Saskatoon's iconic Blue Diamond restaurant has sold
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An iconic Saskatoon landmark will soon be under new ownership.
An iconic Saskatoon landmark will soon be under new ownership.
In a mournful Facebook post on Sunday, owners of the Blue Diamond — a kitschy Greek family restaurant with a metal and glass diamond-shaped exterior on 22nd Street West — announced the sale of their family business.
“It is with bittersweet feelings that we announce our beloved, family owned and operated restaurant has been SOLD,” said the post, signed as Blue Diamonds Management and Staff.
“There has been so much speculation over the last few months about our place. We (owners and staff) wanted to take this opportunity to address our appreciation to our customers, for the kindness and support shown to us over the last 38 years.”
The restaurant had been up for sale for about a year, according to Gus Katsiris, whose father George opened it after coming to Canada from Greece in the 1980s.
“Everybody’s getting too old,” Katsiris told CTV News in April. “Like, my father is 80-years-old. The rest of the staff are in their late 60s, you know what I mean? And it’s hard to find staff.”
Katsiris said his dad George was a bricklayer in Greece before he immigrated to Canada. His brothers owned a couple restaurants and after working with them for a while, he decided to open his own.
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