The Pickle Barrel

The Pickle Barrel
	Pickle Barrel in the Markville Shopping Centre in Markham, Ontario
Company type	Subsidiary
Industry	Restaurants
Founded	Toronto, Ontario; (1971; 53 years ago)
Areas served	Canada
Products	Ashkenazi Jewish cuisine
Parent	Recipe Unlimited
Website	picklebarrel.ca

The Pickle Barrel is a Canadian restaurant chain. Originally opened in 1971 as a Jewish deli located on Leslie Street in Toronto, the restaurant now operates locations across southwestern Ontario.

History

The first Pickle Barrel opened in 1971 as an 85-seat restaurant located on Leslie Street in Toronto.^[1] Over the subsequent decades, the restaurant expanded to become a chain with locations across the Greater Toronto Area (GTA).^[1]

On October 16, 2017, The Pickle Barrel was acquired by Cara Operations Limited (renamed Recipe Unlimited in 2018), a subsidiary of the holding company Fairfax Financial.^[2]^[3] The restaurant opened a location in Waterloo, Ontario in 2019, their first outside of the GTA.^[4]

Operations

While Pickle Barrel originally operated as a Jewish deli with deli sandwiches as a signature item, its menu has since expanded to include over 300 items,^[1] including a menu of health-conscious items selected by nutritionist Rose Reisman.^[1] blogTO noted that the restaurant is "known for its lengthy menu and kitschy decor",^[5] including colorful leather booths and blown glass hanging lights.^[1]

In 2017, The Pickle Barrel reportedly generated CAD$50 million annually from restaurant sales and catering, and had to date catered over 1.2 million events.^[3]

In 2020, its Downtown Toronto location in The Atrium on Bay closed after four decades due to the COVID-19 pandemic, fewer people coming downtown as a result, and the lack of a patio for outdoor dining.^[6] In September 2022, the Pickle Barrel at Sherway Gardens in Etobicoke closed permanently.^[7] In February 2024, the chain's original location on Leslie closed after more than 50 years.^[8]

References

^ ^a ^b ^c ^d ^e "The Pickle Barrel". Streets of Toronto. Post City Magazines. Retrieved October 15, 2023.
^ Carlberg, Amy (September 29, 2022). "Toronto location of Pickle Barrel has permanently closed". blogTO. Retrieved December 2, 2023.
^ ^a ^b "Cara Operations Limited announces purchase of Pickle Barrel" (Press release). October 16, 2017. Retrieved December 2, 2023.
^ Jackson, Adam (March 7, 2019). "Pickle Barrel officially opens in Waterloo, Cambridge". Waterloo Chronicle. Retrieved October 15, 2023.
^ Carlberg, Amy (October 29, 2020). "Toronto's only downtown Pickle Barrel restaurant just permanently closed". blogTO. Retrieved December 2, 2023.
^ "A lack of patio is the reason the downtown Pickle Barrel is closing". Streets of Toronto. November 5, 2020. Retrieved February 10, 2024.
^ "Toronto location of the Pickle Barrel has permanently closed". BlogTO. September 29, 2022. Retrieved February 10, 2024.
^ "'It felt like home': Beloved Pickle Barrel location shutters after more than 50 years". Toronto Star. February 10, 2024. Retrieved February 10, 2024.

External links

Official website

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[SoT-1] "The Pickle Barrel". Streets of Toronto. Post City Magazines. Retrieved October 15, 2023.

[blogTO2-2] Carlberg, Amy (September 29, 2022). "Toronto location of Pickle Barrel has permanently closed". blogTO. Retrieved December 2, 2023.

[Cara-3] "Cara Operations Limited announces purchase of Pickle Barrel" (Press release). October 16, 2017. Retrieved December 2, 2023.

[WC-4] Jackson, Adam (March 7, 2019). "Pickle Barrel officially opens in Waterloo, Cambridge". Waterloo Chronicle. Retrieved October 15, 2023.

[blogTO1-5] Carlberg, Amy (October 29, 2020). "Toronto's only downtown Pickle Barrel restaurant just permanently closed". blogTO. Retrieved December 2, 2023.

[6] "A lack of patio is the reason the downtown Pickle Barrel is closing". Streets of Toronto. November 5, 2020. Retrieved February 10, 2024.

[7] "Toronto location of the Pickle Barrel has permanently closed". BlogTO. September 29, 2022. Retrieved February 10, 2024.

[8] "'It felt like home': Beloved Pickle Barrel location shutters after more than 50 years". Toronto Star. February 10, 2024. Retrieved February 10, 2024.

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