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u - murmur cumrcus - Wednesday. August 19. 2009 O I 0 ' O Chainsaw bnngs the beer hall to King Street Wlth a southern twang By Murmur Dacron room for live country acts. Chronicle staff , i To further add to the atmosphere. the bar : r' g I; 3 will be serving beer at a cheap price out of th a street-side patio. cold beer and y «.2 ll :' _.‘ A mason jars. he said. W‘timeâ€"honouredtunes ithaslongbeen H _, 1‘ f, !‘ i v. I ‘5 {K While the area isn't starved for country ahotspotforuptcwnbarpers _ f. - ' ' All I; l '- ii i . - bars. two popular ones already exist in Now the re-named an re‘bom Chainsaw t“ 3,.7‘ ‘3 l L. .7 :2 {Fr ‘ p it: ' Kitchener. Good said he doesn't see them as is ready to welcome back those legions of 11' 1; _i I . . ‘ ' ii 3. ,‘ J . ' . . w competition. l loyal patrons , " g l 7 . ~ "‘ " “If anything, they’re good for me because ‘ The bar formerly known as the Sliver 'l {I l ‘ ‘ .. they have created awareness around coun- t Spur shut its doors earlier this summer and 3/ 7;” w m u. .3. ,,~ ',-‘ V. try.” he said. "We’re all building the brand of . its taps have been dryever since. - ' ’ ' ‘i : .. . country. Students have become very enam- That was until Tuesday when the re- ' ored by country and now they don't have to vamped “southern beer hall” opened its '5‘ spend $15 on a cab to get down there" doors back up under the new ownership of “'11.. .. , Good is banking on those student dollars Waterloo businessman. Ryan Good. . 7’- ‘ "j s' and the former popularity of the Spur to “I wanted to leverage a southern. coun- ' j ’r . make Chainsaw a success. While he wel- try. small-town beer hall look." said Good. _-‘ comes the business. he said he also "Sort of that old-style of doing things. I 7 3‘ acknowledges problems that arose at the wanted to make sure it fit with that trend of 751' propertyin its former life. â€" you walk into the old country bar and the ”We’re going to run it as a very tight ship," jukebox is playing and everyone is wearing »- he said . ‘ jeans and there‘s a neon Budweiser sign . "I plan on havrng one of the best security above the bar.” teams in the town and we're going to make On the surface, it may not sound like sure this is a safe and fun place to be. much of a departure from the old Spur. But “We're going to be highly respectful of our Good has shaken up the business in the neighbours. I live in the uptown core. l’ve short time he had to turn the project been woken up many times days in a row i around. , .N _ and i know what that’s like.” 3 Gone are the old, fast food style tables on ‘ The bar held its first “soft opening' on the patio and the well-wom. simple railing. . Tuesday and plans on rarnping up the enter- In their place are brand new picnic benches tainment listings as the start of the school and a sleek-looking enclosure ' ' "NM year draws closer. Mirth only a short time frame to work with Chainsaw owner Ryan Good left. and manager Paul Boudreau stand on the bar‘s renovated longtime patrons of the Spur are eager to Good had to rein in his improvements. He patio. The popular nightspot reopened this week under new ownership with a southem make their way back and Good is anxious to decided to keep the same atmosphere. but country theme, a new menu and (Old beef on up. mmmm get the ball rolling on his first foray into the implement some muchâ€"needed updates like selling medical equipment and eventually In addition to the physical changes to the world of bar ownership. new draft lines and improvements to the got into the real estate marketing game. bar. Good has made some alterations to the He may not have much experience in the Idtchen. Good and two other partners bought the way they'll do business He has re-jigged the role. but given the goodwill Surrounding the "We opened it up and cleaned it up." he local PropertyGuys.com franchise almost menu. opting out of the usual “freezer to bar. the location and the changes he's has said. three years ago. The business helps owners fryer” bar food in favor of a limited selection implemented. Chainsaw's owner said he's , 'But, we kept a lot of the look and feel. sell their home privately. of hyper-fresh items. confident the business will be a success For example. people have notched stuff out ‘lt’s running itself now.” Good said. “It's They'll have one large-portioned meal “My philosophy on business is you can of the wood. and that's part of it â€" part of successful and we're happy with it. l was available for the day and when it's gone. it’s do any business, it don’t matter what your I tiredraracter.'lhewoodhasthispatinafrom lookingforanotherprojecttostartandmis gone. skifllevelisaslongasyougettherightpeo- ‘ allofthegreueandthedirtbutthat’span presenteditself,soltookiton.' “It'sgoingtobecheapandverygood."he pleintherightpoaltiorm'hesaid. of the character of the rough-cut pine” Part of what appealed to him about the said. ”That's something I'm good at. l may not TheprojectisafirstforGood.whomay Oralrrsawproiectwaaitstimelinelheprop- "The marginsonallthestuffwedoare havemnabarbeforebutlknowhowtoget be new to the bar game. but is already a vet- erty owner is planning on redeveloping the low and the way we're going to make money the right team together and a business is eran in the business world. ' site in a few years. That short duration fit in is volume. Especially at this time with the only as good as its team. He worked as a chef for 10 years before. withGood'sbtniness styleand hededded to economy. it's the perfect time because 'I‘lrat‘swhy I‘ve got a lot olconfidence in dunngandanerthetimehespentworklng takethebaronandhaveitupandrunning everyoneislookingforgoodvalueinthelr “Peoplesay,hreyoucruy?You'venever on an environmental studies degree at the hybaektoschool time ‘ food and their drink” 0 run a bar before. let alone something like University ofWaterloo. Ufeinthe kitchen ”Tlrlsisparfectfirr me."besaid.'ldon't 'l‘heentertainmentatdrainsawwillalso this' wasn't the future he uwfor himself. so Good want to be a bar owner for a long time. I change While the karaoke that was a fixture 'But I've got a great management team. diversified into other businesses. He man- have two kids and it will take its toll. I'm at the Spur will still be around. 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