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Joe Fortes Seafood & Chop House
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1-877-669-JOES (5637)
Joe Fortes is located at 777 Thurlow Street near Robson
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Welcome to Joe Fortes Seafood & Chop House, located near fashionable Robson
Street, in the heart of downtown Vancouver. A favourite among locals, visitors
and celebrities alike, Joe Fortes has been serving the highest quality seafood
and chops since 1985. With live entertainment and more than 10 unique dining
venues, we're the perfect spot for your next social or more intimate dining
experience. Be our guest today and enjoy the true meaning of hospitality.
Joe Fortes Seafood & Chop House is known as the best oyster bar in Vancouver and
we hit the road to prove it. Our champion oyster shuckers returned from the
Canadian National Championships with a new Canadian record. For the first time
in the Championship`s history there was a Western Canadian shucker in the top
three...never mind two at once. Competitors are measured on: speed shucking,
cleanliness of oysters and overall time after demerits. Our new Joe Fortes
champions are:
Ian "Mal" Peck was the first runner up with a time of 1:33 after demerits.
Joe Fortes youngest shucker took thrid place with an overall time of 1:42 after
penalties.
In 1885 seaman, Seraphim “Joe” Fortes arrived by ship to Vancouver and took jobs
as a porter, a handyman and a bartender at the Bodega Saloon in Gastown. The
burly ex-seaman quickly became one of Vancouver’s most popular citizens when he
settled in a small cottage on English Bay Beach, by Stanley Park.
Joe's life became English Bay. He hosted picknickers, chaperoned courting
couples and protected the area from unsavoury characters. He also taught
hundreds of children to swim and saved many lives. In 1910, the City names Joe a
"Special Constable" and had his cottage moved up beside the bandstand in the
park for as long as he should live.
In 1923 Joe passed on, and Vancouver's longest funeral procession escorted him
to his final resting place. To futher honour Joe, a monument was erected near
the site of his home, from funds largely donated by children, which reads
"Little Children Loved Him." Joe Fortes truly is a Vancouver Legend. |
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