’t finished so there’s nothing special to see.
Seeing it in person does dispel the idea that this could be a flagship store of any sort. It’s definitely too small for an Apple Store as some have suggested. It’ll make a nice restaurant one of these days.
Seeing it in person does dispel the idea that this could be a flagship store of any sort. It’s definitely too small for an Apple Store as some have suggested. It’ll make a nice restaurant one of these days.
torontowest91
Active Member
more details here about 2 queen:
cadillacfairview.com
2 Queen West
The south, eastern most of towers connected to the Toronto Eaton Centre, 2 Queen Street West, is a 5-storey office tower located on the north-west corner of the Yonge Street intersection. Just minutes away from the financial core, 2 Queen Street West is directly accessible from the Yonge subway...
nightstreak
Senior Member
They’re finally repairing Trinity Church.
In case you didn’t know what was happening, this speaks for itself.
In case you didn’t know what was happening, this speaks for itself.
DavidJamesTO
Active Member
I remember the McDonalds. Always thought it was strange the mall having two.
I don't really remember the Simpsons across the road (aside from Today's Special) but do remember the Simpsons at Woodbine. My mother still had a Simpsons card in her wallet for at least a decade after the shutdown, and they were still honoured by The Bay.
TossYourJacket
Senior Member
So the reason I'm a little skeptical is the new store still says "Pop-Up" on the windows. It also was a very low effort reno. No changes inside, the outside is clearly blue film over the old Banana Republic doorways. Wondering if it might be they put up a moved sign for now because it's taking time to rearrange the walls, etc to create the new space (since it was previously divided into two units since it's half of their old space and part of the AX store) and then build the new store, so the former BR location will be there longer than a usual temporary store, more like a semi-permanent one, but they will move back to the south end of the mall eventually. Also the fact they expanded the "moved" signage to include space that was not part of the old store, and it's been up for months (longer than CF usually allows) makes me wonder. I was just thinking about this because I was walking through today on my commute and the signage at both locations feels weird for a store that moved months ago.
Who knows.
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UtakataNoAnnex
Superstar
...makes me wonder if it was the brickwork or the structure itself causing breakaway crack.
torontowest91
Active Member
Yes - the one McDonalds was where harry Rosen is - I remember it had a second level - overlooked queen street. The other McDonalds was in the old food court.I think where Queens Cross/Shoppers is? I remember there was a second smaller one.
Richard White
Senior Member
It was next to where shoppers is now across from Kernels and the Patty Express.
DavidJamesTO
Active Member
Used to be more of a food court presence there too. I remember Sbarro was there back in the day.
Jamie Bradburn shared an old article of his talking about opening day of Eaton Centre phase one. I compared the original tenants and the current directory; the only places left from opening day are Brown's shoes, Shoppers, and A&W. Everyone else? Poof.
Jamie Bradburn shared an old article of his talking about opening day of Eaton Centre phase one. I compared the original tenants and the current directory; the only places left from opening day are Brown's shoes, Shoppers, and A&W. Everyone else? Poof.
Johnny Au
Superstar
Sbarro is still in the Eaton Centre food court today.
zang
Senior Member
A&W’s presence hasn’t been continuous. It was gone for decades and only resurfaced with the construction of the new(er) north food court.
I’m not sure what you’re talking about regarding food court presence however. There’s more food court in the mall now than there’s ever been.
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Johnny Au
Superstar
February 13, 2026:
Mall Proper:
2 Queen West:
Before you get the meal, you have to agree to participate in a five-second promo, hence the hockey and ski hill sets, then you get to choose Pizza French Fries, Podium Poutine, or Gold Medal Sliders. You can only select one per day and it is free. Vegetarian options are available. It also comes with a voucher for a free bag of McCain's frozen potato products or a bag of McCain's frozen onion rings.
My review for the Pizza French Fries and the Podium Poutine (I personally am not interested in the Gold Medal Sliders):
Both taste excellent and have really crispy fries. Yes, I went on two different days (first time on February 13 and second time on February 22). They are not exactly the healthiest though.
Unfortunately, by the time you are reading this, the pop-up restaurant closed (it was open during the duration of the 2026 Winter Olympics, which ended on February 22). The reason I didn't post this earlier is because I had a huge backlog of photos. Sorry about that.
Fortunately, they are very easy to prepare at home. For example, the Pizza French Fries are just shoestring fries, pizza sauce, melted mozzarella cheese, and pepperoni slices, drizzled with hot honey (hot as in temperature, not as in SHUs).
Mall Proper:
2 Queen West:
Before you get the meal, you have to agree to participate in a five-second promo, hence the hockey and ski hill sets, then you get to choose Pizza French Fries, Podium Poutine, or Gold Medal Sliders. You can only select one per day and it is free. Vegetarian options are available. It also comes with a voucher for a free bag of McCain's frozen potato products or a bag of McCain's frozen onion rings.
My review for the Pizza French Fries and the Podium Poutine (I personally am not interested in the Gold Medal Sliders):
Both taste excellent and have really crispy fries. Yes, I went on two different days (first time on February 13 and second time on February 22). They are not exactly the healthiest though.
Unfortunately, by the time you are reading this, the pop-up restaurant closed (it was open during the duration of the 2026 Winter Olympics, which ended on February 22). The reason I didn't post this earlier is because I had a huge backlog of photos. Sorry about that.
Fortunately, they are very easy to prepare at home. For example, the Pizza French Fries are just shoestring fries, pizza sauce, melted mozzarella cheese, and pepperoni slices, drizzled with hot honey (hot as in temperature, not as in SHUs).
kotsy
Senior Member
Damn, I've probably walked or biked past here a dozen times over the course of the Olympics and had idea there was free food inside! Hopefully they do it again in 2 years
