Downtown will get another hit of suburban cuisine when the fifth Jack Astor's hits the core later this year.
The location, the former site of a Tim Hortons and Wendy's at Front and Church, was chosen because it fits
Service Inspired Restaurant's (SIR) selection model.
"It's not as though there's a real push on urban stores," says the chairman of SIR's board, Grey Sisson. "We've just identified the kinds of areas we want to expand in, and when an opportunity comes up, then we move ahead."
The 7,000-square-foot location, which will be renovated into a split-floor restaurant with a loft-type bar above, will be about the same size as the restaurants at Sherway Gardens and Yonge and Dundas.
What Sisson describes as a gut renovation will not begin until the city approvals come through, which Sisson is hoping to receive within the next month.
Jack Astor's also operates stores on John Street and on Yonge just north of Bloor.
SIR also owns Canyon Creek, Alice Fazooli's The Loose Moose, Reds and Far Niente.
Writer: Bert Archer
Source: Grey Sisson
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