{"id":17727,"date":"2016-08-31T09:00:02","date_gmt":"2016-08-31T13:00:02","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/accessniagara.com\/blog\/?p=17727"},"modified":"2016-08-31T08:51:50","modified_gmt":"2016-08-31T12:51:50","slug":"sparks-steakhouse-and-maharaja-grand-replaces-beef-baron","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"http:\/\/accessniagara.com\/blog\/2016\/08\/31\/sparks-steakhouse-and-maharaja-grand-replaces-beef-baron\/","title":{"rendered":"Sparks Steakhouse and Maharaja Grand replaces Beef Baron"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>I make it to a lot of places in the Niagara Falls tourist district, but sometimes I miss the obvious. A perfect example&#8230;<br \/>\nI have been seeing signs around for Sparks Steakhouse, and never paid much attention to them. Then recently, while I was walking along Centre St, I noticed that the <a href=\"http:\/\/www.beefbaron.com\/\">Beef Baron<\/a> was no longer called <a href=\"http:\/\/www.beefbaron.com\/\">Beef Baron<\/a>. It is now <a href=\"http:\/\/www.sparkssteakhouse.ca\/site\/home\">Sparks Steakhouse<\/a> and <a href=\"http:\/\/www.maharajagrand.ca\/site\/home\">Maharaja Grand<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>The Beef Baron website does not say that it is closed permanently. It says it is closed for renovations.<\/p>\n<p><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" data-attachment-id=\"17730\" data-permalink=\"http:\/\/accessniagara.com\/blog\/2016\/08\/31\/sparks-steakhouse-and-maharaja-grand-replaces-beef-baron\/beef_baron_closed_for_renovations\/\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/accessniagara.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/06\/beef_baron_closed_for_renovations.gif?fit=789%2C358\" data-orig-size=\"789,358\" data-comments-opened=\"1\" data-image-meta=\"{&quot;aperture&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;credit&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;camera&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;caption&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;created_timestamp&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;copyright&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;focal_length&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;iso&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;shutter_speed&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;title&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;orientation&quot;:&quot;0&quot;}\" data-image-title=\"beef_baron_closed_for_renovations\" data-image-description=\"\" data-image-caption=\"\" data-large-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/accessniagara.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/06\/beef_baron_closed_for_renovations.gif?fit=640%2C290\" class=\"aligncenter size-medium wp-image-17730\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/accessniagara.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/06\/beef_baron_closed_for_renovations.gif?resize=450%2C204\" alt=\"beef_baron_closed_for_renovations\" width=\"450\" height=\"204\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/accessniagara.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/06\/beef_baron_closed_for_renovations.gif?resize=450%2C204 450w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/accessniagara.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/06\/beef_baron_closed_for_renovations.gif?resize=768%2C348 768w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 450px) 100vw, 450px\" \/><\/p>\n<p>I don&#8217;t know if I ever ate at Beef Baron, but my parents had, and my father loved it. I&#8217;m sure Sparks and Maharaja Grand are both very nice as well.<\/p>\n<p><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" data-attachment-id=\"17728\" data-permalink=\"http:\/\/accessniagara.com\/blog\/2016\/08\/31\/sparks-steakhouse-and-maharaja-grand-replaces-beef-baron\/20160628_131753\/\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/accessniagara.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/06\/20160628_131753.jpg?fit=1024%2C768\" data-orig-size=\"1024,768\" data-comments-opened=\"1\" data-image-meta=\"{&quot;aperture&quot;:&quot;1.7&quot;,&quot;credit&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;camera&quot;:&quot;SM-G930W8&quot;,&quot;caption&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;created_timestamp&quot;:&quot;1467119873&quot;,&quot;copyright&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;focal_length&quot;:&quot;4.2&quot;,&quot;iso&quot;:&quot;50&quot;,&quot;shutter_speed&quot;:&quot;0.0058139534883721&quot;,&quot;title&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;orientation&quot;:&quot;1&quot;}\" data-image-title=\"20160628_131753\" data-image-description=\"\" data-image-caption=\"\" data-large-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/accessniagara.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/06\/20160628_131753.jpg?fit=640%2C480\" class=\"aligncenter size-medium wp-image-17728\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/accessniagara.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/06\/20160628_131753.jpg?resize=450%2C338\" alt=\"20160628_131753\" width=\"450\" height=\"338\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/accessniagara.