Burnaby has lost another hot pot spot, with a Chongqing chain’s Kingsway restaurant now officially closed after nine years.
Liuyishou Hotpot at 5507 Kingsway had been temporarily closed for a while, with a “Closed for Renovations” notice on the door.
The notice, in Chinese and English, apologized for the inconvenience and invited customers back for a meal when it reopens, saying “a thoughtfully prepared gift awaits.”
That reopening isn’t coming, and the restaurant is now gone for good.
That’s because a commercial real estate agent has posted on RedNote that the unit has been sold.
When you look up the address, a new Korean BBQ restaurant pops up and seems to be taking over.
It’s a familiar story: a restaurant closes “for renovations,” and the next sign that goes up belongs to someone else.
The Burnaby restaurant opened in June 2017, according to the brand’s own timeline.
Liuyishou started on a small street in Chongqing, China, in 2000.
The chain says it has since grown to more than 1,300 locations in places like China, Canada, the U.S., Dubai, Singapore and Japan, calling itself “one of the biggest hotpot chains in the world.”
Its North American company was founded right here in Vancouver.
That makes the Metro Vancouver losses sting a little more.
The brand is most known for its “ring of meat” and spicy broths.
But over the recent years it has added more options like all you can eat, skewers, and rice bowls.
In late March, we reported that the Robson Street location in downtown Vancouver had quietly shut down, with its space listed for sale at $368,000.
That one had opened in 2016, a year before Burnaby.
With both gone, the restaurant in Richmond is now the only Liuyishou left in BC.
It’s not the first hot pot closure in Burnaby this year, either.
A Burnaby DIY hot pot spot quietly closed in January, less than a year after its rebrand.
If you’re craving Liuyishou’s hot pot now, Garden City Road in Richmond is the trip to make.
Liuyishou Burnaby joins other recent Burnaby closures like Porker Face, Sugar Burst and Stuffies.
Address
5507 Kingsway, Burnaby BC
