Husband and wife team Steve Marr and Lisa Kitagawa own and operate The Jason George, a stylish and spacious pub and restaurant just a stone’s throw from St. Lawrence Market. The couple opened the traditional-style pub in early 2000 and named it after their baby boy, Jason George Marr. A section of the pub named ‘Kate’s Corner’ is dedicated to their daughter. Steve and Lisa themselves are constant amiable presences at the Front Street East hotspot.
The heritage-listed establishment was expanded in 2009 and now boasts an impressive 3300 square feet. The building was reportedly completed in the 1840s, the same decade as the St. Lawrence Market (1845), but much earlier than the nearby Gooderham Building (1892). Steve and Lisa have over 25 years of valuable experience in the hospitality industry and love welcoming customers into their relaxed and moodily lit Old Town haven.
“The Jason George is different from other pubs in the area,” Steve, a former professional hockey player in Europe, says. “We are a mom-and-pop shop, we don’t have the usual pub décor, we have a diverse range of beers, we have a great old building, and we serve only home-cooked food.”
IMPORT
BLANCHE DE CHAMBLY, CARLSBERG, GUINNESS, KILKENNY CREAM ALE, STELLA ARTOIS AND WARNSTEINER
DOMESTIC
LABATT 50, BLUE LIGHT, BLUE, BUD LIGHT, BUDWEISER, CANADIAN, COORS LIGHT AND MOLSON EXPERT
PREMIUM
CRACKED CANOE, KEITH'S PALE ALE, MILL ST. ORGANIC, MILLER GENUINE DRAFT, MOOSEHEAD, SLEEMAN CREAM ALE, SLEEMAN HONEY BROWN AND STEAM WHISTLE
IMPORTS
BECK'S, BUD LIGHT LIME, HEINEKEN, SOL, STELLA ARTOIS AND STELLA LIGHT $5.75 GROLSCH FLIP TOP BOTTLE
PREMIUM
KEITH'S PALE ALE, MILL ST. TANKHOUSE, OKANAGAN SPRING LAGER, SLEEMAN LIGHT, STEAM WHISTLE AND CREEMORE SPRINGS $6 BEAU'S LAGER
NON ALCOHOLIC: O'DOUL'S AMBER
CIDERS & COOLERS
MAGNER'S IRISH CIDER, MAGNER'S PEAR, SOMERSBY APPLE CIDER, SOMERSBY BLACKBERRY, STRONGBOW, SEAGRAM'S WILD BERRY COOLER AND SMIRNOFF ICE
CHARDONNAY TERRANOBLE Chili ‘11
RIESLING VINELAND Canada ‘11
PINOT GRIGIO Venitio Italy ‘11
SAUVIGNON BLANC Appleby Lane, New Zealand ‘12
HOUSE WHITE CHARDONNAY Peller Estate, Canada
HOUSE RED CABERNET SAUVIGNON Peller Estate, Canada
REDPINOT NOIR, DOMAINE MAGELLAN France ‘11
CHIANTI, SINOPIE Italy ‘09
CABERNET SAUVIGNON Estrada Creek, U.S.A. ‘10
PETIT VERDOT Kingston Estate, Australia ‘10
MALBEC, TERRA ROSSA Catena Malbec, Argentina ’12
VALSECCO, CONTARINI
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