Owner Chuck Rose started his hospitality career in Regina and was looking for another investment when he found the Hose and Hound. “I had no intention of staying in the restaurant business when I was first hired as a part-time waiter, but I found I had a real talent for it. I loved serving people and I loved building the team that creates the service,” Chuck recalls.
In an industry known for high staff turnover, Chuck takes the time to get to know his employees. “If you ask your staff to care about your customers, you have to care about your staff,” he says. As a result, Hose & Hound customers find the service reminiscent of a certain television show. “If you come more than three times and the servers don’t know your name, there is something wrong,” Chuck says.
This Inglewood pub is a comfy, blue-collar watering hole. Well known as a place firefighters frequent (ladies take note), the walls of this old firehall are covered with firefighting memorabilia. There are rumours the old building is also visited by ghosts, including that of a monkey named Barney. But don’t monkey around, just order a plate of Mikey’s Smokin’ Perogies with your pint. These cheddar-and-potato perogies are pan-fried with bacon and onions and served with a double-smoked farmers sausage. Don’t forget the sour cream and mustard on the side.
The Hose & Hound is an Inglewood pub that has a most unusual spirit as its resident haunter. Formerly a fire hall, it is purported to house the spirit of a monkey that was once the pet of the fire chief. Barney was put down after a violent episode, and is now blamed for a variety of noises and shenanigans around the popular redbrick watering hole.
Handy to downtown, this refurbished brick fire hall is located in Inglewood on the Ninth Avenue Southeast boutique strip. Famously haunted (so they say) by a ghost monkey and other fire-fighting former inhabitants, you’ll want to make this your own haunt. Order a pint and enjoy its relaxed atmosphere.