As well as new lighting, signs and an improved sound system, it was also reported LA Cafe would offer food during the summer while "big name guest DJs, visiting promoters and celebrities" were teased. The new bar was pitched as a simple but chic venue – with music and events to suit numerous tastes. Read more: The much-loved restaurant chain known for its steaks and gateau that was popular in GrimsbyĪ spokesperson said the venue - LA Cafe - would have "excellent music, really good drinks offers and, above all, will offer a fun and safe place to have a night out". In January 2009, it was announced that Walkabout - which had shut in August 2008 - would be the latest of the vacant venues to find a new tenant, shortly after the former Yates's had been replaced by buffet restaurant Mr Jones. That was not the only bar to open around that time though. Last week, we relived the brief existence of Shooters Bar, which opened at the Riverhead in March 2009 in a bid to revitalise the area's fortunes following a string of closures over the previous couple of years had left much of it empty. In the mid '00s, some referred to it as the 'Gaza Strip' following numerous incidents of violence associated with the row of venues in and around the town centre development. It's no secret that Grimsby's Riverhead had a bit of a reputation during its glory days as a hotspot for nights out.
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