Winnipeg Restaurants - Page 404

cllew · #**8061** Posted **Mar 19, 2023, 8:20 PM**

If I am not mistaken the Winnipeg MR Mikes steak house closed down in June or July 2020 and has reopened with a new franchise

prairiedog007 · #**8062** Posted **Mar 21, 2023, 7:23 PM**

Winnipeg Location still on their website

WinCitySparky · #**8063** Posted **Mar 21, 2023, 7:30 PM**

Promenade Cafe and Wine was sold and is coming back as Promenade Brasserie under new ownership, targeted soft opening April 1

wags_in_the_peg · #**8064** Posted **Mar 21, 2023, 7:58 PM**

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Originally Posted by WinCitySparky

Promenade Cafe and Wine was sold and is coming back as Promenade Brasserie under new ownership, targeted soft opening April 1

that's great news, such a nice location & so much potential. the Pizza Hotline next door is about to re-open, lots reno going on inside.

craigbagel · #**8065** Posted **Mar 22, 2023, 4:03 PM**

The Fort Garry Hotel's Italian restaurant, Vida, is slated to open this summer, according to their Instagram.

blueandgoldguy · #**8066** Posted **Mar 24, 2023, 12:22 AM**

Shake Shack announces they will open 34 restaurants in Canada. I would think Winnipeg will get at least one, maybe two.

I've heard nothing but good things about their burgers. Looking forward to trying one!

Biff · #**8067** Posted **Mar 24, 2023, 1:29 PM**

Their burgers are great.

I'm sure Mark Chipman is all over that as Osmington Inc is the company bringing Shake Shack to Canada and that is David Thompson's company (Mark's business partner with the Jets).

wags_in_the_peg · #**8068** Posted **Mar 25, 2023, 12:36 PM**

529 Uptown located lobby of 201 Portage finally showed signs of progress this week. Construction in the concourse kitchen and a skyjack is sitting in lobby. Original opening date was Spring '23, I guess they missed that but hopefully can make summer?

GreyGarden · #**8069** Posted **Mar 26, 2023, 7:23 PM**

Darling Bar had their soft opening in the old Forth space on McDermot. I’m glad to see something back in that space. Here is there Instagram:

https://instagram.com/darlingbarwpg?igshid=YmMyMTA2M2Y=

Intrepid-Poster · #**8070** Posted **Apr 7, 2023, 4:42 PM**

Za Pizza at Cityplace has reopened.

cllew · #**8071** Posted **Apr 7, 2023, 5:28 PM**

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Originally Posted by Intrepid-Poster

Za Pizza at Cityplace has reopened.

Its been back open for a few weeks now

pegster · #**8072** Posted **Apr 10, 2023, 3:14 AM**

Looks like the former Promenade Cafe on Provencher has reopened under new ownership as Promenade Brasserie: https://www.instagram.com/promenadebrasserie/

CoryB · #**8073** Posted **Apr 11, 2023, 1:48 PM**

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Originally Posted by Intrepid-Poster

Za Pizza at Cityplace has reopened.

Honestly I am surprised. Za as a whole has been closing locations all over the place such as the former Regent location and the former Portage Ave location which is being reopened as a Little Pizza Heaven.

I still recall one time being at one location for something to eat when the young Asian owner shows up in her sporty BMW and gets staff to bring in some boxes of product. It reminded me of the stories of young Asians coming to study in Canada and telling family back home something like a BMW M8 is what everyone drives here so the family gives them the money to get one.

trebor204 · #**8074** Posted **Apr 12, 2023, 1:27 AM**

I just heard the Za Pizza closed it's location at Polo Park

WinCitySparky · #**8075** Posted **Apr 12, 2023, 2:25 AM**

More like Na Pizza

cllew · #**8076** Posted **Apr 12, 2023, 11:34 PM**

Regent Ave was suppose to be Za Pizza's "flagship location" in a Free Press feature article a few years ago. It was going to be their largest location and had a patio.

Same article said the owner had plans to open up to 100 franchise units in Ontario as well as talking to perspective franchises in Vancouver, Victoria, Calgary and Halifax

CoryB · #**8077** Posted **Apr 13, 2023, 3:15 PM**

That is exactly the issue with Za Bistro. There is literally nothing special about their operation and it is nearly indistinguishable for the many other built to order fast fired pizza places. Personally tried a few of them and the former Pizza Hotline in Winnipeg Square was may personal favourite. But there was really not much difference between the place Za took over in Polo Park, the former Pizza Hotline, Za itself and other similar places you see when travelling. Yet for some reason people think Pizza Hotline is trash and Za is the pinnacle of the experience. Truthful even at the height of Za I would bet in a blind taste testing most people wouldn't be able to tell it apart of any of the other choices.

esquire · #**8078** Posted **Apr 13, 2023, 3:30 PM**

^ I was never a fan of Za. I only tried it a couple of times, that was enough. Contrast their mediocre product with that red food truck on Broadway that served up the delicious pizza baked on a wood fire... little bites of heaven. Now that is something special.

Pizza Hotline is very underrated IMO. I think it's because of their discount image. But the pizza is good, especially for the price you pay.

cheswick · #**8079** Posted **Apr 13, 2023, 4:02 PM**

George's taking over former Monstrosity Burger location.

CoryB · #**8080** Posted **Apr 13, 2023, 7:50 PM**

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Originally Posted by cheswick

George's taking over former Monstrosity Burger location.

Sounds like not much is going to change at the Monstrosity Burger location. Going from a COVID denying owner to a chain where the owner is willing to publicly make homophobic comments to run competition out of town quite literally. Look up the stories about Pots and Hands in Morris back in 2013. All George's owner needed to do was say "no comment" or stay out of it completely, but instead he felt the need to double down with his own homophobic comments to the media.