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I'm always up to try something new!

Whats a geroges burger?  
 
 
I dunno: i was in 5 guys the other night st 6pm and was the only one in there, not sure if the market is there?

I've eaten at George's in Winnipeg and they make a great homemade burger! I don't know if Brandon would support it. I have also noticed how empty Five Guys often looks. Also, we had a Juniors (similar to George's) back around 2004-2005 and it didn't last.  
 
I would go once a month if we had one.

I my self think a Carl's Jr. In Brandon would be good. People love fast food.

There is enough unhealthy fast food burger place already!

is a "Red Lobster".

What about a Chili's? Something for everyone and different then the same old that Brandon has to offer.  

Lucille58 said "is a "Red Lobster". "

And a Cora's.  
Competition might be tough with all the other fast-food burger places around.  
Had a very good $3 A&W Teenburger yesterday and a free Brandon Sun, sort of hard to compete with that.  

I've personally never tried George's, but it may work. I don't find five guys to expensive for the amount of food you get. We also enjoy Tastee's burgers when it's opened for the season.  
 
For a fast food place, a small Taco-Time would be something we would use. It's the first place we hit when we get to Wpg or regina, or anywhere else really. It's too bad the small one in mall closed as it always seemed busy. And seems to be in full use when we go to other places. But that could just be my opinion.  
Good luck.

I lived in Morris for a year and was amazed how a small town could have 2 awesome pizza places, George's burgers are the best I've ever had and a great chicken place....move to Brandon and everything is junk. Just cheap, cheap, half assed garbage.  
 
Georges is a great, uniquely seasoned burger...last place I ever actually looked forward to eating at.

CatMan said "    Lucille58 said "is a "Red Lobster". " And a Cora's.   Competition might be tough with all the other fast-food burger places around.   Had a very good $3 A&W Teenburger yesterday and a free Brandon Sun, sort of hard to compete with that.   "

true on the A&W post, great burgers , great prices!

Awesome burgers, anything close to a burger at Nicks would be amazing. Along the lines of Juniors, or VJ's. make it in a smaller venue, where rent isn't going to kill the business, and yes I think it would work in Brandon.

I second that having a Cora's would be great!

I did not mean to put a negative vibe on my comment. It was just my opinion and not meaning negativity. Good luck on whatever you decide on!  

im not familiar with this brand of burgers, im sure they are great but one thing to consider is that the economy is going down, people are out of work or taking wage cuts so make sure you can make it on whatever market share you would be looking at taking from the other restaurants, which we do have lots of, also restaurants have the highest failure rate, im sure you looked into it and i wish you luck but i caution you to really look at the numbers, if you do go ahead , advertise really well and make sure you have enough capitol to sustain you for at least a year

Probably dont need any more burger, pizza, sub, or fried chicken places at all. Just my thoughts

Thanks for reaching out on the forums to try to get a read on needs. I don't think any one person will be able to by themselves give you an opinion of the city as a whole but as the posts add up I imagine you're going to get a solid feel for what might and might not fit.  
 
Personally I've moved away from burgers over the last while. If opening another I'd want to give an honest look at how Five Guys are doing (I don't have that answer) and how another place would distinguish itself from them (price, location, atmosphere, options for toppings/sides, etc). Also it was a while ago but would look into a burger place called Juniors that was on 18th St to get an understanding of what they did right and what they did wrong.  
 
I saw someone mention Cora above. Doesn't have to necessarily be the franchise, but somewhere that specializes in breakfast and items you wouldn't necessarily find on the breakfast menu at traditional restaurants.  
 
I also still think there's an opening for someone to do a true presentation-oriented bakery with coffee, deserts and a bit of a sit down area. One that's in a higher traffic area where you walk in, look in the display case and are pretty much forced to walk away with a few items because of the attention to detail, quality, freshness, variety, uniqueness. The closest I can think of off the top of my head is what Coffee Culture has, but on a larger scale as far as food they have on display to sell. Maybe this plays into a somewhat Panera-like concept too. Asterisk being I don't know enough about this kind of business to know what kind of scale a market our size can support.  
 
Also a big fan of the Mongolian grill concept (think HuHot in Fargo/Grand Forks) and think it would do well as an alternative to Chinese buffets.  
 
Best of luck in whatever you decide to do... Please keep us posted!  
 
