Ontario Restaurant News March 2017

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Hamilton’s HAMBRGR For chef Mike Cipollo, a desk job signals the beginning of the end for a successful restaurant concept By Bill Tremblay

the major project. It was something to do and keep us busy and have some fun with.” HAMILTON, Ont. — When chef Mike CiWithin a month, Cipollo signed a lease and pollo began scouting Hamilton for a location to created the concept for HAMBRGR, a 41-seat, open his first restaurant, he envisioned a large- 600-square-foot restaurant serving craft beer scale operation. and unique renditions of the classic hamburger Cipollo, who worked as Bier Markt’s corpo- made with local ingredients. Its doors opened in rate chef for about 12 years, planned to open a October 2015. “refined casual” restaurant with about 200 seats “We opened to a full restaurant and have in about 7,000 square feet. maintained that growth with the business and However, as he toured the city, a small va- concept,” Cipollo said. cant restaurant on King William Street nabbed Soon after opening, the space next to HAMhis attention. BRGR became available. Cipollo decided to acAPPROVAL REQUIRED “We thought it would be cool The toenclosed do aproofburger quire space is sent for your approval. We willthe not proceed with the for job untilatheseafood proof is returned.restaurant. NOT GIVE VERBAL INSTRUCTIONS. CHECK CAREFULLY! and beer place,” Cipollo said. DO “We decided, after watching an old episode Beyond this point we cannot accept responsibility for any errors. Alterations (other than typoerrors) will be charged extra. Mark proof “OK” or “OK with corrections” as the case may “It was kind of a way to fill thegraphical between oftheThe Simpsons where Homer eats the blowbe,time signing your name so we may know that proof reached the proper authority.

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fish, we should open a place and call it Tasty Fish,” Cipollo said. While the original name didn’t last, the neighbouring space was transformed into FSH & CHP, which opened in June 2016. “We did the yang to yin of HAMBRGR,” Cipollo said. “Fish and chips were another thing we really love as chefs, but can’t find that’s refined.” The concern with opening a fish-focused restaurant was customers comparing their menu to a traditional fish and chips shop. “That’s dangerous waters. Everyone’s going to compare you to somebody’s grandmother’s place back in England,” Cipollo said. Continued on Page 13

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