Lounge Burger Closed?

[Alpine Fisher]

Just found out Lounge Burger Closed.
Whoa, where have I been?
Did another restaurant open up in its place?

What are some other Pre-Calgary Flames game dinner options?

[Komskies]

I think there was some discussion on this in the burger thread. Seems like Naina's is the place to go now. New location on 17th ave.

[Russic]

I work next to Loungeburger and walk past it probably every other day to go to the bank. If not for the burger thread I wouldn't have even known it closed, and even when I did it was about 2 months after it happened.

In its place will be The Still Fine Spirits & Edibles. I find it to be a bit of a funny name because come 2017 the term "edibles" is probably going to mean something much different.

http://www.thestillfinespirits.com

[Erick Estrada]

Probably going to see a lot of eateries closings over the next few years.

[OutOfTheCube]

Originally Posted by Russic

I work next to Loungeburger and walk past it probably every other day to go to the bank. If not for the burger thread I wouldn't have even known it closed, and even when I did it was about 2 months after it happened.

In its place will be The Still Fine Spirits & Edibles. I find it to be a bit of a funny name because come 2017 the term "edibles" is probably going to mean something much different.

http://www.thestillfinespirits.com

Err.. so what's happening in 2017 specifically that will make 'edibles' mean something else?

[getbak]

Originally Posted by OutOfTheCube

Err.. so what's happening in 2017 specifically that will make 'edibles' mean something else?

4:20, yo! Legalize it!

[Russic]

Ya, edibles typically get you high.

[troutman]

Originally Posted by Erick Estrada

Probably going to see a lot of eateries closings over the next few years.

Restaurants generally have a high failure rate, so it will be interesting to see if there is a spike.

[undercoverbrother]

Originally Posted by Alpine Fisher

Just found out Lounge Burger Closed.
Whoa, where have I been?
Did another restaurant open up in its place?

What are some other Pre-Calgary Flames game dinner options?

My wife and I were going to go before the Hip concert, it was closed then.

[OutOfTheCube]

Originally Posted by Russic

Ya, edibles typically get you high.

Haha, sorry I'm so lame guys.

Maybe they're planning to go after that market?

[ZedMan]

(disclaimer, 2nd hand info) apparently the plan for the new place is to eventually have an actual gin distillery on premises, which is an interesting take on the brewpub model. Anyways, from what I've heard so far (I also work nearby) it's an improvement over Loungeburger.

[Northendzone]

^ I did not realize that gin had suddenly become the go to hard liquor of the masses. to me it had hipster liquor written all over it

[Weitz]

I am not a fan of my booze tasting like pine needles.

[calumniate]

Originally Posted by Northendzone

^ I did not realize that gin had suddenly become the go to hard liquor of the masses. to me it had hipster liquor written all over it

From what I've seen, hipster stuff tends to be a little more recession proof

[Reaper]

Originally Posted by getbak

4:20, yo! Legalize it!

The legislation will be proposed on that day. I wouldn't expect full recreational legalization until some time in 2018.

[rotten42]

Originally Posted by Weitz

I am not a fan of my booze tasting like pine needles.

then you've never had good gin.

[Violator]

Originally Posted by Northendzone

^ I did not realize that gin had suddenly become the go to hard liquor of the masses. to me it had hipster liquor written all over it

so they have moved on from Guinness then?

[Jbo]

Good Riddance. Place was actually really good wheb it opened up, but went downhill real fast.

[Coys1882]

Originally Posted by Violator

so they have moved on from Guinness then?

too mainstream now.

[Table 5]

To me Lounge Burger epitomized the worst of the Calgary food scene during the boom times....crappy service, high prices, mediocre food.