GTA The Real Jerk Broadview/Queen closing

[jenviea]

Just passing along news that might be of interest to some
http://www.thestar.com/news/article/1112988--the-real-jerk-restaurant-set-to-close-after-28-years-temporarily-fans-hope?bn=1

[ji2o0k]

the title makes me think of that Seinfeld episode:

George: The jerk store called and they are running out of you!
Reilly: What does it matter, you are their all-time best seller!

Zing!

Sorry, offtopic....but wow, seems like a lot of dt land is being bought up for condo development...soon there won't be any restos left and all there will be are condoes!

[sarnya]

Dangerous Dan's will soon be a Starbucks and Jilly's will become The East Drake Hotel.

[ippon]

dangerous dan's will soon be a starbucks and jilly's will become the east drake hotel.

nooooooooooooooooooooooooooooo!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! !!!!!!!!~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~

[ronin1701]

Dangerous Dan's will soon be a Starbucks and Jilly's will become The East Drake Hotel.

Different side of the street.

I wonder where the BMO will be moving to?

[sarnya]

Different side of the street.


I was talking about the gentrification of the intersection.

[ronin1701]

I was talking about the gentrification of the intersection.

Let's see what they plan do with the S/E corner first. Dunno if the area is really a candidate for high-rise condos quite yet.

[sarnya]

Let's see what they plan do with the S/E corner first. Dunno if the area is really a candidate for high-rise condos quite yet.

Probably not highrises. Factory and loft conversions with small towers are the trend for that neighbourhood.

Eastern and Broadview has a bunch of low rise condos popping up... and down the street on Carlaw has been prime real estate for conversions and new development.

[nippleholic]

Dangerous Dan's will soon be a Starbucks and Jilly's will become The East Drake Hotel.

I've actually lived in the area my entire life and wouldn't mind seeing Jilly's gone. I was on the streetcar a couple weeks ago and saw some cop cars surrounding the place and this was the result:

http://www.thestar.com/news/crime/article/1104329--woman-dead-in-hotel-above-jilly-s


I always felt the New Edwin (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/New_Edwin_Hotel) could've been an east-side Drake (it's now "transitional housing" for homeless men aged 55+) and the building housing Jilly's could've been a Gladstone equivalent (I guess it theoretically still could be).

Gentrification of this area was inevitable and it was only a matter of time before places like the Real Jerk and Woodgreen Fish and Chips (http://www.blogto.com/restaurants/woodgreen) (my favourite fish & chips place growing up - now a cookie-cutter sushi restaurant) would vacate.

[trini]

They were average at best.

[ippon]

They were average at best.

i don't know a single trini, or guyanese, who likes jamaican joints, no pun intended.

[jimmy-j]

i don't know a single trini, or guyanese, who likes jamaican joints, no pun intended.

i don't know a single trini guy who likes eating chicken curry and a single guyanese guy who likes eating curry chicken :confused:

[nippleholic]

http://www.thestar.com/videozone/1113441--real-jerk-set-to-close

[gmark2000]

Been there once in past decade. Food was okay. Prices were medium.

Used to be hard to find a jerk place that was actually sit-down versus takeout (Mr. Jerk, Albert's Real Jamaican). Now there's a few more choices.

[TodayHello]

Stumbled across this thread ....... sad to hear good to know

Ill be going by sometime soon!

[pacman101]

Ate here once a couple of years back.

Food was okay. I ordered the Jerk chicken just to see how "real" it was.

It was okay.

I have had better (both commercial restaurants and family friends)

I wonder if they are going to relocate..

[YLSF]

Guy talking on 1010am right now. Here is a link to a petition they started:

http://www.savetherealjerk.com

Think new owners should have given him 6 months to relocate.

[shipill]

The food is terrible and the restaurant itself is dirty..... disgusting Washroom and the sticky tables.

Good bye the real jerk chicken. you wont be missed !!