10-19-2019, 11:00 AM
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#1321
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First Line Centre
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Originally Posted by Shazam
Holy Grill, Clive, Naina's. Or is walking 10 minutes too far?
No one goes down to 4th Street and says "Let's go to Five Guys!"
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Holy grill has limited hours, is greasy and is too far away
Clive is alright but imo not as good as five guys
Naina’s? It’s goes to show how recent you know of the place because it’s been rebranded as “n9na”. Despite this, their prices are up there with any other pub with their stuffed burger is nearly $20.
If you’re going to use N9na as a comparison, you may as well include every pub in the area with burgers as their offering. Fast casual food is significantly cheaper than restaurants
Yes, 10 min walking is too far away when that’s all you have in mission and especially with winter coming up
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10-19-2019, 11:17 AM
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#1322
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Franchise Player
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Yeah 5 guys is fast food. So the local competition would have been Burger Inn and A&W. One wonders if the A&W moving in is what did them in.
But I suspect it's the usual formula for failure: high lease+high property taxes.
The same reasons why a bunch of places are closing up.
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10-19-2019, 01:47 PM
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#1323
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Scoring Winger
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Originally Posted by Jiri Hrdina
But I suspect it's the usual formula for failure: high lease+high property taxes.
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It’s this right here that always has me confused as to how ‘Cookies By George’ still stays afloat in the malls.
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10-19-2019, 01:52 PM
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#1324
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Franchise Player
Join Date: Jun 2008
Location: Calgary
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Purlieu Bistro in Oakridge - fantastic. Bistro food with Chinese influence. Love their duck confit cassoulet. Does not hurt that I can put as much wine as I want and walk home.
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10-29-2019, 01:02 PM
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#1325
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Backup Goalie
Join Date: Oct 2009
Location: Calgary
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Looks like Ox Bar De Tapas on 17th is closed now
Can't find anything official from the restaurant but opentable no longer accepting reservations
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10-29-2019, 09:01 PM
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#1326
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Franchise Player
Join Date: Dec 2006
Location: Calgary, Alberta
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Quote:
Originally Posted by uofaflamesfan
Looks like Ox Bar De Tapas on 17th is closed now
Can't find anything official from the restaurant but opentable no longer accepting reservations
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That's a shame. I've spent a few nights after Flames games drinking cocktails there!
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10-30-2019, 08:24 AM
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#1327
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Unfrozen Caveman Lawyer
Join Date: Oct 2002
Location: Winebar Kensington
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Originally Posted by Slava
That's a shame. I've spent a few nights after Flames games drinking cocktails there!
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I was dining there the night the flood started in 2013. We kept hearing reports that water was creeping up 4th Street. We thought these reports must be exaggerated and kept blissfully drinking wine. Later, my Sled Island show at Republik was moved to the Palace. When I emerged, the power was out and downtown was dark.
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10-30-2019, 10:32 AM
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#1328
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First Line Centre
Join Date: Feb 2002
Location: Normally, my desk
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Originally Posted by Inglewood Jack
hey I'm here to find out about the secrets too. I just figure it can't be much of a secret if getting a table as a walk-up is nigh impossible during normal dinner hours.
I guess one place I'd consider relatively hidden is Stromboli Inn. I do like being able to stroll up and sit down to my favorite pizza anytime (except for their excessively long winter break shutdowns), but at the same time a bit more traffic would make me feel better about them sticking around for the long haul.
oh and Begim (Uzbeki on international ave), same thing. nice to have an easy table but they deserve more customers for sure.
edit: one more, Katsuten for...katsu. they seem to have fairly steady patrons so maybe not too secret, but not yet at the point where showing up without a reso is utterly futile. very addictive crunchy stuff.
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Nicely done for coming up with Begim. Not many say "Oooo, I'm craving some Uzbeki cuisine today". We tried it once and loved it. But, wow, it was a "heavy" meal. Couldn't do it too regularly.
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10-30-2019, 06:36 PM
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#1329
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Powerplay Quarterback
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Originally Posted by Leeman4Gilmour
Nicely done for coming up with Begim. Not many say "Oooo, I'm craving some Uzbeki cuisine today". We tried it once and loved it. But, wow, it was a "heavy" meal. Couldn't do it too regularly.
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Their menu is incomplete and most dishes don't include a description... Can you describe Uzbeki cuisine? Seems like a sort of hybrid of Greek and Persian ??
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10-30-2019, 08:53 PM
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#1330
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#1 Goaltender
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Originally Posted by you&me
Their menu is incomplete and most dishes don't include a description... Can you describe Uzbeki cuisine? Seems like a sort of hybrid of Greek and Persian ??
