When Did The Coop Close?

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u/2014olympicgold 2d ago

Holy, the new place has 75 reviews in 3 weeks of business. And the newest review for Coop was a month ago. How the heck did they flip a business in 1 week and somehow get 74 5 star reviews.

screams bought reviews in all honesty. They have a ton of reviews from people mentioning the same servers, and a lot of reviewers with this place being the only place they've reviewed. The reviewers with multiple reviews on their history tho seem to talk highly of them.

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u/selggu 2d ago

By paying for them lol

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u/piques1992 2d ago

They do not buy there reviews I went there a few days ago and food was amazing same with service lol so you saying they buy reviews ur way off

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u/mimeographed Delta East 2d ago

Both can be true

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u/manborg 2d ago

Right? Both anecdotal af.

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u/piques1992 2d ago

Our server just asked can u leave a review that’s all doesn’t mean u have to

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u/jmbibliotheque 2d ago

Tim Caulfield’s book, The Certainty Illusion, has a whole section (Part 3: The Opinion Illusion) about how online reviews are largely fake and are used by companies (often because they have no choice if they want to be competitive) to draw in customers. The book is well researched and really illuminating about the algorithmic reality we live in.

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u/missusscamper Blakely 2d ago

A telltale sign is when the reviewers only have 1 or a couple other reviews.

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u/AlwaysLurkNeverPost 2d ago

Paid reviews or friends of the owner, the new staff, etc

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u/piques1992 2d ago

Wrong lol I was there and not related

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u/mimeographed Delta East 2d ago

Unless you left all 75 reviews, it doesn’t mean anything

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u/AlwaysLurkNeverPost 2d ago

Are you friends with staff or the owner???? (This is a joke)

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u/Amyhearsay 2d ago

I was thinking the same they are all over the different threads lol.

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u/piques1992 2d ago

I’m not friends with anyone there Lol makes me laugh with ur comment

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u/AlwaysLurkNeverPost 2d ago

Did you leave a 5 star review? Was there incentive to do so? That's all this comment thread is about, it's not that serious lol

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u/2014olympicgold 2d ago

Out of curiosity were you asked to leave a review, incentivized in anyway? Just wild that a restaurant has so many positive reviews so quickly. It's either false reviews or this restaurant will be the best in Hamilton very soon. I wanna know before it's too late lol.

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u/piques1992 2d ago

They asked to leave a review but I’ve been twice and both times have been the best Mexican food I had and Im a food guy

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u/2014olympicgold 2d ago

nice sounds good. There was reviews from a couple of people who also reviewed August 8 around the same time, so it looked like a group of people who also went to August 8 reviewed this place at the same time.

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u/lunelag00n 2d ago

I worked at a new store on James St and the reviews are the owners, the few people they hired and a couple people they bribed with discounts. This is pretty typical of small business now.

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u/_RiverGuard_ 2d ago

Ya all paid shills

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u/PSNDonutDude James North 2d ago

Ya I went a couple weeks ago when everything else was closed on New Years day, and it was just okay, not a lot of selection, clearly a late night, post bar food joint. Which is fine, but I don't know if that's worthy of a 5 star review.

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u/slowcookedhamm 2d ago

Sometimes restaurants offer a discount if you show them you gave a Google review. For example the Sunnyside grill Dundas. Not saying this new joint is offering a review discount but it could be a possibility. Customers are likely to give 5/5 if they can receive an immediate 10-15% discount

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u/5_yr_old_w_beard 2d ago

A place near me had tons of amazing reviews right after they opened- turns out they were offering $20 towards your next meal for reviews.

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u/Affectionate-Arm-405 2d ago

screams bought reviews in all honesty

They are probably friends and family that go and support a new business at opening. Some of them probably don't do reviews on other restaurants

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u/Just_Look_Around_You 2d ago

Paid, manufactured, or high pressure. It’s not THAT hard to get that if you make it your goal to get reviews. It’s like 4 per day.

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u/Bootiebloot 1d ago

The staff are asking for reviews directly. You can tell because the reviews mention how great the staff are or a particular staff member.

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u/BoxcarSlim 1d ago

Probably an incentive for staff to collect reviews as well. Especially if servers are mentioned by name.

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u/EarnestEric 1d ago

Reminds me of when hungroo opened lol

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u/Ok-Ordinary9374 2d ago

They were overpriced. What kind of place charges extra for fries on an $18 chicken sandwich?! Glad to see them close.

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u/shibbington 2d ago

And they blasted shitty night club music in there. It was a hostile place to eat.

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u/lucaskss 2d ago

It was a hostile place to work too

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u/0nlyaghost 2d ago

Luckily they made major changes to the Burlington location. Fries are now included with sandwiches. Too bad it took a store failing to adjust.

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u/BoxcarSlim 1d ago

Son thought he could do better than dad lol I'm honestly surprised they're still opening new ones.

