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A 41-townhome construction taking form at 1839 Washington Blvd., close to the place the Ogden arch, observed at proper, crosses over Washington Street, is pictured Tuesday, Nov. 21, 2023. The brand new construction exemplifies the continued alternate within the house, dubbed Riverbend via town planners.Tim Vandenack, Usual-Examiner2 / 3
An indication outdoor the construction that used to deal with Wimpy & Fritz at 352 Park Blvd. in Ogden, pictured Tuesday, Nov. 21, 2023, shall we would-be consumers know the locale has closed. Grimy Chicken was once within the area subsequent door nevertheless it has additionally closed. The alternate exemplifies the continued evolution within the house, dubbed Riverbend via town planners.Tim Vandenack, Usual-Examiner3 / 3
The now-unused construction at 352 Park Blvd. that used to deal with Wimpy & Fritz and Grimy Chicken, two eating places that opened in September 2021 and feature since closed, is pictured Tuesday, Nov. 21, 2023. The alternate exemplifies the continued evolution within the house, dubbed Riverbend via town planners.Tim Vandenack, Usual-Examiner
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A 41-townhome construction taking form at 1839 Washington Blvd., close to the place the Ogden arch, observed at proper, crosses over Washington Street, is pictured Tuesday, Nov. 21, 2023. The brand new construction exemplifies the continued alternate within the house, dubbed Riverbend via town planners.
An indication outdoor the construction that used to deal with Wimpy & Fritz at 352 Park Blvd. in Ogden, pictured Tuesday, Nov. 21, 2023, shall we would-be consumers know the locale has closed. Grimy Chicken was once within the area subsequent door nevertheless it has additionally closed. The alternate exemplifies the continued evolution within the house, dubbed Riverbend via town planners.
The now-unused construction at 352 Park Blvd. that used to deal with Wimpy & Fritz and Grimy Chicken, two eating places that opened in September 2021 and feature since closed, is pictured Tuesday, Nov. 21, 2023. The alternate exemplifies the continued evolution within the house, dubbed Riverbend via town planners.
OGDEN — The Riverbend house close to the Ogden River off the west aspect of Washington Street appears to be ever-changing and evolving.
Two eateries that opened amid nice fanfare within the house just a little over two years in the past, Grimy Chicken and Wimpy & Fritz, have since closed and the construction they shared sits unused. In the meantime, new townhomes are briefly emerging simply to the north around the Ogden River — adjoining to the Ogden arch over Washington Street — because the vacant land within the sector briefly fills.
The closure of Wimpy & Fritz, introduced via the taco eatery’s two operators previous this month in a Fb publish, is among the newest adjustments within the house. Eating place reps introduced no remark to the Usual-Examiner, however the Fb publish introduced some perception.
“As our rent attracts to a detailed, we’ve made the tough choice to near our brick-and-mortar industry,” the publish reads. “As a lot of you might be mindful, either one of us are devoted fathers and husbands who cherish our ties throughout the Ogden Group. This selection lets in us to prioritize our households and different initiatives we’ve grown deeply keen about. Stay an eye fixed out for Wimpy & Fritz one day.”
Grimy Chicken, which featured rooster sandwiches and sat within the abutting area simply west of Wimpy & Fritz, closed a while previous. Lehi-based Wags Capital owns a controlling stake in Grimy Chicken — which nonetheless has places in Riverton, Clearfield and Delightful Grove, in keeping with its web page — however an organization rep couldn’t in an instant be reached for remark.
Lefty Montoya and Brian Zinsman operated Wimpy & Fritz at 352 Park Blvd. and proceed running the Ogden Beer Co., a brewpub simply to the north at 358 Park Blvd. And whilst they stored mum, Ogden Beer Co. brewer Jacquie King is bullish at the beer possibilities at that locale.
“Ogden Beer Corporate has observed luck with our sustainable expansion tactic that comes with perfecting recipes, making certain high quality of draft beer and increasing into can distribution on the first of the yr,” she mentioned in an electronic mail to the Usual-Examiner. “We’ve created a lager variety distinctive to Northern Utah and we’re producing a buzz round craft beer in the community.”
The most efficient-selling Ogden Beer Co. beers, she mentioned, are Cultura Cerveza, 1851 Craft Lager and House Cruz IPA. “We at all times have a big collection of lagers on draft, which units us except for different breweries. Hoppy beer kinds were most sensible dealers for years now, however we’re that specialize in simple consuming beers which can be approachable,” King mentioned.
Riverbend, named via town planners, encompasses the realm between 18th and twentieth streets at the north and south and Washington Street and Wall Street at the east and west. Additionally within the house are Bingham Cyclery, Equipment:30, Ogden Operating Co. and Fleet Toes together with the View on twentieth condominium complicated.
Salt Lake Town-based Lotus Co. and its affiliated subsidiaries were the motors at the back of numerous the hot construction within the Riverbend zone, together with the 30-townhome construction on the northeast nook of Grant Street and Park Street. That’s simply west of the previous Grimy Chicken-Wimpy & Fritz construction, additionally owned via a Lotus corporate associate, identical because the Ogden Beer Co. construction to the north.
A Lotus associate could also be at the back of the 41-townhome construction taking form at 1839 Washington Blvd. at the north aspect of the Ogden River. The dwellings there, which loom over Washington Street, although nonetheless incomplete, are briefly taking form.
Bryan Wrigley, leader government officer of Lotus Co., didn’t in an instant reply to queries in quest of remark at the Lotus plans within the house. Lotus could also be at the back of the condominium complicated taking form adjoining to the Walmart at twentieth Side road and Wall Street, amongst different Ogden tendencies.
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