It's Deadpool for Get Real Cafe, Blackstone Organic Meats, Six Shooter Records and Left Feet
It's time to catch up on a number of Deadpool sightings from the past few weeks. On Ossington, brunch and vegetarian fave Get Real Cafe has become the latest casualty on the block between Argyle and Foxley. Following in the footsteps of the recently closed Le Bar a Soupe, Get Real either couldn't cope with a 30% rent increase demanded by their landlord OR were behind in their rent. Either way, they'll be missed and the street is down a lunch option (although Pizzeria Libretto recently started offering lunch service so maybe everything evens out).
Not one to go out without a bit of mystery, Get Real at least had some fun posting this sign to their front door.
Over on the Danforth, there's no sign but clearly not all is well at Blackstone Organic Meats. When I talked to the owner last summer she had grand plans to become the city's second coming of Cumbrae's. Or was that Healthy Butcher? Not so fast. The doors have been shut for a few weeks and all the shelves and fridges have been cleared.
Speaking of cleared, inventory was always a bit light at the city's best vegan shoe store. But times are a changin' for Kensington's Left Feet, namely they're no longer in Kensington. The store ceased operations way back on September 11th. A sign on the front suggested a new location might be in the future but the web site has yet to announce any updates.
Lastly, in Leslieville, Six Shooter Records has packed up both their second floor office and ground floor retail space. They had a brief blowout sale of vinyl and CDs last month. The word was they were just moving but their web site is also lacking of any updates on that front. Hey - anyone not called Holy Cow! looking for a cool space in the 'hood?
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From the Six Shooter e-mail list (sent Nov. 6)
"SIX SHOOTER LOVES CHANDELIERS, LARGE OPEN WORK SPACES, AND QUEEN + SPADINA
We mooooved!!! Six Shooter Records’ glorious new headquarters is up and running. It’s so big! It’s so downtown! We have chandeliers! Not that we want to brag...but it’s pretty spectacular! Yes, there are still boxes everywhere, but we’re in! We’re still working on sampling all the local lunch options (we’re gonna make a heavy food-based dubstep album, it’ll blow your miiinds). Send us your suggestions for best sandwich place in the neighbourhood. We’ll try them all. At once. As a giant ass dagwood. We’ll even lace it with tater chips. Bring it on."
awwww shucks not get real! i like it there. they put grapes in your water. crisp delicious red grape reward at the bottom of your glass!
Sad that Get Real had to close. They were one of the first to move to Ossington (back in 2005?) and in the unjustice of the real estate market, they are the first to get screwed when when their lease is up for renewal.
The landlord is going to have a bitch of a time renting the place with that freeze on liquor licenses on the strip.
I loved get real. It was one of the few places I could eat with vegan and non-vegetarian friends and everyone would be very satisfied. Goodbye Bombay Potatoes. Goodbye Mayan Omelette.
I happen to know they have sold there home in Toronto and are moving to beautiful Crystal Beach where they are are totally renovating a old cottage there into a large year round home,We are doing the same right now and welcome are new friends and neighbors.
Best sandwiches, soups, coffee and pastries at Le Gourmand, Spadina West side, South of Queen.
Best Bistro, Jules across the street. Italian take-out, Fusaro's next door, salads and all thing veg.
at Fresh next door to that!
A bit different from OK2 every day, hey Six Shooters??
Dead Pool suggests there's a contest to predict which business dies next. Maybe it will be blogto?
Get Real was great, but it did not seem to have it's game together. I went there once for lunch and had to wait almost an hour for my food to arrive. The food was great, but unfortunately I was rushed to eat it as I was late for my meeting because the food took so long to get there! Some better organization could have saved this place, because it really did have great potential. It's always sad to see small businesses like it go. With the ban on new restaurants opening on Ossington, it is even more sad.
Agreed. I only went once, and liked the atmosphere but not the service. Their demise is a pity, but not a tragedy.
I think Deep Blue Sea fish and chips (Danforth/Broadview) has been swimming in the deadpool for at least a couple of weeks.
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