AlvinofDiaspar
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Crashes ought to be gastronomically interesting then.
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Been twice... honestly disappointed in service and food quality.I haven't tried it yet but Beertown has opened at 1020 Islington - the former Artisano Bakery Cafe referenced in post https://urbantoronto.ca/forum/threads/restaurant-comings-goings.8819/page-207#post-1656087
Thanks for the update. I haven't tried a Beertown yet but perhaps I'll give the Islington location a couple of months to smooth out the operation.Been twice... honestly disappointed in service and food quality.
I've been to Beertown back in Waterloo/London when they first opened.
Maybe it was since they were just opening but both times, not too impressed.
Great beer menu and decent cocktails now but food was lacking.
Meh. I might try it eventually since it's in my "area", but it has the stink of "mainstream corporate" all over it.
Yup, Welcome to Toronto 2023![]()
There is a "Toronto is getting" article in BlogTO about it. It's a bit odd: "Prices of items like appetizers and drinks should rise and fall in real time according to the demand of fellow visitors to the bar, using software that's supposed to imitate the stock exchange by creating a dynamic pricing system that's constantly changing." Which is what dynamic means, but anyway.
It's a rather silly gimmick, but from the description, it seems to me that they refer to the stock market only as an analogy - prices will vary according to demand. So if 10 people order the burger within 15 minutes and it reaches $45, you might be tempted to choose, say, the vegan quinoa bowl the restaurant needs to sell but few people would want otherwise.I feel this stock market restaurant could be a fad. I don't know what it is...I have been seeing a Tiktok video suggesting this whole "stock market" bar.
From an operation point of view, I am still curious to see how would the restaurant manager forecast the week's supply of alcohol and material if the price of drinks fluctuates given the customer's preference & demand.
So during a fake "stock market" crash the price of expensive scotch say a glass of Johnnie Walker Blue Label goes to $1?
Maybe I could be wrong...![]()
It's a rather silly gimmick, but from the description, it seems to me that they refer to the stock market only as an analogy - prices will vary according to demand. So if 10 people order the burger within 15 minutes and it reaches $45, you might be tempted to choose, say, the vegan quinoa bowl the restaurant needs to sell but few people would want otherwise.
Kettleman’s Bagels to open very soon on the north side of Eglinton east of Yonge. Photos taken 10 April. View attachment 467872View attachment 467873
Hopefully, they open in time as a healthier alternative to the Mcdonald's at Yonge & Eglinton. That Mcdonald's has been temporarily closed since the beginning of Feb.