Stake Restaurant, a casual dining establishment located at the mini-mall on Range Lake Road, will have a new operator as of January, according to the owner.
Restaurant co-owner Jen Vornbrock, who also owns the Monkey Tree Pub next door, confirmed in an interview this week that the menu for both the pub and restaurant will be operated by Ed But, owner of CoyoteSA国际影视传媒檚 Bistro on Franklin starting SA国际影视传媒渟ometime in January.SA国际影视传媒�
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Vornbrock said Jimmy Kong, landlord of the building, informed her and co-owner Steve Dinham within the last month that they were no longer welcome to operate Stake Restaurant and were given no other options, but were granted the opportunity to carry on operating the pub.
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The Royal Canadian Legion Branch Vincent Massey 164, which also is located in the same 4511 Franklin Avenue building as CoyoteSA国际影视传媒檚, will see its lease expire at the end of January.
Tammy Roberts, acting president of the Legion, has stated in recent weeks that she will not be commenting on lease discussions with her landlord as the result of direction from her lawyer.
