Long before craft beer was a thing, Lower Mainland entrepreneurs were building their own
resto-pub empires. For your pleasure, nine chains that serve B.C. and beyond
by Nick Rockel
MATRIX
Called to the Bar
JOSEPH RICHA RD
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DONNEL LY GROUP JENNINGS HOSPI TA L-
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CA MBIE M A LONE'S
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André (Joseph) Bourque and
Ryan (Richard) Moreno
New meets old with retrofits
of character rooms
Oceanside Yacht Club &
Public House, White Rock
Watermelon
mojito
Lettuce wraps
Natalie Langston,
Mijune Pak,
Nathalie Rees
FOUNDED
COMPA N Y
OW NER(S)
JOIN T W E DIG
POPUL A R
BE V ER AGE(S)
POPUL A R
DISH(ES)
CEL EBRI T Y
GUES T S
V IBE
RES TO-PUBS
Jeff Donnelly and operating
partners
An English pub where
everything works
The Blackbird Public
House, Vancouver
Driftwood Fat Tug
IPA,
P.S. I Love You
(house take on
Pimm's Cup)
Currywurst pre-
pared with
Two
Rivers
Specialty
Meats
sausage
Steve Jennings
Neighbourhood spot for
music buffs, sports fans and
homesick Brits
London Pub, Vancouver
East Vancouver
Brewing Co.'s
Unleashed
Lager
Slow-roasted beef dip
Drake, Eric
Mabius, Parker
Posey, Gregor
Robertson
Sam Yehia
Down-home and unpreten-
tious, like Vancouver used
to be
Cambie Bar & Grill,
Vancouver
Local craft beer
Burger and fries
(including two Alberta locations) (including two Toronto locations) (including two Vancouver
Island locations)
EMPLOY EES
(A PPROX .)
(including
restaurants and
liquor stores)
(not including cocktail bars,
restaurant and barbershop)
(during peak season, including
restaurants, hostels and liquor
stores)
+
Justin Bieber, Jay-Z,
Daniel Radcliffe, Ben
Stiller, Owen Wilson,
Kate Upton
Tom Felton,
Vasek
Pospisil,
Patrick
Warburton
18 BCBUSINESS SEPTEMBER 2017
= 100
Lettuce wraps
Natalie Langston,
Mijune Pak,
Currywurst pre-
pared with
Two
Rivers
Specialty
Meats
sausage
Justin Bieber, Jay-Z,
Daniel Radcliffe, Ben
Burger and fries
Mijune Pak,
Nathalie Rees
Daniel Radcliffe, Ben
Stiller, Owen Wilson,
Kate Upton
Natalie Langston,
Mijune Pak,
Justin Bieber, Jay-Z,
Daniel Radcliffe, Ben
Drake, Eric
Mabius, Parker
Posey, Gregor
Robertson
Tom Felton,
Vasek
Pospisil,
Patrick Patrick
Warburton Warburton
Drake, Eric
Mabius, Parker
Posey, Gregor
Robertson