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/06\/20160628_131753.jpg?resize=450%2C338 450w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/accessniagara.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/06\/20160628_131753.jpg?resize=768%2C576 768w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/accessniagara.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/06\/20160628_131753.jpg?w=1024 1024w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 450px) 100vw, 450px\" \/><\/p>\n<p><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" data-attachment-id=\"17729\" data-permalink=\"http:\/\/accessniagara.com\/blog\/2016\/08\/31\/sparks-steakhouse-and-maharaja-grand-replaces-beef-baron\/20160628_131719\/\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/accessniagara.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/06\/20160628_131719.jpg?fit=1024%2C768\" data-orig-size=\"1024,768\" data-comments-opened=\"1\" data-image-meta=\"{&quot;aperture&quot;:&quot;1.7&quot;,&quot;credit&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;camera&quot;:&quot;SM-G930W8&quot;,&quot;caption&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;created_timestamp&quot;:&quot;1467119838&quot;,&quot;copyright&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;focal_length&quot;:&quot;4.2&quot;,&quot;iso&quot;:&quot;50&quot;,&quot;shutter_speed&quot;:&quot;0.0030211480362538&quot;,&quot;title&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;orientation&quot;:&quot;1&quot;}\" data-image-title=\"20160628_131719\" data-image-description=\"\" data-image-caption=\"\" data-large-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/accessniagara.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/06\/20160628_131719.jpg?fit=640%2C480\" class=\"aligncenter size-medium wp-image-17729\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/accessniagara.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/06\/20160628_131719.jpg?resize=450%2C338\" alt=\"20160628_131719\" width=\"450\" height=\"338\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/accessniagara.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/06\/20160628_131719.jpg?resize=450%2C338 450w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/accessniagara.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/06\/20160628_131719.jpg?resize=768%2C576 768w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/accessniagara.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/06\/20160628_131719.jpg?w=1024 1024w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 450px) 100vw, 450px\" \/><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>I make it to a lot of places in the Niagara Falls tourist district, but sometimes I miss the obvious. A perfect example&#8230; I have been seeing signs around for Sparks Steakhouse, and never paid much attention to them. Then recently, while I was walking along Centre St, I noticed that the Beef Baron was&#8230;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":6111,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_jetpack_newsletter_access":"","_jetpack_dont_email_post_to_subs":false,"_jetpack_newsletter_tier_id":0,"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paywalled_content":false,"_jetpack_feature_clip_id":0,"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paid_content":false,"footnotes":"","jetpack_publicize_message":"","jetpack_publicize_feature_enabled":true,"jetpack_social_post_already_shared":true,"jetpack_social_options":{"image_generator_settings":{"template":"highway","default_image_id":0,"font":"","enabled":false},"version":2},"jetpack_post_was_ever_published":false},"categories":[29,19],"tags":[257,1546,11193,41,1202,179,11192,170],"class_list":["post-17727","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-niagara-falls-developments","category-niagara-falls-dining","tag-beef-baron","tag-centre-st","tag-maharaja-grand","tag-niagara-falls","tag-renovations","tag-restaurant","tag-sparks-steakhouse","tag-tourist-district"],"jetpack_publicize_connections":[],"jetpack_sharing_enabled":true,"jetpack_likes_enabled":true,"jetpack_featured_media_url":"","_links":{"self":[{"href":"http:\/\/accessniagara.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/17727","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"http:\/\/accessniagara.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"http:\/\/accessniagara.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"http:\/\/accessniagara.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/6111"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"http:\/\/accessniagara.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=17727"}],"version-history":[{"count":2,"href":"http:\/\/accessniagara.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/17727\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":18022,"href":"http:\/\/accessniagara.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/17727\/revisions\/18022"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"http:\/\/accessniagara.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=17727"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"http:\/\/accessniagara.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=17727"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"http:\/\/accessniagara.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=17727"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}