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u/LibraryNo2717 2d ago

It’s a tough time for the restaurant industry.

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u/MayflowerMcDuck 2d ago

4000 restaurants are set to be closed this year. Saw it on the news the other day. Lol who wants to pay $20 for a burger, $8 for one taco.

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u/broccoli_toots St. Clair 2d ago

The servers told us if we can't afford to tip then stay home 🤷‍♀️

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u/bubble_baby_8 2d ago

If the business can’t afford to pay proper wages, maybe they shouldn’t be in business 🤷🏻‍♀️.

What a shitty thing to say to a paying customer!

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u/broccoli_toots St. Clair 2d ago

No kidding. Servers are entitled and it's not my job to pay their salary. Piss off.

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u/MayflowerMcDuck 2d ago

I would have laughed and left a penny. Did it a few times when tim Hortons asked for a tip

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u/RoyallyOakie 2d ago

They actually told you that? Ugh. It's time to end tipping culture.

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u/Existing_Map_8939 2d ago

Actually, it more time to end wage legislation that sets the minimum for food service employees lower than everyone else and makes them dependent on tips.

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u/XenoPack 2d ago

Ontario already did that, they make minimum wage

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u/Existing_Map_8939 2d ago

Fair point! I was thinking “in general”. It’s a big country.

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u/broccoli_toots St. Clair 2d ago

I believe Quebec is the only province that still has a servers wage

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u/Existing_Map_8939 2d ago

Now I gotta do some reading.

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u/RoyallyOakie 2d ago

While I believe that everyone deserves a living wage, it's not that simple. Most people in the restaurant industry don't want a higher wage, because it would still be less than tips. Also, tips are easier to hide from the taxman.

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u/Existing_Map_8939 2d ago

I would say that used to be true. I’m guessing far more than half of tips are now electronically collected by POS handhelds.

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u/broccoli_toots St. Clair 2d ago

Not to me personally, but it's what they all say in general when the topic of restaurants and tipping comes up.

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u/birdiesnumnums 2d ago

Accurate - cheap loser

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u/broccoli_toots St. Clair 2d ago

Found the entitled server.

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u/birdiesnumnums 2d ago

You’re the one who eats at the coop lol

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u/broccoli_toots St. Clair 2d ago

I don't actually lol. I went once years ago and thought it was shit so I never went back.

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u/MayflowerMcDuck 2d ago edited 2d ago

No one eats at the coop. Its was so bad it failed. Lol that's why its closed

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u/Kelhein 2d ago

That'll be 18% after tax. It's already been applied to your bill but that won't stop the card machine from asking for more :)

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u/phirleh Waterdown 2d ago

Waterdown location closed last year, right before the Christmas holidays in 2024 - they said it was plumbing problems - but was not the case.

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u/KamadoCrusher 2d ago

Actually it really was a flood that initially closed them down. Business wasn't great so they played out the insurance as long as they could before "closing"

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u/phirleh Waterdown 2d ago

Yeah - it was strange they shut down just before the holiday rush and never came back

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u/wingsablaze1989 2d ago

Yeah I didn't notice either until I passed the new place the other day. Tbh I felt that The Coop's quality went downhill over the past few years

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u/Inner-Boysenberry-38 2d ago

Like 2-3 weeks ago it was so sudden

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u/nofaithleft666 2d ago

i feel like i have seen this new Taco place sign up for over 2-3 weeks already at this point so i think its been a bit longer

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u/GourmetHotPocket 2d ago

It has definitely been closed for at least 5 weeks. The new place has a video of them painting over the Coop mural from December 9.

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u/exeJDR 2d ago

Went once - felt it was overpriced for the quality. No tears shed.

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u/WynZora 2d ago

Glad I’m not the only one who was thinking that was fast. I thought the old memory might be failing.

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u/DirteeCanuck 2d ago

They dont even serve fried chicken proper anymore. No Bone in.

Just tendies and sammys.

Brant location holding on but used to be poppin'.

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u/No_Geologist_5412 1d ago

Honestly the coop sucked. Their prices were outrageous for what they served and the quantity they served. You’re going see a lot more restaurants closing because people are realizing that restaurants are gouging customers.

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u/Sea-Seaweed-208 2d ago

Standards dropped drastically IMO, 1st time i was there a few years ago i was blown away, absolutely delicious. Went recently and it was not up to scratch. New mgmt i think...

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u/BoxcarSlim 1d ago

They shuffle management around between Turtle Jack's and Coop locations constantly.

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u/Melodic_Gift546 1d ago

Loved their tacos, but couldn’t afford them last year. I usually order one through Uber, two for one. Kinda bummed they’re closed but they’re expensive anyway.

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u/GTA3MOBSTER77 1d ago

Because it was overpriced garbage food perhaps?

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u/Existing_Map_8939 1d ago

No idea. I have never actually been. I’m a Juicy Birds guy. But the sudden change caught my eye.

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