Calgary Restaurant Thread

[Mountain Man]

If it did, could be a realestate assembly thing with the Citizen tower site?

Don't think it's related to the Citizen tower, likely another victim of a tough economy.

 

[Mountain Man]

Did Provision in Central Memorial Park close? walked by at lunch and it wasn't open and there was no staff in or around it, though everything looked to be set up still.

 

[darwink]

Was accepting reservations on the weekend. I don't think it is open for lunch.

 

[Mountain Man]

It used to be open for lunch, the patio was packed all summer long. Website says open at 3PM, really weird that they would stop doing lunch...

 

[darwink]

You need a second shift of employees for only an extra two hours (if that) of profit. Unless you can do a bunch of catering the math would be hard to do.

 

[Mountain Man]

Must be the reason, though it seemed to be quite busy at lunch any time I went by...

 

[Mountain Man]

Being that I am from Edmonton there are a only a couple of things i am jealous about Calgary for. 1 being Peter's drive in and 2 being the Telus Sky. You'll have quite the iconic building on your hands once that's completed. Sure Edmonton will have Stantec which will be tallest outside of Toronto but that Telus Sky...

Why does everone from Edmonton like Peters so much? There are way better burger places in Calgary.

 

[darwink]

Always has been about the milkshakes.

 

[Social Justice]

It really seems like the "Calgary institution" factor really overhypes it for what it's worth, even for people here.

They used to make a pretty decent Milkshake, but they got bought out in the 00's and was never the same after that.

 

[Surrealplaces]

Always has been about the milkshakes.

That, and the burgers used to be better back in the day.

They used to make a pretty decent Milkshake, but they got bought out in the 00's and was never the same after that.

Agreed.

It really seems like the "Calgary institution" factor really overhypes it for what it's worth, even for people here.

It used to be better, and the hype more or less carried on. I know back in the 70's 80's etc, it wasn't just local hype. Whenever people would visit and go to Peters' they always wanted to go back. I had relatives come on a visit from Toronto in the early 80's, and I took them there. When they came back 10 years later, that was the first place they wanted to go eat. I've had lots of experiences with out of towner's that really liked Peters...but not in recent years.

 

[rotten42]

CB's burgers over Peter's everyday!

 

[AJX]

I find there is a segment of population that really likes Peters, no matter what city they are from. My cousin and her kids from Vancouver want to go there every time they're in Calgary. I don't of another places that has the same flavor, so if you like that taste, Peters is the place.

 

[Meikkhaell]

CB's burgers over Peter's everyday!

Ayyyy! I went to St Francis for highschool, and there's a CBs close by, we used to eat there every Friday.
Loved their fries too.

 

[Surrealplaces]

I'm not a fan of CB burgers, but love their fries. I used to like their burgers a while back, but they've changed.

 

[Operater]

Hi,
When I 1st came out here Perter's was a well known place and that was 40 Yrs ago. How long have they been in Business?

Tnx,
Operater.