General Food & Dining Thread

[Avenuer]

Is a food hall just a fancy name for a food court? If so, we have tons of those already!

 

[SarcasticMarmot]

Is a food hall just a fancy name for a food court? If so, we have tons of those already!

Not quite, in my experience food halls often have rotating chefs/fare and a shared pay system, menu, and servers. Not sure if that's universal.

 

[IanO]

Is a food hall just a fancy name for a food court? If so, we have tons of those already!

The difference is that it is a social hub, experience and often really cool spaces.

 

[Didama]

Is a food hall just a fancy name for a food court? If so, we have tons of those already!

In some ways, the principle is the same. But think much, much higher quality of food and atmosphere, plus booze ;-)

 

[bodsbods9090]

Just saw on Reddit that Take 5 is closing up shop on September 22. So go get your donuts before they're gone!

 

[Gronk!]

Just saw on Reddit that Take 5 is closing up shop on September 22. So go get your donuts before they're gone!

 

[SarcasticMarmot]

Just saw on Reddit that Take 5 is closing up shop on September 22. So go get your donuts before they're gone!

Dammit! Losing Take 5 and Mandolin in the same week is a big blow for this corner of the city. Boo!

 

[Coprolite]

The Board N Brew Cafe on 103 St south of 100 Ave is now permanently closed.

One of those places I used to go all of the time, and did good business, but I don't think I've been to a board game cafe since COVID came along. Not sure there's really a way to make that kind of venue safe without some serious ventilation.

 

[Coprolite]

Not sure if this has been mentioned already, but it seems Furusato has closed. I'm not shocked since they did virtually nothing to promote the place and it always looked closed from the outside, but I will greatly miss their spicy tuna temaki. The best in the city, they were.

They'd been around since the 1990s, hadn't they? I wonder if it's some kind of retirement with lack of succession case.

 

[Airboy]

No is right.

 

[Coprolite]

Just saw on Reddit that Take 5 is closing up shop on September 22. So go get your donuts before they're gone!

Ahhh, I remember bringing my brother and his girlfriend in there to get a dozen back when I lived in the neighbourhood. The usual crowd of older dudes were there with their coffee and conversation, and the girlfriend stopped, looked at me and remarked, "I kind of feel like I have to be some kind of war veteran to come in here."

 

[Airboy]

3 Edmonton New Restaurants make Air Canadas best new Restaurant list.

Bar Henry, Bernadette's and Little Wolf.

 

[Greenspace]

^https://enroute.aircanada.com/restaurants/en/

 

[Offworld]

3 Edmonton New Restaurants make Air Canadas best new Restaurant list.

Bar Henry, Bernadette's and Little Wolf.

That's nice to hear. Wasn't there a year or more when Edmonton didn't get any mentions?

 

[Airboy]

That's nice to hear. Wasn't there a year or more when Edmonton didn't get any mentions?

Yup last year for sure. Calgary only had 2 this year. But the number of closings have gone up.