7-Eleven brings its first sit down dining experience to Winnipeg’s Ness location

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7-Eleven has brought its sit down dining experience to Winnipeg for the first time. Customers at one location can now pair beer and wine with their snacks and Slurpees.

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On Monday, 7-Eleven Canada announced the expansion of its licensed restaurant program to their 3031 Ness Ave. location in Winnipeg. This marks the first appearance of the program in the city has been dubbed the Slurpee Capital of the World years in a row due to Winnipeggers’ well-recorded love and consumption of the chilled beverage.

“We’re excited to bring our innovative foodservice model to Manitoba with the launch of our first licensed restaurant in Winnipeg — home to so many passionate 7-Eleven fans,” said 7-Eleven Canada Vice President and General Manager Marc Goodman in a media release on Monday.

“Our local guests can enjoy a comfortable space to dine-in and gather with friends.”

Beginning on Monday, “of-age” guests can now pair meals with chilled beer, wine, cider, and ready-to-drink (RTD) mixed beverages in a remodeled dining area at the Ness location that will include a menu offering chicken sandwiches, wings, pizza, hot dogs, cold sandwiches, and several other hot and cold food items.

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The Ness location was selected for the franchise’s first licensed restaurant in Winnipeg due to strong local demand for their food and beverage menu items at the location, according to 7-Eleven Canada.

The Liquor, Gaming and Cannabis Authority (LGCA) of Manitoba issued a general liquor license for the Ness location on June 3, and all staff at the location have received Smart Choices Certifications. All alcohol products at the location will be stored “under lock and key, accessible only to employees.”

“7-Eleven Canada has a strong age-restricted sales policy and program in place, its own beverage alcohol and foodservice training, limited hours of operation for beverage alcohol, and additional safety controls, including IDing anyone who looks 30 or younger,” 7-Eleven Canada said in their release.

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Kristi Meek, the president and executive director of the Assiniboia Chamber of Commerce, says the area’s business community is excited to see 7-Eleven bring a new sit down dining option to the area.

“We’re delighted to see 7-Eleven launching their first licensed restaurant for Winnipeg in Assiniboia. Innovative business concepts are great for customers and create jobs for people in our community,” Meek said.

“The 7-Eleven location is already a convenient spot, and now locals will have a new community destination to eat, drink and socialize.”

— Dave Baxter is a Local Journalism Initiative reporter who works out of the Winnipeg Sun. The Local Journalism Initiative is funded by the Government of Canada.

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