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Waterloo Chronicle (Waterloo, On1868), 11 Sep 1969, p. 3

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" Taking into account the when! population but leaving out on- campul dining (militia. there Waterloo could well he the "eatin-tout" city in Canada! Tim Horton Donut and the Dairy Own live happily booth“ on a Weber Shoot North plan Eating out is now Heraldic decor " a fawn of the Sir Pima Rcshurant on King Sheet Norm. PM" at hops on among "traetioe" oHerqa, by drive-in "dunno“. are at low " "tabiiahmmtta serving foed--attout one [or every 1.5“ persons. Many ol the”, particularly than which located here recent.- ly, med-line in take-out service. Many also provide a delivery ser- vice. lin' tor Waterloo residents While there is little doubt that many at the food outlets were The restaurant, which operates on a franchise system, is the se- cond of its kind in Canada. It specializes in pizzas, spaghetti dinners and a special substantial sandwich, hefty enough to consti- tute a meal. While the premises haveboth a dining room and a regular res- taurant area, the manager says Richard Dunn. manager of Sir Pizza. diagonally across the cor- ner of King Street and University Avenue, reports "quite a volume of takeout business" from his res- taurant, which opened here ear- lier this year. _ . And to? the record, while the Red Barn will be a novelty in Australia this year, when the first ones appear in Melbourne. they will be pretty old hat by 1972. Present plans call for 375 to be in operation there by then. About 22 persons, full and part time, are required to keep the King Street Barn operating. "La- bor is one of the slight problems we get' here," according to the spokesman. They are having dif- ficulty getting the number and calibre of statt they wish. _ Australians will fare even bet- ter than Waterloo folk when Red Barns make their debut down under next November. Eight are scheduled to open there with ham- burgs selling for 15 cents. According to Big Barney, the success is largely due to a com.. pany policy of keeping the price of its hamburgs at 20 cents while keeping the quality high. Business here is fully up to management's expectations and is following the growth which the chain is experiencing across the country. Local manager G. H. Charlick was busy with a customer this week when we called but the chain's clown figurehead, Big Barney. told us that Waterloo's outlet was the exception to Red Barns across Canada, In most other places, they op- Crate almost exclusively on fa. mily business. But students com- prise about 67 percent of Water- loo trade. He expects the other Barn planned for Weber Street in Kitchener will follow the Ca- nadian l ' than the Waterloo trend when " is opened. Family groups are regulars at places such as the Red Born at the corner of King Street North and University Avenue, which is specifically geared to takeout foods but also provides some seal. ing accommodation in and around the premises. heated bare to cater to a stu- dent clientele, with menus plan- ned with student palates in mind, operators report that Wives and husband: have been quick to take advantage ot the situa- tim. M vt_et-+'av-r.a-rirtt.tqig' . While several of these estati. tishments stay open late to get the after-the-show crowds and other night wanderers. Tim Hor. ton's goes one better by staying open around the clock, so that their clientele includes everyone from locked-out lovers to grave- yard-shift policemen, all-night tryck drivers and early-rising fishermen. The more traditional type or. _ (Continued on Page 2) ; Included in the snack-type el- tablishments must be the Dairy, Queen and Tim Horton Donuts, both on the small plaza at Weber Street North and University Avetw ue East. _ The Twins Drive-in. at 114 King St. N.. specializes in Kentucky. fried chicken for takeout or cab. M. I Among the Italian food estab'o lishments, besides Sir Pizza. are Little Caesar's, King Street North. Pepi's Pizzeria, 132 King St. s., Pizza Palace, 347 Weber St. N., and Pizza Haven, Park. dale Plaza. The China Kitchen. 5t King St. N., is strictly a take-out estab'o lishment, but two other restaur- ants. the Tien Hon Inn, " Web'- er St. N., and the Grand Grill, 10 King St. s., also provide this type of service. A , A The spaghetti dinner is one of 'the items most in demand at Sir Pizza. With most of Waterloo's on-the. go eaters, hamburgs, hotdogs and french fried potato chips lead in popularity, but the Italian dishes --pizza, spigatti. ravioli, spumonl ice cream-run a close second. Not far behind are Chinese dishea and southern fried chicken. Among the establishments with' the basic fare are A and W Drive. in, 428 King St. N,, where the main attraction may be the pret. ty car hops (or "hostesses"y. Harvey's Drive-in, across Weber Street North at 410 King St. N., where a fast, fat hamburger it the speciality, Sonny's Drive-in. 256 Weber St. N., Bonanza Drive- in, Weber Street North and Lin. coln Road Plaza, and the soon- to-open Burger Chef, right down- town on King Street North at Du- pont Street. So far delivery is mainly can. fined to Waterloo and charges vary from 25 to 50 cents, depend. ing on the distance. Delivery in free to all on-campus residences. Whether for home delivery or to campus residences, the service operates only from Thursday to Sunday. the mm but a lute nmaittt in “Win; family needs. wood- ing to the ramtituranteor. “but demands warranted In. troductiogl of a delivery Ionic.

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