 
 
Edited by Adam, 2016-02-06 15:14:49

Im not a fan of fast food, burger and fries stile food, I do very occasionally hit A&W but thats all. That said when I lived in wpg I prob ate a Goerges more than I have ever eaten "fast food, burger & fries" it is a definite improvement on the mcdonalds & burger king type meals. I would support it ……..for what my once every few months would be worth lol

Adam, I love the idea of a presentation-oriented style bakery! It makes me think of Baked Expectations in Winnipeg! They probably have 30-50 cakes/pies/tortes on display at any one time!  
 
We have a couple of nice coffee shops in Brandon but I'd love to see a dessert focused bakery/coffee shop! Great idea!

Adam said "Thanks for reaching out on the forums to try to get a read on needs. I don't think any one person will be able to by themselves give you an opinion of the city as a whole but as the posts add up I imagine you're going to get a solid feel for what might and might not fit.     Personally I've moved away from burgers over the last while. If opening another I'd want to give an honest look at how Five Guys are doing (I don't have that answer) and how another place would distinguish itself from them (price, location, atmosphere, options for toppings/sides, etc). Also it was a while ago but would look into a burger place called Juniors that was on 18th St to get an understanding of what they did right and what they did wrong.     I saw someone mention Cora above. Doesn't have to necessarily be the franchise, but somewhere that specializes in breakfast and items you wouldn't necessarily find on the breakfast menu at traditional restaurants.     I also still think there's an opening for someone to do a true presentation-oriented bakery with coffee, deserts and a bit of a sit down area. One that's in a higher traffic area where you walk in, look in the display case and are pretty much forced to walk away with a few items because of the attention to detail, quality, freshness, variety, uniqueness. The closest I can think of off the top of my head is what Coffee Culture has, but on a larger scale as far as food they have on display to sell. Maybe this plays into a somewhat Panera-like concept too. Asterisk being I don't know enough about this kind of business to know what kind of scale a market our size can support.     Also a big fan of the Mongolian grill concept (think HuHot in Fargo/Grand Forks) and think it would do well as an alternative to Chinese buffets.     Best of luck in whatever you decide to do... Please keep us posted!         Edited by Adam, 2016-02-06 15:14:49"

Be similar in idea to Baked Expectations or Dessert Sinsations in Wpg?  
 
I'm a huge fan of both of those places and honsetly, the concept could work. Especially if the place was open throughout the day.

Chili's is basically the same as Applebee's here in Brandon. One of them would probably lose all business and it would probably be Chili's. As for the burger place, I love burger places and I would definitely go. That being said I don't know if there would be enough population to support another Five Guys/Tastees type restaurant. But again, I would for sure attend.

If Brandon had a Mongo's I don't imagine the place would ever be empty. Select your own ingredients stir fry would satisfy even the pickiest of brandonites.

Junior's failed a decade back.. but Brandon does need another burger joint in this pizza filled city. I'd prefer to see a premium burger joint like the ones I see out in Ontario or Quebec that ground their own meat daily, but we're a blue collar farm town, a place like George's would do well if in the right location and with the right following.

I agree with the other posters that Cora's would do really well in Brandon. We have lived in Ontario and Alberta and Cora's is always packed every weekend with long line ups of familes waiting to eat there. They also have Tutti fruiti which is the same concept as Cora's. I'm not sure about the burger market but you can get a burger at Montana's Applebee's and most other places.

I agree with the other posters that Cora's would do really well in Brandon. We have lived in Ontario and Alberta and Cora's is always packed every weekend with long line ups of familes waiting to eat there. They also have Tutti fruiti which is the same concept as Cora's. I'm not sure about the burger market but you can get a burger at Montana's Applebee's and most other places.

My favorite burger place is "Patches" on 18th between the bridges. You get a nice big juicy tasty homemade burger and the nicest staff to serve it. I would love to see a coffee/dessert place, open in the evenings near Sobey's on Victoria. We have lots of fast food places now, so not a Tim's, somewhere with soft music and lighting, lots of space between tables, somewhere relaxing.  

Brandon could use a Delicious Crepes  
 

Yes. I always see commercials for Red Lobster and wish they would come to Brandon....Need something different than just burger and pizza places

how has no one said olive garden!? we always go while visiting Winnipeg. that being said, I wouldn't mind seeing a new burger place at all! harveys is my fav tho

Because Olive Garden is incredibly overrated. The only thing good about the one in Winnipeg is its proximity to Polo Park. There are far better pasta places.