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ShonTron said:
Was that the one attached to the Eaton Centre? It too suffered from being in a low visibility location and having not much of a patio for where it was.
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Terrible hours as well. I think they thought of themselves as an Eaton Centre pub, when really, they may have been technically part of the building, but had little to do with its shoppers, hours or otherwise in reality.
 
JasonParis said:
Terrible hours as well. I think they thought of themselves as an Eaton Centre pub, when really, they may have been technically part of the building, but had little to do with its shoppers, hours or otherwise in reality.
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To be honest, I don't think any shoppers heading into the mall knew it even existed.

When I think of Eaton Centre Pub I think of Mr Greenjeans, Lime Rickeys, etc which were actually inside the mall. Even Joey is not really part of the mall imo.
 
Looks like some type of food court from Recipe Unlimited/Cara is being developed at the Riverdale plaza strip mall near Carlaw and Gerrard St E. There will be a Harvey's. New York Fries, Montana's, East Side Mario's, Swiss Chalet and Fresh all in one unit. Don't know about the opening date or seating capacity.

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AlbertC said:
The Bar Buca midtown location at Eglinton East & Dunfield (east of Yonge) has been locked up due to unpaid rent:

trnto.com

Bar Buca reportedly locked up over rent arrears in Toronto | TRNTO.com

A notice of distress has been posted at the Yonge and Eg location
trnto.com trnto.com
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King Street Company (Jacobs & Co., Buca, Bar Buca, La Banane, CXBO) has entered creditor protection.
"Over the course of the March to October period, revenue plunged 98 per cent year-over-year."

www.bnnbloomberg.ca

Buca owner enters creditor protection as virus hammers restaurants - BNN Bloomberg

The COVID-19 pandemic has forced one of Toronto’s buzziest restaurant groups into creditor protection.
www.bnnbloomberg.ca www.bnnbloomberg.ca
trnto.com

King Street Food Company was planning a massive expansion across the city

Plans included a massive 40,000 square foot project at Yonge and Bloor
trnto.com trnto.com

They had big expansion plans (from trnto article):
  1. Buca St Clair: Buca has plans to move up the middle of Toronto and first opened at Yonge and Eglinton. The Buca St. Clair location was next up, and, according to the court filings, was “planned to be approximately six thousand and one hundred (6,100) square foot and one hundred twenty (120) seat capacity Italian family-style restaurant. Construction of this restaurant was substantially completed in March of 2020. Although it has not formally opened, this restaurant is currently being used to run part of the KSF Group’s takeout business.”
  2. Buca Vaughan: The Buca expansion was planned to continue right up to Vaughan and a new 5,600-square-foot Buca restaurant and Bar Buca “planned to be opened in Vaughan as part of a broader mixed use planned community.” According to filings, construction has advanced on this project to date.
  3. Man Ray Bar a Vin: Planned to open above the very popular La Banane restaurant helmed by chef Brandon Olsen, Man Ray Bar a Vin is described as “an approximately two thousand and seven hundred (2,700) square foot private dining, event space and cocktail bar.” According to filings, the project is substantially complete and was “weeks away from opening when the COVID-19 Pandemic hit.” Ouch.
  4. KSF Commissary: This massive project was scheduled to be opening in the newly developed Globe and Mail Centre and would have clocked in at more than 10,000 square feet.
  5. KSF at CIBC Square: Another major restaurant project, the KSF at the CIBC Square is planned to be an approximately 13,000 square feet restaurant in a new commercial office tower that is currently under construction in the Financial District.
  6. KSF at the PH: The Park Hyatt hotel was destined to be the location of KSF at the PH, a 12,000-square-foot Japanese restaurant.
  7. KSF at The One: This one is massive. KSF at The One is described as “an approximately forty thousand and three hundred (40,300) square foot restaurant, café and event space planned to be opened as part of the One Bloor West condominium and hotel development.”
 
GKW said:
Looks like some type of food court from Recipe Unlimited/Cara is being developed at the Riverdale plaza strip mall near Carlaw and Gerrard St E. There will be a Harvey's. New York Fries, Montana's, East Side Mario's, Swiss Chalet and Fresh all in one unit. Don't know about the opening date or seating capacity.

