Metro Vancouver Restaurant News thread - Page 4

mr.x · #61 Posted **Feb 27, 2011, 11:19 PM**

Two high-end Vancouver restaurants set to close their doors

Lumiere and db Bistro Moderne confirm rumours about pending closures

By Andrea Woo, Vancouver Sun February 27, 2011 1:02 PM

Read more: http://www.vancouversun.com/entertai...#ixzz1FCjHOfQr

SpongeG · #62 Posted **Feb 27, 2011, 11:24 PM**

i just read the same thing haha

DB Bistro and Lumière Closing their Doors

http://urbandiner.ca/2011/02/27/db-b...g-their-doors/

jlousa · #63 Posted **Feb 28, 2011, 1:10 AM**

Is this not the 2nd time they've closed now? Only been to them once before the change and I wasn't impressed then and never went back.

jsbertram · #64 Posted **Feb 28, 2011, 2:58 AM**

I doubt Feenie is shedding a tear after the way he was tossed out of his own restaurants by his 'friendly investors'.

Does Kits need another Joeys / Bread Garden / Cactus Club?

whatnext · #65 Posted **Feb 28, 2011, 2:59 AM**

When did Shabusen at Granville & 14th close?

SpongeG · #66 Posted **Mar 5, 2011, 8:39 PM**

a japanese - an authentic japanese place, closed in coquitlam, its in the plaza at north road and lougheed, my japanese friends are sad since it was one of a few authentic japanese owned and run places

Conrad Yablonski · #67 Posted **Mar 6, 2011, 6:31 AM**

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Originally Posted by jsbertram

Does Kits need another Joeys / Bread Garden / Cactus Club?

I'm not aware of any of them in Kitsilano.

whatnext · #68 Posted **May 7, 2011, 7:25 AM**

I see Denny's closed on Davie St. Now there's nowhere on the downtown peninsula to get Moons Over My Hammy.

jsbertram · #69 Posted **May 7, 2011, 9:17 PM**

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Originally Posted by whatnext

I see Denny's closed on Davie St. Now there's nowhere on the downtown peninsula to get Moons Over My Hammy.

Now you'll have to make the trek to 1200 block Broadway for your Denny's Late Nite Fix.

whatnext · #70 Posted **May 8, 2011, 4:46 PM**

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Originally Posted by jsbertram

Now you'll have to make the trek to 1200 block Broadway for your Denny's Late Nite Fix.

Yeah, that's actually closer but I was visiting someone at St.Pauls. There's still the one on SW Marine as well.

SpongeG · #71 Posted **May 8, 2011, 6:39 PM**

wow thats surprising - I know they were a franchise location and they were having problems with some workers - apparently they brought in all foreign staff on work visas who were complaining about unfulfilled promises - i wonder if thats why they closed? they always seemed to be busy

vancityrox · #72 Posted **May 8, 2011, 7:25 PM**

Its not closed...I was just eating at Denny's on Davie yesterday night after my night out.
Im confused.

ryanmaccdn · #73 Posted **May 8, 2011, 10:16 PM**

Yeh I had 6 different groups of friends check into Denny's last night on FB?

WTF?

whatnext · #74 Posted **May 12, 2011, 4:48 AM**

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Originally Posted by vancityrox

Its not closed...I was just eating at Denny's on Davie yesterday night after my night out.
Im confused.

That's weird, I went by during the day.

SpongeG · #75 Posted **May 12, 2011, 4:52 AM**

maybe it was just empty no one goes there unless they are drunk

SpongeG · #76 Posted **May 12, 2011, 5:06 AM**

in other closings - Triple O's In aberdeen centre has shut down and a sign says Vera's Burgers will open its old spot

mezzanine · #77 Posted **May 12, 2011, 3:14 PM**

not a closing, but related to an opening, the sign for ki is finally up at the shangri-la.

[mods - change this thread title to resto opening/closing?]

jlousa · #78 Posted **May 14, 2011, 4:37 AM**

Went to Ensemble tonight, it's the new place where Corner Bistro was on Thurlow and it's run by Dale McKay who was at Lumiere/Db Bistro. The location has been cursed with I think 4 attempts in recent years. Hate to say I don't think it's going to be lifted this time around.
Food is medium plates meant to be shared apparently. We ordered 4 dishes and sure enough they brought them all out at once making it impossible to eat them warm, not to mention they didn't even fit on the table. Food wasn't bad nor was it great. The Rissoto was a little too al dente for our liking. The black cod in pork broth was pretty good but absolutely tiny for $18 (was probably a $12-14 dish tops). The potato gnocchi was so so, probably would've been better if we had been able to eat it warm. The Mussels and fries were probably the best bang for the buck as there was plentiful, wasn't a big fan of the curry sauce though. We decided to try a dessert to see if it would win us back, we ordered the pavlova and I hate to say it was the worst pavlova I've ever had.
Service was pretty bad too, not rude at all, just inattentive and invisible when they shouldn't have been. I'll give them a pass on the service though as they just opened and obviously have kinks to work out (even though they should've been worked out before opening).

All in all, I'd say wait a couple more weeks before giving it a shot. Hopefully they will be bringing their A game by then.

Locked In · #79 Posted **May 16, 2011, 7:41 PM**

Some downtown Cactus Club updates from today's BIV online:

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Construction delays mean the English Bay Cactus Club will not open until at least September and, more likely, October, owner Richard Jaffray told Business in Vancouver May 13.

“We were hoping to get it open for the summertime, for sure, but it wasn’t possible, given the extent of construction and some of the issues we had to deal with to get the site ready,” Jaffray said.

The setback isn’t slowing down Jaffray’s plans to expand his 20-restaurant chain, which has locations across B.C. and Alberta.

Two other new locations are currently under construction in Metro Vancouver. Jaffray expects to open restaurants in Abbotsford in August and at the Vancouver Convention Centre in early 2012.

Some other comments from the article:

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The cost of all this construction is enough for Jaffray to realize that the harmonized sales Tax (HST) has benefits for restaurateurs.

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Stiffened penalties for getting caught driving with a blood alcohol level above 0.05% has “definitely had an impact on the business,” Jaffray said.

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His bottom line took another hit when the Christy Clark government raised B.C.’s minimum wage by $0.75 to $8.75 on May 1.

hollywoodnorth · #80 Posted **May 17, 2011, 1:04 AM**

Go Richard Jaffray Go!