The owner of The Big R Restaurant on Harvey Road, which closes this weekend, calls the occasion “bittersweet”.
The Big R has been a favourite destination for a feed of fish and chips for 60 years. It was destroyed by the Harvey Road fire nearly 28 years ago, and was the first to rise from the ashes after the entire block was leveled.
Owner Karen Forward Lambert, busy getting ready for the lunch rush, says it was time for her to “move on.”
The Harvey Road location closed on Sunday, but the Blackmarsh Road location will remain open.
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A downtown landmark that rose from the ashes following the Harvey Road fire nearly 28 years ago will soon be no more.
The Big R Restaurant on Harvey Road, famous for its fish n’ chips, is closing its doors on Sunday after 60 plus years in business.
The restaurant and surrounding neighborhood block were destroyed by fire on a windy night in December of 1992. It was one of the first businesses to rebuild after the devastating conflagration.
The Big R, like many other businesses across the country, was forced to close in March due to COVID-19 but reopened in May. ‘For sale’ signs went up on the building over the summer.
Last night, the restaurant announced the sad news that its Harvey Road location will be closing for good this weekend.
The Blackmarsh Road location will remain open for anyone looking for their feed of fee ‘n’ chee.
To Our Valued Customers: As of September 27th 2020 Big R Harvey Road will be closing. It will be a bitter sweet…
Posted by Big R Harvey Rd on Thursday, September 24, 2020