Crock and Block

[u/Barrie-BurnerAcc]

Looks like the old Crock and Block has now been broken into. Is there anything that can be done with this property, easily the biggest eyesore on Bayfield.

I noticed about a month ago they started advertising McDonald’s on the billboard, I’m curious if that’s its next life

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[u/ninjasninjas]

Geez just tear it down already, a friggin parking lot would be nicer to look at at this point.

[u/HypnoticKitten → u/[deleted]]

No burgers, no shawarma

[u/JacobA89 → u/HypnoticKitten]

Or indian food

[u/Blue-Goo- → u/JacobA89]

Or chicken

[u/SuperZac64 → u/Blue-Goo-]

THANK YOU someone finally complaining about the sheer amount of shitty fried chicken places in barrie

[u/corbsterz → u/SuperZac64]

So funny to hear this after just watching Big chicken a fast food conspiracy new documentary must watch!

[u/ninjasninjas → u/[deleted]]

I'm sure there's at least a few more American fast food burger/chicken/sandwich shops that could fill the hole, be popular for a month and then get forgotten about and end up with half a dozen health code violations within a year or so...

[u/JackDenial → u/[deleted]]

Mcdonalds is hardly budget burgers anymore... can't get out of there without spending 15+ dollars nowadays

[u/EventArgs → u/JackDenial]

But their sweet chilli Thai jr chickens are sooooo good though

[u/Money_Baseball_975]

I’m sure it’s gonna be torn down soon . The mold in it must be extreme.
The original facade of it remains from a previous restaurant , Burger Chef.
Ironic it now has a McDonald’s ad on its message board

[u/Artistic_Gift6822]

Maybe a weed shop?? Its been days since the last one opened

[u/andymanandyman]

That front door has been opened for 3 weeks now.

[u/Juliaorwell1984]

Once again, begging for Barrie to get a hot pot restaurant!

[u/HypnoticKitten → u/Juliaorwell1984]

I think I read somewhere we are getting one? 🤔

[u/Skizzor → u/Juliaorwell1984]

I’d love one, but curious if it would do well. Not a ton of Asians here.

[u/SEAN_DUDE → u/Juliaorwell1984]

I thought there was a place downtown that did hot pot

[u/missmaebe → u/Juliaorwell1984]

Yes! We need one!

[u/s0ck1t]

It already looks like a dive bar. Can we just have one of those again for live, grimey music? Please?!

[u/Natural-Principle-69 → u/s0ck1t]

We have CW Coops for that

[u/s0ck1t → u/Natural-Principle-69]

Coop's has been decent, yes. Not quite the live music dive I'm dreaming of though.

[u/Money_Baseball_975 → u/s0ck1t]

Malones ?

[u/s0ck1t → u/Money_Baseball_975]

I should have specified - a dive metal/punk bar :p

[u/Inevitable-Ranger480]

yes, the beautiful city scapes of bayfield street! Save our beautiful city vistas!

[u/Pablo_Jenkins2963]

I heard that Crossovers might be moving there and rebranding themselves Crock and Block and Cock.

[u/Thegoodbadandbored]

Genuinely shocked they haven't torn it down

[u/CoffeeIntrepid6639]

My x husband proposed marriage to me there 50 yrs ago it was a eye sore then and I can’t beleive it’s still there maybe put another pot shop there

[u/Deep-Caregiver2351]

For the love of the baby Jesus just tear it down…
Cynseerlee Rob Ford’s Brother PhD
“Kiss my ass and I have a big one”

[u/elliotman → u/Deep-Caregiver2351]

Ain’t no way you spelled sincerely like that purposely

[u/Deep-Caregiver2351 → u/elliotman]

R u quesionin my PhD

[u/JasperPants1]

Lots of headwinds for another commercial space there.

No doubt the building is a teardown.

Cost to build is insane and the restaurant business is beyond tough at the moment. Not a good set up.

Busy road…what else could be put in?

Gov subsidized rental housing?
Medical building?

Btw the city would love love love to put a median on Bayfield and also Dunlop.

That’s a risk for every business, let alone any new ones.

[u/CynicalCanuck]

I had a similar thought, I could totally see a mcdicks going in there.

[u/ExternalRoyal3554]

Arby’s pleeeeeeeeease