Ottawa: Harveys on Walkley road is closed...opening a Dixie Lee

[Steeve Urkel]

I was just passing by the Harveys on Walkley rd in Ottawa and was planning on going there this weekend.

i just saw that they took all the outside signs down and shut down the store :confused:
There is now a sign stating a Dixie Lee restaurant is opening.

I'm kind of disapointed about that, but the Harveys there was always dead.

I really liked the veggie burgers and the grilled chicken sandwiches-I guess I'll have to start going to Licks more as it's almost up the street from me.

It seems alot of the Harveys restaurants in Ottawa are closing thesedays.

[Yaowsers]

Is Dixie Lee a fried chicken kind of restaurant? I remember going to a Dixie Lee's with my dad maybe 15-20 years ago some where downtown Toronto. I remember they made some good fried chicken. The owners were Korean I remember.

[effie]

Harvey's has closed in Gatineau too. They put in a 'YUMMIES'....whatever that is.

[easyddrstyle]

This past summer the Harvey's closed at Market Square near St. Lawrence market in downtown Toronto. It was a very profitable location, they always had huge lineups. Must've been a lease dispute of some sort.

[GaspeLisa]

OMG!!! Dixie-Lee is a fried chicken place.
I will have to visit Ottawa more often, i LOVE this place!!!
YUM!

[n1ghts0ul]

the harvey's closed at st. george and bloor, also the one at brimely and sheppard is gone too. WHAT'S GOING ON? =<

[MkmBandit]

the harvey's closed at st. george and bloor, also the one at brimely and sheppard is gone too. WHAT'S GOING ON? =<


looks like things went downhill after they got rid of the Angus. I used to be addicted to harveys original burgers until i had an angus.. then it became my burger of choice. Now that its gone, i dont want to go back to original burgers, which means i've stopped going to harveys. Maybe some other people feel the same way. Bad business move

[Steeve Urkel]

Wow,

thanks for the info everyone.

I guess it seems that the company who owns Harveys is probably going to close all their restaurants it seems?
sounds like it anyways.

I just don't see Dixie Lee catching on at the location near me, I think it's a bad move.
they should have put in something other than fried chicken.
I can't think of any chain places right now that would be good, but I'm sure there is a better one...

[RW99]

Yeah I used to live a block from there and enjoyed the Harveys just a little too much...

[Brandon]

The Harveys in Nepean at Merivale/Viewmount is still open.

[jason9945]

YAY! I'm so happy to hear about all these Harveys closing.
They are the one fast food place I dont like!!!

[MacGyver]

Cara Operations owns Harvey's, Swiss Chalet, Outback, Milestones, etc. The main portion of their business is in airport and airline food services.

Cara seems to have a very low tolerance for money losing operations. A few years back they shut down almost everything they ran in Quebec that wasn't at an airport. I'm surprised to learn they still had a free-standing restaurant in Gatineau.

[el_diablo007]

hmmm...the Harveys at College / Lansdowne is also closed...

[danthemightyone]

Harvey's at Bank and Hunt Club is alive as well.

Anyway, I personally hate Dixie Lee's chicken. It's way too greasy for me.

[JustMike]

Funny... the Dixie Lee in Newmarket closed up probably 15+ years ago. There's still one in Sutton. I'm sure I've been there before, but don't remember. I thought this franchise was prety much dead.

[Firebot]

Dixie Lee is extremely big in the Maritimes. KFC has very little market share there due to them.

[GaspeLisa]

Dixie-Lee is VERY big on the Gaspe coast as well.
Almost all of the small towns along the coast have one.