I 7 . WW‘Mhtall'I1 ‘ ~ _. ,, â€"-.’ 1 U' cw†L fl' ,4 pH“ _s L L ~.>.*‘A.~«V 4 A D | Q 1 Bac on g 1 l i . 1 0 Q O O . 0 Q a New K mg Street Trzo reopens m a historic uptown building . , f BvCHuwrre Poona Puxmu .. . . Chronicle Staff 1 b. g ‘ ing Street Trio has returned to King ‘ w is 577 l B Street after a 10-year absence. The ' i j}: 3, 1 estaurant took its name from the i s. l‘ y 1 location when it ï¬rst opened in downtown g _ - & ' Kitchener in 1996, and kept the name even .‘ i . '. ' j after moving to University Avenue from . § 7 i 2000102010. , . § , . , 1 When that lease ran out in mm. owner _ ' _ “g: " ' ‘ t and operater Brian Plouffe started working ' ' ;':.â€"'» ' A ' its . l with Waterloo developers Jeff Zavitz and . ‘ ». ,’ ‘ {ff-f: 1 Graham Whiting on creating the third and : . ;‘-*;- ' -. A.“ not; 1 most attractive version of King Street Trio. ' l ‘ ' , . .. gï¬l‘a‘ jig-7; ., if? 4 “When 1 was looking for a new location. ; . a†i“. 5†i . if ' ,. $7. ' i obviously King Street was a priority." Ploufle \ Spat “of “i - . “And I very clearly wanted an open " - . ' ‘ kitchen. There's entertainment value in ~ ‘ ‘% . A? watching the chefs prepare the food.†. ’- 7â€. g; i†He also wanted a space that was more hi ‘ ‘ Q -. ._ intimate and sophisticated than the previ‘ . - f . ' a _ i g A ous, more cavernous restaurant. \ i Collaborating with Whiting, the two men . . ‘l spent 15 months designing and renovating ‘ -‘ ...~ g, t†the lOO-year-old building at 40 King St. S. ' ' _.,_ "ï¬g-"15â€; †" " ' - -,,. The result isa hip, modern space that has x fa“ A' ' ‘I’ {Q} ‘ if > been created by reusing historic materials. , ' “if? 2». f L = a??? it†’ ‘ The granite-topped bar around the -~ér.;f..}7"s.i if: eaming o n kitchen was made from 1 ables thatpweere found in the bmjdjngm King Street Trio uptown has reopened, this time on King Street.'The.restaurant features an open “when and tabletop; made of reclaimed ceiling tiles were torn down. stripped bare barn wood, and menu items such as applewood smoked porklom With green apple chutney. and reused on the walls. The bar was fash- WWW-“5m is?†from a 2.000-pound barn ramp from than create myown space.’ menu atKingStreet'll‘io. ‘ 5 owe' Ki Street THO reopened less than two Cooking demonstrations, wine airing More barn w°°d' sandblasted to a raw week'sigo. with a menu that has been nights and live entertainment will bsintro- “ammo WM mm was used ‘0 “we a “med s(“111mm “tweaked' â€" it still features fresh pasta, oer- duoed in the months to some. 40 ma S..Watefloo form that stretches the length Of the narrow tiï¬ed Angus beef. chicken and pork smoked There’s one othersmall but key difference sum-99m . room. The sculpture reflects the railroad in-house over We wood. between the old mutant and thenew. Seatingï¬rnes: _ “ad‘s than "m “Ones“? the building. b‘" Desserts. including a pumpkin pie “We got rid ofthe tablecloths Myfoais is mummy to Friday also “Wes as 3“ acoustical banter m the cheesecake and apple cinnamon crepes! are an upscale environment â€" it’s not line din- starting]! 11:30 high-ceilmged room. , alsomade iii-house. ing. We provide service that’s friendly. Dinner. Mondayand'lueoday Wereally “med to do something that Plouï¬e owns another restauan the King knowledgeable and professional, but we’re 5pm. to9-30pm. , . was “mm"? and "EP'esemed She restaurant cm: Oyster Bar and can in thchener. and notstuï¬yaboutit.’ Ploufle said. WednesdayandSaturday, , " more comp‘e‘e‘y' â€mm sa'd °f me gu" brought chellustin Bronson over from there. “Our focus is for you to have the greatest 5 pm. to 10:30pm. “ï¬nd“ . . His experience with seafood means seared food uperienoe you can have. but our serv- Sunday, 5 pm. to 9 pm. Our form?“ m9ma‘10m were all retro- scallops, oysters on the half shell and ioestyleisallttlelwslntimidating. ï¬ts I had to [we mm what was there rather almond-crusted pickerel appear on the ‘You'reallowedtohavefunhere.’ Avg; ? ’ » . .. t a , - L , w 9 . Dante's - The Tile 8. Design Store 0; f g . 4. ' > _ , . a: w. ‘ " 1. l- a S So. you‘ve decided on some new interior renovaâ€" Q Mâ€? -f- \ “if? f ‘ a (logs. Let our knowledgeable professionals at new LOCATIOero11 ‘ ,- (diary; i . , } Dante's ssist you with all your ceramic tile needs. "whom“? an. ‘ i g ‘ ‘ ' '~ We have an extensive inventory to suit every taste (“ï¬n (“an o‘:- 0 : i ~ Landbudgetandwrshowmomhasavastseloction ', ~ ante/s Makes It Easy , ofexcitingproducts...thehardpartisdocidingon '_ .g.,, g ‘ ..,t w. a ' ’ which style to choose from! We invite you to visit ' I“ 9M!“ ‘ â€a... ' f 5:43 ‘ CERAM'C , our showroom today and ï¬nd out how we perfected " M‘l' 4‘ an . ’ ff: . ‘ J E i - the word “service". ~» g " .; a. TIL E . â€a? “ ‘ u . i _.L. " ‘ s vva "7“ mi . ’ i L1 ,,// ‘. I NATURAL STONE wag-£7 il‘ h / s. (a); \ ,' way? “any? as "m , M o ' 519-742-2960 - of“) 2 YOUR no†vounsnr‘cmmc 5:72 I. ‘â€"â€"__â€"__n__.__