[buildings]

Home and Away's menu was on par with a high school cafeteria.

 

[Gronk!]

Culinary Unicorn's grand opening is on Jan 31

@culinaryunicornkitchenbar on Instagram: "Mark your calendars! You’re invited to experience something brand new in Edmonton. Join us for the grand opening of Culinary Unicorn! 🗓️ Friday, January 31st at 11 am 📍10009 107 St, Edmonton, AB Get ready f

25 likes, 3 comments - culinaryunicornkitchenbar on January 20, 2025: "Mark your calendars! You’re invited to experience something brand new in Edmonton. Join us for the grand opening of Culinary Unicorn! 🗓️ Friday, January 31st at 11 am 📍10009 107 St, Edmonton, AB Get ready for an intimate...

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[Barnaby]

O'Byrne's had their soft opening Saturday night. The place was packed, the bar is very nice.

Many months late, but they should have their liquor license soon for a general opening.

 

[Gronk!]

Why does it always take so bloody long to get a liquor license?
I thought we were supposed to do away with all this red tape and bureaucratic shenanigans?

 

[archited]

Liquor License comes after Final Health Inspection has passed (Disability compliance, etc.). It is the last of the final 3 inspections. If there is a hitch with Health or with Building and Safety before that -- and there often is -- then the whole procession moves to new dates.

 

[buildings]

Reign Lounge (Jasper / 115 St). Doors are chained and padlocked. Guess not enough folks were interested in the $10,000 drinks package.

 

[constance_chlore]

Reign Lounge (Jasper / 115 St). Doors are chained and padlocked. Guess not enough folks were interested in the $10,000 drinks package.

Good riddance. I can see that place from my window and it's so, so tacky.

 

[MacLac]

With their $10,000 VIP packages that catered only to a handful of wannabe gangsters out there....pffftttt.......piss off! "Let's pretend we're in Vegas.......woo hoo!"

 

[Gronk!]

According to Google Maps, Reign is temporarily closed. Maybe it will reopen after there's been a change in ownership.

 

[The_Cat]

Krispy Kreme, Chipotle, and Chick-fil-A: Why American fast food chains are flocking to Edmonton

American chains like Krispy Kreme, Chipotle, and Chick-fil-A are flocking to Edmonton showing strength for fast food retail rentals.

edmontonjournal.com

 

[Didama]

We shouldn’t be celebrating the demise of nightlife, in my opinion. Lively cities need nightclubs and we don’t have a lot left. Just because something isn’t your cup of tea doesn’t mean it shouldn’t exist.

 

[David A]

Times are changing, going out to nightclubs is not as big a thing as it once was. Also I realize it is always hard to get it right for the market, obviously this one was not the cup of tea for too many people.

A lot of nightclubs come and go, hopefully something else will come along here that appeals to more people.

 

[scyeg]

Times are changing, going out to nightclubs is not as big a thing as it once was. Also I realize it is always hard to get it right for the market, obviously this one was not the cup of tea for too many people.

A lot of nightclubs come and go, hopefully something else will come along here that appeals to more people

I don't personally care for these kinds of clubs, but I think there's probably a market for this type of place if it's in the right location. Ice District adjacent would do well for the after-game/event crowd, The old Healy Ford building would make a pretty cool warehouse-style club while it waits for eventual development. WEM used to have a lot of success with the mega-clubs, but I'm guessing the cost of leasing that much space there would be outrageous these days.

 

[thommyjo]

I think the nightclub scene has somewhat dispersed due to: 1) less drinking/concerns about safety for women especially amongst young people, 2) more large festivals that people go to instead vs weekends in their hometown club 3) bars finding more stability/less risk in having more of a restaurant concept with certain nights that are more “club like”. Double dragon by Fu’s would be a good example. Or even central social, beercade, Greta, banquet.

The clubs like chvrch of John, reign, etc are harder and harder to make work I think.

And of course Edmontons always struggled due to climate and urban landscape.

 

[IanO]

Everything cycles, needs change, ideas of nightlife change, but Edmonton certainly needs more nightlight options and more people out and about in the evenings.