YORKTON RESTAURANT NEWS

I just happened to have two conversations with two different people involved in the restaurant industry today and here is an update on one and a complete brand new scoop on another:

Mark Butchko has confirmed the blue prints have been submitted for the new Dairy Queen Grill & Chill on Broadway with a deadline of April 6th for the tendering process.  It's expected ground will break on April 15th or 16th and the construction process is slated to last between six and seven months provided things go as planned.

Meanwhile, the city of Yorkton is about to get a much needed family restaurant as the area has certainly grown to the point where there is likely room in the market for an established franchise of the sort.  By October, we should expect to see some work in a very visible part of our city (I cannot release the actual location at this time) for a Mr. Mikes Steakhouse and Bar.  The franchise is fairly prominent in British Columbia and is undergoing an expansion of sorts.  The Yorkton location will be a first for Saskatchewan, although it wouldn't be shocking to see as many as half a dozen more in the next five years.  Mr. Mikes is a family restaurant where, I would say, the quality falls somewhere between Montana's and The Keg.  Former National Hockey League goaltender Bill Ranford owns a number of these in BC.  Six local people have invested in this restaurant with a seventh serving as Owner/Operator.  It will have a lounge for those wishing to go for appetizers and maybe check out a game on the big screen.  Here's the website:  http://www.mrmikes.ca/