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That's a lot of corporate cuisine packed into a very small area. I would assume it's entirely for the curbside pickup/food courier market.
 
gregv said:
King Street Company (Jacobs & Co., Buca, Bar Buca, La Banane, CXBO) has entered creditor protection.
"Over the course of the March to October period, revenue plunged 98 per cent year-over-year."

www.bnnbloomberg.ca

Buca owner enters creditor protection as virus hammers restaurants - BNN Bloomberg

The COVID-19 pandemic has forced one of Toronto’s buzziest restaurant groups into creditor protection.
www.bnnbloomberg.ca www.bnnbloomberg.ca
trnto.com

King Street Food Company was planning a massive expansion across the city

Plans included a massive 40,000 square foot project at Yonge and Bloor
trnto.com trnto.com

They had big expansion plans (from trnto article):
  1. Buca St Clair: Buca has plans to move up the middle of Toronto and first opened at Yonge and Eglinton. The Buca St. Clair location was next up, and, according to the court filings, was “planned to be approximately six thousand and one hundred (6,100) square foot and one hundred twenty (120) seat capacity Italian family-style restaurant. Construction of this restaurant was substantially completed in March of 2020. Although it has not formally opened, this restaurant is currently being used to run part of the KSF Group’s takeout business.”
  2. Buca Vaughan: The Buca expansion was planned to continue right up to Vaughan and a new 5,600-square-foot Buca restaurant and Bar Buca “planned to be opened in Vaughan as part of a broader mixed use planned community.” According to filings, construction has advanced on this project to date.
  3. Man Ray Bar a Vin: Planned to open above the very popular La Banane restaurant helmed by chef Brandon Olsen, Man Ray Bar a Vin is described as “an approximately two thousand and seven hundred (2,700) square foot private dining, event space and cocktail bar.” According to filings, the project is substantially complete and was “weeks away from opening when the COVID-19 Pandemic hit.” Ouch.
  4. KSF Commissary: This massive project was scheduled to be opening in the newly developed Globe and Mail Centre and would have clocked in at more than 10,000 square feet.
  5. KSF at CIBC Square: Another major restaurant project, the KSF at the CIBC Square is planned to be an approximately 13,000 square feet restaurant in a new commercial office tower that is currently under construction in the Financial District.
  6. KSF at the PH: The Park Hyatt hotel was destined to be the location of KSF at the PH, a 12,000-square-foot Japanese restaurant.
  7. KSF at The One: This one is massive. KSF at The One is described as “an approximately forty thousand and three hundred (40,300) square foot restaurant, café and event space planned to be opened as part of the One Bloor West condominium and hotel development.”
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Yikes that's huge!

Pandemic aside, this sounds like an ownership group that's reading too much of its own press.

That level of expansion is both likely to erode quality and be very capital intensive.
 
bAuHaUs said:
Recipe Unlimited Launches Second "Ultimate Kitchens" Multi-Brand Takeout & Delivery Location in Toronto

www.newswire.ca

Recipe Unlimited Launches Second "Ultimate Kitchens" Multi-Brand Takeout & Delivery Location in Toronto

/CNW/ - Today, Recipe Unlimited, Canada's largest full-service restaurant company, formally announced the launch of its second multi-branded takeout and...
www.newswire.ca www.newswire.ca
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I'll have Harvey’s Fresh Swiss Chalet-style Montana sushi pizza with East Side fries.
 
Bayer said:
I'll have Harvey’s Fresh Swiss Chalet-style Montana sushi pizza with East Side fries.
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You will have no such thing; or we here at UT will disown you! LOL

(what worries...... is that they might just make it if you ask)
 
Northern Light said:
You will have no such thing; or we here at UT will disown you! LOL

(what worries...... is that they might just make it if you ask)
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I wonder if the fries will be fresh, like they are at Swiss and NYF, or frozen, like they are at Harvey's or Montana's.
 
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