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General Food & Dining Thread

Cool to see La Morenita get some press. The food really is fantastic, the staff kind, and the owner has put a ton of work into reclaiming what was once one of the sketchiest dives on the Ave. I cannot recommend this place highly enough. If you get a chance to go I recommend trying their traditional Mexican coffee: Cafe de Olla.

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North Edmonton eatery shows how restoring a ruined restaurant is possible

A Mexican restaurant on Edmonton's north side is attempting to overcome the bad reputation of a former establishment that occupied the space
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Food Notes for October 20, 2025

OpeningsZymo, serving “European cuisine with Ukrainian character” is open in the former Dalla space at 10166 100A Street NW.Siu Yeh, offering Asian-inspired street eats, is now open at 3709 Gateway…
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Food Notes for October 20, 2025​

Sharon Yeo food, notes October 20, 2025

Openings
  • Zymo, serving “European cuisine with Ukrainian character” is open in the former Dalla space at 10166 100A Street NW.
  • Siu Yeh, offering Asian-inspired street eats, is now open at 3709 Gateway Blvd.
  • Yemeni café Mokha Coffee House has opened their second location in Windermere. Find it at 6085 Currents Drive NW.
  • Fennec Kitchen and Bar is coming soon downtown at 10250 101 Street NW.
  • Snowbear Bakery, with Hong Kong-style treats, is open at 10342 81 Avenue NW.
  • The Side Door, Old Strathcona Farmers’ Market’s on-site store with hours Tuesday to Sunday 10am-6pm, is now open.
  • Ukie’s Yummy, with “authentic and modern Ukrainian cuisine” is now open in the Mercer Warehouse, 10359 104 Street NW.
  • Last Modern Events is hosting another pop-up called Brewkada, serving up coffee and desserts like tiramisu. It will be open until December.
  • Burger restaurant Le Smash By Medium Rare is open at 10455 Whyte Avenue NW.
 
Ok, I realise I'm no spring chicken, but surely I cannot be the only one to ask why restaurants no longer have usable websites. Instagram is NOT usable. I need to know the following things: menu + prices, location, and hours. I don't care about beautifully lit professional pictures of the food or the ambience. That's not how I'll decide whether to go or not. I need information. Is that so hard???
 
@ADob It is one the main reasons why restaurants fail in the modern era. To be successful they should all have a well-developed, functioning website that is easy to navigate and mine for the information that you seek. You have hit the nail squarely on its head!
 
Also enough of the Code on the table to get a menus. If you are constantly change the menu sure but please We are past the covid restriction and give me a real menu to read. ( But I'm an Old Guy).
 
There's no reason not to have menu, hours, location, reservation etc on a website. Wix and other services are ridiculously easy these days to do yourself.

That said, instagram is the main social platform to promote your business these days. You need to have a plan to promote yourself, people are generally not going to just find out where your restaurant is and start going.
 
Another thing is have your restaurants Google profile up to date with hours, menu, maybe some interior shots, etc. People use that a lot when they hear about a restaurant and want to visit it later or when they're just searching up an area for places to eat.

Also, for any potential restaurants looking for a new way to promote your restaurant, I will rent my forum signature out. $100/mo for advertising use. Guaranteed I make at least a post per day. 2500 existing posts seen by Edmontonians daily. Top notch visibility. HMU
 
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