2 St. Clair West Podium Rebuild (Slate, 2s, Gensler)

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What do you want to bet this never opens...

Inside the rise and fall of the Buca empire

For years, Buca was the place to go for glitzy, big-ticket nights out. How did the company wind up $35 million in debt?

torontolife.com

 

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What do you want to bet this never opens...

Inside the rise and fall of the Buca empire

For years, Buca was the place to go for glitzy, big-ticket nights out. How did the company wind up $35 million in debt?

torontolife.com

Received an email from One Delisle this morning that said "As a special treat, our neighbours BUCA will open their doors for a sneak peek inside their restaurant."

 

[isaidso]

I walked up there a few days ago and that east side on Yonge looks great. It was a pleasant surprise.

 

[AlbertC]

Seems like some signs of life for the Cucina Buca here:

 

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[Kenojuak]

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This restaurant has been "almost open" for like 4 years now. Buca is the Mizrahi Developments of restaurants. I won't believe it until I walk in the door.

 

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This restaurant has been "almost open" for like 4 years now. Buca is the Mizrahi Developments of restaurants. I won't believe it until I walk in the door.

Yep...

What do you want to bet this never opens...

Inside the rise and fall of the Buca empire

For years, Buca was the place to go for glitzy, big-ticket nights out. How did the company wind up $35 million in debt?

torontolife.com

 

[AlbertC]

Rack up another one in the FWIW category for Buca here, but their labeled coverings are also shown on their former JJ Bean Cafe space

 

[AlbertC]

Not even slightly surprising at this point but just for documentation it's now firmly beyond the Spring 2022 expection...

 

[AlbertC]

Cucina Buca is now open. Although its reviews on Google from the past week or so have been rather mixed.

Cucina Buca is the newest take on Italian fare to come to St. Clair

Cucina Buca is a brand new Italian restaurant that offers an elevated take on classic Italian fare in an elegant, contemporary space.

streetsoftoronto.com

 

[Kenojuak]

Wow, finally. Pretty simple design, in line with past Bucas (I'm thinking of Bar Buca Portland, Bar Buca Eglinton, and Buca Yorkville -- not the original on King). Warm wooden furniture in a spare, simple box. I like the big plants. The central stair is super heavy and dominant. An echo of the Toronto Reference Library stairs -- even the same colour palette -- but doesn't work as well because of the curve radii and its scale relative to the open space around it.

Next door, immediately west on St. Clair beside the RBC, there's another small retail unit with paper still in the windows with "Bar Buca" logos. So maybe this will be a split concept? Or maybe that's just leftover paper on a back-of-house space, or a space they didn't end up taking. Anyone know? I'll try to share a pic.

 

[junctionist]

The reference library without the hanging plants looks pretty barren.