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it's probably easier to google pictures of Uzbek food, but I guess I'd describe it as hybrid Persian/Turkish with a touch of Eastern Europe/Russia mixed in. and yes the portions can be intimidating, so best to bring 4 people and share a few dishes.
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11-01-2019, 07:54 PM
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#1331
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Franchise Player
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If you want to check out some hidden gems - go through the mish mash of businesses in the Westwinds Business Park area. I was doing a tour through there (for planning issues) with the local City Councillor today and we stopped by Afghan Kabob for some lunch. Amazing.
Aside from the Kabob platter, had this amazing dumpling type dish. Fantastic.
https://www.facebook.com/Afghankabobyyc/
Lots of cool places in this area.
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11-02-2019, 09:20 PM
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#1332
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Scoring Winger
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Quote:
Originally Posted by uofaflamesfan
Looks like Ox Bar De Tapas on 17th is closed now
Can't find anything official from the restaurant but opentable no longer accepting reservations
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I don't know about them, but FYI just because opentable no longer accepts reservations doesn't necessarily mean the restaurant is closed, it might mean they decided to ditch opentable and the $1.35/person (yes, per person) fee they have to pay opentable for reservations. Maybe in an effort to stay open.
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11-02-2019, 11:10 PM
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#1333
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Franchise Player
Join Date: Feb 2007
Location: A small painted room
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11-04-2019, 11:15 AM
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#1334
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Franchise Player
Join Date: Aug 2005
Location: Memento Mori
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Quote:
Originally Posted by Scorch
Holy grill has limited hours, is greasy and is too far away
Clive is alright but imo not as good as five guys
Naina’s? It’s goes to show how recent you know of the place because it’s been rebranded as “n9na”. Despite this, their prices are up there with any other pub with their stuffed burger is nearly $20.
If you’re going to use N9na as a comparison, you may as well include every pub in the area with burgers as their offering. Fast casual food is significantly cheaper than restaurants
Yes, 10 min walking is too far away when that’s all you have in mission and especially with winter coming up
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Jesus. Make the area walkable and people still complain.
I know Naina's changed their name. I didn't really care.
5 Guys was hardly cheap, especially if you can't share fries.
And Clive is better than 5 Guys. Your taste buds are broken.
And wait you think Holy Grill is greasy compared to 5 Guys? So I take it you've never actually eaten 5 Guys?
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11-04-2019, 11:20 AM
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#1335
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First Line Centre
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Quote:
Originally Posted by Shazam
Jesus. Make the area walkable and people still complain.
I know Naina's changed their name. I didn't really care.
5 Guys was hardly cheap, especially if you can't share fries.
And Clive is better than 5 Guys. Your taste buds are broken.
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Every single one of these points just tells me you don’t live downtown and have no idea what you’re talking about
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11-04-2019, 11:24 AM
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#1336
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Franchise Player
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Man, Ox & Angela was one of my favourite Calgary restaurants (3rd behind Anju and Model Milk).
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11-04-2019, 11:30 AM
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#1337
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First Line Centre
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Quote:
Originally Posted by Shazam
And wait you think Holy Grill is greasy compared to 5 Guys? So I take it you've never actually eaten 5 Guys?
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I’ve gone there all the time, as well as the deerfoot meadows location too. Not nearly as greasy as what holy grill offers. Have you even set foot at any 5 guys either?
Is $10 for a double patty burger “hardly cheap”? They also still give massive amounts of fries on their small and regular orders. Completely meant for sharing.
Again, rethink your comparisons. 5 guys is fast casual food. N9na is not
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12-13-2019, 11:19 AM
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#1338
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Franchise Player
Join Date: Jun 2008
Location: Calgary
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Wanted to give a shout out to Purlieu Bistro in Oakridge. For those of us in that Anderson/24th/90th/14th quadrangle, I think it is by far the best "nice" restaurant, and worth a drive even if you live elsewhere. The head chef is Chinese, so it is a nice fusion of French with Chinese influence - kind of reminds me of the French Quarter in Shanghai, though that's more Chinese with French influence.
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12-13-2019, 02:37 PM
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#1339
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First Line Centre
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Anybody have a suggestion for a decent restaurant close to the airport? Driving my wife after work and her flight got delayed so we have some time to kill.
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12-13-2019, 02:44 PM
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#1340
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Franchise Player
Join Date: Mar 2009
Location: Calgary
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There's a Cactus Club on Barlow up near the airport which has some pretty tasty food.
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