Calgary Food, coffee, etc. - Page 334

Spring2008 · #**6661** Posted **Jun 17, 2014, 3:50 AM**

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Originally Posted by Rusty van Reddick

Great news on both items! That shuttered place that was the Indian+Mexican has been a ridiculous gong show from the time I moved to Calgary up to an including the last owners serving prison time for having employees living in open sewage in the basement.

The Coup is REALLY close- windows were open and they were having a staff meeting there yesterday.

Yeah, I was surprised. The retail bay looks like crap right now, RAD does some amazing stuff - see Clive Burger, National, Double Zero, Model Milk. They're also working on the new Korean restaurant on the corner of 4th street and 17th. Looking at their portfolio, makes me believe this new place will be another Concorde endeavour.

Bunch of interior work going on in the empty bay next to Candela's in Mission too.

flamesfan101 · #**6662** Posted **Jun 17, 2014, 5:17 PM**

A bbq joint called Eldorado is opening at 103 - 620 8th Ave SW (next to Vern's)
http://eldoradoyyc.com/index.html

National on 8th (formerly West) opens on July 3rd

Nite Owl (where Vinyl was) apparently opened last week

Calgarian · #**6663** Posted **Jun 17, 2014, 5:36 PM**

I didn't even realize West had closed, glad it's going to be a less douchy place now.

RWin · #**6664** Posted **Jun 19, 2014, 6:31 PM**

A peek at the progress on the new Caffe Artigiano in Watermark Tower. From today.

Full Mountain · #**6665** Posted **Jun 19, 2014, 6:42 PM**

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Originally Posted by RWin

A peek at the progress on the new Caffe Artigiano in Watermark Tower. From today.

Saw that on my way to lunch was going to grab a picture after but the door was closed.

Jimby · #**6666** Posted **Jun 19, 2014, 11:02 PM**

The actor who played the Soup Nazi on Seinfeld is doing his schtick in Calgary tomorrow at Charlesglen Toyota in the far far far NW. I guess they have a deli in the dealership.

red_179 · #**6667** Posted **Jun 22, 2014, 4:03 PM**

According to their website, National on 8th (formerly West) will be opening just in time for Stampede on July 4th.

http://www.ntnl.ca/

Jimby · #**6668** Posted **Jun 23, 2014, 10:47 PM**

Village Ice Cream is opening a second location. Britannia. I live right in between the 2 locations!

Rusty van Reddick · #**6669** Posted **Jun 24, 2014, 1:54 AM**

Porto (17th Ave and 14 St SW) is closed. So business 1 this guy opens, after more than a year "coming soon" in two different locations, closes after 17 days, and business 2 is "coming soon" for not even three weeks and then opens and closes in six weeks.

I wish to hell somebody would open something amazing that would draw crowds in at that prime location in the Nimmons Block. I wish a Fratello or Rosso or Village Ice Cream (!) would open there. It is a beautiful space in an historic building and it has been a shitshow since I moved to Bankview. I know that Chocolate Shop did decent business evenings but it was still basically Sysco cakes in a smelly, dank space, and since then it's been failure after failure.

Spring2008 · #**6670** Posted **Jun 24, 2014, 3:12 PM**

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Originally Posted by Rusty van Reddick

Porto (17th Ave and 14 St SW) is closed. So business 1 this guy opens, after more than a year "coming soon" in two different locations, closes after 17 days, and business 2 is "coming soon" for not even three weeks and then opens and closes in six weeks.

I wish to hell somebody would open something amazing that would draw crowds in at that prime location in the Nimmons Block. I wish a Fratello or Rosso or Village Ice Cream (!) would open there. It is a beautiful space in an historic building and it has been a shitshow since I moved to Bankview. I know that Chocolate Shop did decent business evenings but it was still basically Sysco cakes in a smelly, dank space, and since then it's been failure after failure.

Geez that's crazy!

Cleaver's exterior has been revealed. French style doors and lighting, looks real classy so far. They've added some exterior tile to the new wine resto across the street too. The whole blocks really coming together!

mersar · #**6671** Posted **Jun 24, 2014, 7:11 PM**

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Originally Posted by Jimby

Village Ice Cream is opening a second location. Britannia. I live right in between the 2 locations!

Awesome. Just a little closer to home for me. Still a 15 minute drive, but closer.

Ramsayfarian · #**6672** Posted **Jun 24, 2014, 7:52 PM**

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Originally Posted by Rusty van Reddick

Porto (17th Ave and 14 St SW) is closed. So business 1 this guy opens, after more than a year "coming soon" in two different locations, closes after 17 days, and business 2 is "coming soon" for not even three weeks and then opens and closes in six weeks.

I wish to hell somebody would open something amazing that would draw crowds in at that prime location in the Nimmons Block. I wish a Fratello or Rosso or Village Ice Cream (!) would open there. It is a beautiful space in an historic building and it has been a shitshow since I moved to Bankview. I know that Chocolate Shop did decent business evenings but it was still basically Sysco cakes in a smelly, dank space, and since then it's been failure after failure.

Kind of sad really. As that was someones dream, but one's start-up budget should be slightly more than the change found in the couch.

Ramsayfarian · #**6673** Posted **Jun 24, 2014, 7:53 PM**

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Originally Posted by mersar

Awesome. Just a little closer to home for me. Still a 15 minute drive, but closer.

Or you can job there and back. That way you can eat even more ice cream.

Ramsayfarian · #**6674** Posted **Jun 24, 2014, 10:12 PM**

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Originally Posted by flamesfan101

A bbq joint called Eldorado is opening at 103 - 620 8th Ave SW (next to Vern's)
http://eldoradoyyc.com/index.html

National on 8th (formerly West) opens on July 3rd

Nite Owl (where Vinyl was) apparently opened last week

Nite Owl had a soft opening last week. I couldn't help but notice that their sign looked suspiciously close to the Old Night Gallery sign. During Sled Island I was talking about that to someone whilst standing outside the Hifi Club. Guy next to us overheard and said the similarity was intentional and that they hired Tom Begely (sic) of Forbidden Dimension to design the sign.

Turns out the guy who overheard is the manager of Nite Owl and they're hoping to make it a live music venue like the Night Gallery. While it would be impossible to duplicate the Night Gallery, I do wish them well as we can always use another live music venue.

hulkrogan · #**6675** Posted **Jun 25, 2014, 12:45 AM**

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Originally Posted by Ramsayfarian

Or you can job there and back. That way you can eat even more ice cream.

Hand or otherwise?

Ramsayfarian · #**6676** Posted **Jun 25, 2014, 1:26 AM**

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Originally Posted by hulkrogan

Hand or otherwise?

Ha! Serves me right for not typing with two hands.

Rusty van Reddick · #**6677** Posted **Jun 25, 2014, 3:18 AM**

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Originally Posted by Ramsayfarian

Ha! Serves me right for not typing with two hands.

I use one hand when I'm talking about Village Ice Cream too

DizzyEdge · #**6678** Posted **Jun 25, 2014, 5:17 AM**

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Originally Posted by Ramsayfarian

Ha! Serves me right for not typing with two hands.

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Originally Posted by Rusty van Reddick

I use one hand when I'm talking about Village Ice Cream too

Geeze guys, I'm eating....

DoubleK · #**6679** Posted **Jun 25, 2014, 5:34 AM**

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Originally Posted by DizzyEdge

Geeze guys, I'm eating....

With or without hands?

Rusty van Reddick · #**6680** Posted **Jun 25, 2014, 5:00 PM**

That's disgusting- why would anybody ruin the beautiful sausage with iceberg lettuce?