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[Kapten Kapsell]

Rosie's Diner in the Cook Street Village is closing at the end of the month.  Rumour has it that it will be replaced by a Korean restaurant.

[Mike K.]

Phew, folks at the diner confirm it will close but will reopen later this spring under new ownership, but still as Rosie's.

[Kapten Kapsell]

Has this been mentioned yet? Coming soon to the Public Market.

[Hotel Mike]

Does that make three operations Roast has a piece of in The Market? I guess they have confidence in its future.

[Kapten Kapsell]

Serious Coffee in Cook Street Village has closed.

Dobo Sala Cantina will be opening soon in the 750 Pandora building.

[Rob Randall]

The long-awaited secret coffee project at the Root Cellar on McKenzie is finally open. It's called...uh, The Coffee Project At The Root Cellar.

[phx]

Sushi Langford, now open in McKenzie Mall.

 

[lanforod]

Never heard that called Mckenzie Mall. Is this owned by the same owners as Langford Sushi/Victoria Sushi?

 

Appears it may be an 'outlet' or something of Langford Sushi on Millstream. http://toktokvan.com...ushilangford/# 

That'd be great, I've always enjoyed the sushi there, though not cheap.

Edited by lanforod, 24 March 2018 - 09:14 PM.

[VicHockeyFan]

Oh ya, it's been McKenzie Mall since I was a little hockey fan 30+ years ago.  We used to play street hockey on the pakade lower level on Sundays, it was "all weather"!

 

The odd client would come out of the clinic to find a hockey game had broken out around their vehicle.   No harm, no foul.

Edited by VicHockeyFan, 24 March 2018 - 09:20 PM.

[grantpalin]

Serious Coffee in Cook Street Village has closed.
 

Bummer on that. I used to go there when walking through the village or out that side of the park.

 

According to Reddit it's due to a combination of expiring lease and poor margin:

 

Yeah i asked one the barista. Their leased was up and they decided not to renew it. They probably drastically increased it too considering how everything in cook st village has been on the rise.

 

She also said most of their clientele was old and using their discount on regular coffee and not buying anything else. They didnt do enough profit.

 

[rjag]

With the implementation of the $15 min wage I can see lots of sit down coffee shops may be in trouble as they aren’t turning tables over very fast or selling more than a few $’s per seat per hour.

[jonny]

What'll happen is there will be fewer employees and the hours of operation will be reduced. I can definitely see a lot of these places being closed on Sundays going forward, for starters.

[johnk]

Anyone tried this new sushi place?

[Kapten Kapsell]

Island Poké has opened on Douglas Street near Fisgard.

[Nparker]

Poké and burritos? Is the latest food hybrid Hawaican?

[VicHockeyFan]

New on Broughton St. across from the library.  This must be the 3rd name for the place since the crepe place left.

 

Edited by VicHockeyFan, 29 March 2018 - 06:42 AM.

[TheSignGuru]

Hey does anyone know whats moving into the old View Royal Food Market? I noticed its finally been leased out to someone. 

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[Bob Fugger]

It seems a bit spendy, given that they aren't paying for the overhead of running a traditional bricks and mortar.  $12-14 for a burger with no side, $6+ for a latte and $4.50 (!!!) for a double espresso.  Deadbeetz (normally parked @ RBCM) by comparison, is $11-12 for a burger.

 

 

I guess where they are located, they're looking to take advantage of the favourable US exchange rate.

[Matt R.]

Chef Roger was my boss when we opened the Marriott, years ago. Heck of a good guy. He also runs the concession for Lake Hill little league, “Dave’s Dugout” or something like that.

Matt.