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New seafood restaurant coming to Ottawa’s downtown

Channahon restaurant owner to open eatery at former Pink Chihuahua location

By Michael Urbanec

Work is underway Friday, July 2, 2021, at the former Pink Chihuahua and Bee Hive restaurant location in Ottawa. A Channahon restaurant owner is opening Beach House, a new seafood restaurant there. (Derek Barichell)

Beach House, a new seafood restaurant, is tentatively opening at the end of August at 700 La Salle St. in Ottawa.

This location formerly housed The Pink Chihuahua and the Bee Hive Restaurant.

Owner John Mathias said the restaurant will feature an open kitchen, where diners will be able to watch chefs cook their food and shuck fresh oysters.

“I’ve been doing this since my late teens and I’ve worked in Los Angeles and Philadelphia, where I’m from, and my wife is from Boston,” Mathias said. “Seafood is in our DNA.”

The restaurant will feature more than just seafood, and it also will have a full bar.

Mathias also owns Pesciolino Osteria in Channahon, an Italian restaurant.

The windows and doors were being replaced Friday, July 2, 2021, at the future site of the Beach House, seafood restaurant, at the corner of La Salle and Madison streets in downtown Ottawa. (Derek Barichello - dbarichello@shawmedia.com)