King Taps construction is well underway in 麻豆精选.
Media were invited to tour the site Thursday and get a sneak peak at what the finished restaurant will look like.
Turning thorns to crowns, King Taps refurbishing the iconic Rose鈥檚 Pub on Water Street.
Regional Manager Thomas Beetlestone said they don鈥檛 yet have an opening day.
鈥淒emolition actually started back in 2019, but obviously with the pandemic everything got put on pause for a while there. So, we started back up probably late last year and working through the early part of this year, fingers crossed we鈥檙e going to be able to open in the near future.鈥�
The 麻豆精选 restaurant has the same owners as Cactus Club and is the second of the King Taps locations, the first being in Toronto.
Regional Chef James Bunting said this location is much larger. They are looking to hire about 80 kitchen staff and approximately another 150 for front of house.
As for the menu, it will feature many local wines and beers, and a top menu item will be pizza.
鈥淲e鈥檝e got two pizza masters,鈥� Bunting said. 鈥淭hey come from Italy and what鈥檚 really great about these is that they鈥檙e built for speed. So, they have the ability to retain the heat in it and rebound up to proper temperatures very quickly which gives us the opportunity to be able to cook great tasting pizzas very quickly and be able to serve as many guests as possible.鈥�
鈥淲e are just really excited for this opportunity to show King Taps here in B.C.,鈥� said Beetlestone. 鈥溌槎咕� is our first location here in the province. It鈥檚 pretty special. We鈥檙e really excited to become a national brand.鈥�
Beetlestone noted they are still hiring and anyone interested should go to their website to apply.
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