Drake’s upcoming Toronto restaurant has already gotten a boost from LeBron James,
Pick 6ix’s official grand opening is coming soon, but theme, menu still unknown
Move over, Fring’s, Drake has got a new hot spot for friends and fans to hang out in. Pick 6ix, the new Yonge St. restaurant owned by the local rapper is set to host its official grand opening soon.
The buzz is already building as on Tuesday night the restaurant was christened by NBA superstar LeBron James, who hosted a birthday party there in honour of his Cleveland Cavaliers teammate, Dwyane Wade. The Cavaliers happen to be in town as they’re set to face off against Toronto’s Raptors Thursday night.
In addition to Drake, James and Wade, the bash was attended by Drake-affiliated musicians OVO Chubbs, Baka Not Nice and Future The Prince, as well as DJ Charlie B, DJ Meel, Eric Da Jeweler and DJ Steph Floss.
Pick 6ix is Drake’s second foray into dining, the first being Fring’s, which he opened on King St. W. in 2015 with chef Susur Lee. This new restaurant has been under construction for the better part of a year, taking over what was formerly Houston’s Bar and Grill at 33 Yonge.
While it is unknown what the Pick 6ix menu will consist of, social media began buzzing in September, when a Facebook group for restaurant jobs received a post from Angel Aaron Sevilla, formerly executive chef of the Shore Club, saying: “Hello friends. Looking for experienced sushi chefs to join my opening team at Pick 6ix Toronto.”
More recently, chef Antonio Park, who has been a judge on Chopped Canada, and is most recently affiliated with Kasa Moto in Yorkville, also put out a job call asking for front-ofhouse staff. He also added Pick 6ix as one of the restaurants on his Twitter bio.
Speculation had been that it may have been a sports bar of some kind, considering the sports reference in the name — which refers to an interception in football returned for a touchdown — and Drake’s vocal support of several teams and sports.
From pictures of the party, sponsored by Remy Martin, it looks to have more of a supper-club ambience, continuing with the black-andgold colour esthetic of Drake’s label OVO represented by marble countertops on the gold-lined bar, along with plush bright blue chairs and banquettes.
Restaurant looks to have more of a supper-club ambience, continuing with the black-and-gold colour esthetic of Drake’s label OVO