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#7081 Mike K.

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Posted 26 September 2022 - 02:17 PM

I swear there was a guy in town who would put out birthday specials of various restaurants. I don’t think that’s happening any more.

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#7082 lanforod

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Posted 26 September 2022 - 02:54 PM

Just stick to Denny's if you want a birthday special.


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#7083 Victoria Watcher

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Posted 27 September 2022 - 01:37 PM

Sassy's will be a Floyd's Diner for a while, unitl the development goes ahead.



#7084 catfluff

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Posted 27 September 2022 - 02:43 PM

 

Sassy's will be a Floyd's Diner for a while, unitl the development goes ahead.

 

It’s sporting its pepto pink paint today



#7085 Matt R.

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Posted 28 September 2022 - 12:59 PM

Bit of a write up on End Dive, in the old furniture store location from the Cap Daily.

“ It’s a particularly hot and sunny Monday afternoon, and the buzz of the weekend has grown considerably quieter. But on the corner of Herald and Government streets, punk music bellows in the afternoon haze, while passersby peer into what’s become of the old Sager’s Furniture store.”

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#7086 Kapten Kapsell

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Posted 03 October 2022 - 03:22 PM

The Shark Club on Douglas is closing:  https://www.cheknews...siness-1099951/



#7087 Victoria Watcher

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Posted 03 October 2022 - 03:39 PM

Interesting.

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Posted 03 October 2022 - 03:40 PM

"The bar announced it was temporarily closing its doors back on June 16, and seemingly never was able to reopen.

CHEK News has reached out to Shark Club to ask what factors prompted the closure."

 

Hmmm I wonder what could have happened in the last few years that would have impacted their business....  :badpc:


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#7089 Victoria Watcher

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Posted 03 October 2022 - 03:45 PM

It’s been open for more than 19 years though. That’s an error.

#7090 Kapten Kapsell

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Posted 03 October 2022 - 03:53 PM

Keep in mind that the property is set to be redeveloped, Chiba Sushi has already relocated …

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Posted 04 October 2022 - 12:13 AM

It’s been open for more than 19 years though. That’s an error.

Not necessarily as the Shark Club.  There was the Colony at one time on that site, then there may have been something else (I forget), then it became Shark Club when the building was re-done.

 

That said, it may have been open as Shark Club for a few more than 19 years, but not many.



#7092 Victoria Watcher

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Posted 04 October 2022 - 01:45 AM

The Colony closed in 1993.

 

The Shark Club Vancouver opened in 1993.

 

I know that by 2000 the Shark Club here was already very well established.  But I'm struggling to find an exact date.

 

 

 

 

It’s the end of an era for a once popular bar near downtown Victoria after 29 years in business.

 

Shark Club, a staple in the Victoria area since 1993 in the Sandman Hotel on Douglas Street, took to social media Sunday to announce the establishment had permanently closed as of September.

 

 

https://www.victoria...porary-closure/


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#7093 Mike K.

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Posted 04 October 2022 - 06:41 AM

It would have opened in tandem with the Sandman, I think?

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#7094 Victoria Watcher

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Posted 04 October 2022 - 06:49 AM

It did. But I still can’t find a date. I don’t think VicBuzz has it right either, as 1993.

#7095 Matt R.

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Posted 04 October 2022 - 07:03 AM

Pluvio up in Ukee wins best fine dining restaurant in Canada, according to tripadvisor.

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#7096 Mike K.

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Posted 04 October 2022 - 07:04 AM

Yup. It’s good!

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#7097 Matt R.

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Posted 04 October 2022 - 07:05 AM

It was a great spot before, too.. must be good bones in that building!

#7098 Mike K.

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Posted 04 October 2022 - 07:35 AM

Norwood? It was, totally! Some good memories there.
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Posted 04 October 2022 - 08:42 AM

I think it was Matt R. that posted about The Farmer's Daughter wine and cheese bar in Sidney and that they have a good fondue. 

 

I went to their website and saw a picture of a grilled cheese sandwich that looked incredible.

 

I've been jonesing about this sandwich ever since. I'll let you know how it was after I devour one. It might go down good with their French Onion soup....another one of my favourites.

 

Thanks for messing with my appetite Matt.


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#7100 Victoria Watcher

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Posted 07 October 2022 - 05:57 AM

Patio season to extend to end of March in Victoria

 

A bylaw allowing businesses to temporarily expand their patios into public spaces has been extended to the end of March.

 

The Business Recovery from Pandemic Bylaw and related Build Back Victoria program, which permitted the patios so businesses could meet pandemic-related social distancing requirements, had been due to expire at the end of this month.

 

The program has been extended twice to help with economic recovery as the pandemic started to wane and restrictions were relaxed.

 

 

https://www.timescol...ictoria-5922768

 

 

 

 

Does anyone at City Hall consider that some progressive restaurants would appreciate being able to plan - for next sumer - soon?



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