General Food, Dining and Nightlife News

[ac3r]

The proposed project will have a 6 floor podium with commercial space, so they may choose to move into one of the units.

[Bytor]

I remember when the Charcoal was a super classy and respectable place to go for an upscale dinner. (An, no, I am not being sarcastic.)

[panamaniac]

I remember when the Charcoal was a super classy and respectable place to go for an upscale dinner. (An, no, I am not being sarcastic.)

It still is  a go-to expense account/special occasion kind of place, no?  At least for the red meat crowd.

[Rainrider22]

I still think it's great. When you see employees that have been there 20 or 30 years, I would suggest they are still doing something right.

[Rainrider22]

I had lunch today at Casa Toro..Mexican street food.

Second time and I was not disappointed Both times have been excellent. And the owners are really nice people
Check them out and help out a young couple doing a great job.

[Acitta]

A developer is proposing a large development where the Charcoal Steak House is, so I assume the restaurant will either close or relocate at some point in the coming months. Wouldn't say it's a big loss, it's super generic food but nonetheless it did seem like a popular place.

Charcoal Steak House property rezoned for future ‘flexibility’
Application proposal calls for a 32-storey mixed-use building and includes 436 residential units, but restaurant co-owner says there are no imminent plans for redevelopment

The juicy cuts at the Charcoal Steak House aren’t going anywhere.
Neither are the mouth-watering mains at Del’s Italian Kitchen or the creative cocktails at Martini’s Bar and Patio.
“The restaurant is certainly not closing,” said Tom Wideman, co-owner at the Charcoal Group of Restaurants, which runs the trio of popular Kitchener restaurants, in an emailed statement.
“We remain steadfastly focused on growing and running our business and look forward to many more years of providing world class hospitality in the region.”