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General Food & Dining Thread

Some highlights from Sharon Yeo's blog:

  • The folks behind Iconoclast Coffee have opened up Lovesong, a restaurant in an old substation behind the Oliver Exchange Building. Find it at 12015 102 Avenue NW.
  • Pyro, L’OCA’s restaurant featuring wood-fired pizzas and steaks, is opening next to its Edmonton location in the west end later this summer.
  • Back in May, Northern Mexican restaurant Maria closed.
  • After six years as Toast Culture, the restaurant is rebranding fully into its sister brand Birch & Bear. It closed on July 28 and will re-open on August 27 to embrace a pizza-based menu. The Wîhkwêntôwin location will offer a limited brunch menu with some previous Toast Culture favourites. After the re-brand, Birch & Bear will have three locations in Edmonton.
  • Century Hospitality’s Rebel Food and Drink has moved into its former Stingray space in Crestwood. Find it at 9682 142 Street.
 
Has anyone tried Kinton Ramen, the new joint in Terra Losa? I've been looking forward to trying it but I'm hearing that it's incredibly mediocre.
 
More from the Taproot Food Roundup:

Openings
  1. The folks behind Iconoclast Coffee have opened a new restaurant called Lovesong, in an old substation behind the Oliver Exchange Building at 12015 102 Avenue NW.
  2. Tulip Coffee House is now open in Chappelle, 3111 141 Street SW.
  3. Great North Cookie Co. has opened its first Edmonton location, at West Edmonton Mall.
  4. Vietnamese Spring Roll, offering a variety of Vietnamese dishes, has opened in Westlock. Owner Kit Hunh, who also operates several restaurants in Edmonton, noted the community’s positive feedback and emphasized the generous portions.
  5. D Spot Cafe has opened its third location, at 10021 170 Street NW.
  6. A fourth Chipotle location is now open, at 5352 Ellerslie Road SW.
  7. Toronto-based ramen chain Kinton Ramen is now open in Edmonton, at 9518 170 Street NW.
  8. The Stone and Wheel Pizzeria is opening a location in Sherwood Park on Aug. 1 at 115 Tisbury Street.
  9. Odd Burger is opening its second Edmonton location, at 9518 Ellerslie Road SW. As part of the grand opening on Aug. 2, 25% of all sales will be donated to Farm Animal Rescue and Rehoming Movement, an animal sanctuary near Wetaskiwin.
  10. Pyro, L’OCA Quality Market’s restaurant featuring wood-fired pizzas and steaks, is opening next to its Edmonton location in the west end later this summer.


Closings
Back in May, Northern Mexican restaurant Maria closed.
 
Markyeg said:
I had it in Toronto a few years ago and thought it was good, but I’ve heard that the quality has gone downhill since they’ve gone into expansion mode.
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I found it a bit "meh" here and think that our local places (Menya Mori, Tokiwa) are better, but not to dissuade anyone from trying it!
 
I'm not surprised to see Maria closing, I always found them to be a bit hit-or-miss.
Hopefully another eatery will take its place soon...something with the same name recognition as the Old Spaghetti Factory next door.
 
I went to the new District Café location by the U of A. Pretty good, and it seemed reasonably popular. The location is hard to beat. Between this, Square One, and Deville, I'm glad to see some nice off-campus coffee options pop up. I like the Tea & Coffee Company in HUB, but it's pretty no-frills. (Kaffa is great and not really that far, but for some reason feels like more of a haul.)
 
Not exactly knew, but not (to my knowledge) previously discussed here: Lunar, right next to Boxer and run by the same people.

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OpeningsRita Trattoria, Daniel Costa’s new restaurant in the space formerly occupied by Uccellino, is now open at 10349 Jasper Avenue NW.It looks like there have been some test runs of the space, b…
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  • Rita Trattoria, Daniel Costa’s new restaurant in the space formerly occupied by Uccellino, is now open at 10349 Jasper Avenue NW.
  • It looks like there have been some test runs of the space, but its nice to see Atrium at Sabor now on social media, billed as “Edmonton’s first full-service premier event space and daytime cafe bistro” powered by Sabor Restaurant Group”. It is in the renovated Boardwalk building at 10320 102 Avenue NW.
  • I missed the opening of Chai Coffee Day earlier in the spring at 9665 101A Avenue NW.
  • Boa and Hare’s grand opening (including their evening cocktail hour!) is taking place August 16.
  • The Growlery’s downtown location, called The Den, commemorated its grand opening in late July. Find them at 10363 104 Street NW.
 
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