Impact Kitchen Performance Bar: Two In-Gym Builds at Equinox, Toronto

Two 300 square foot locations inside Equinox gyms, planned and built off site for a month, then each installed in a week's time with PT working 24/7. Completed summer 2026.

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Modern café service counter with digital menu boards, coffee equipment, and large windows overlooking downtown buildings.

Quick Facts

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55 Avenue Road and 199 Bay Street, Toronto

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Performance Bar

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300 sq ft per location

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1 week per location

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Summer 2026

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Impact Kitchen

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Construction · MEP · Millwork

The Build

Impact Kitchen retained PT General Contractor to build two locations of its Performance Bar concept inside Equinox gyms in Toronto, at 55 Avenue Road and 199 Bay Street. PT did the planning and built everything off site for a month, then installed each 300 square foot location in a week's time, about 12 days for both, working 24/7 to finish. Construction, the mechanical, electrical and plumbing work and the millwork were all part of the scope, and both locations were completed in summer 2026.

Glass café display case featuring brownies and banana bread with digital menu boards in the background.
Wide view of a modern café with a long communal wood table, bar seating, service counter, and digital menu boards.

The Build

PT built a custom drywall bulkhead that curves in a 3D plane, and forming that curve freehand was a challenge in itself. The whole place was then lime washed. The millwork included woodwork, metalwork and glasswork. It was a small-footprint retail fit-out in Toronto, packed with a lot of different materials, with PT handling the mechanical, electrical and plumbing work, the construction and the millwork. The shop, about 450 square feet, took 10 weeks and was completed in December 2025.

Textured plaster ceiling and curved archway inside the Scooped by Demetres ice cream shop.
Textured stainless steel cabinet beside a refrigerated ice cream display at Scooped by Demetres.

Impact Kitchen Performance Bar in Pictures.

Frequently Asked Questions.

PT General Contractor. Impact Kitchen retained PT to build two locations of its Performance Bar concept inside Equinox gyms in Toronto, at 55 Avenue Road and 199 Bay Street. Both locations were completed in summer 2026.

Inside two Equinox gyms in Toronto: 55 Avenue Road and 199 Bay Street. Each is a 300 square foot Performance Bar location, built by PT General Contractor with construction, the mechanical, electrical and plumbing work and the millwork all in PT's scope.

A month of planning and fabrication, then a week of installation at each location, about 12 days for both. PT built everything off site, then installed it inside the gym, working 24/7 to finish each location in a week's time.

Yes. Our building maintenance team offers ongoing inspections, preventive maintenance, and emergency repairs to keep your restaurant in top shape. Many PT General clients maintain long-term maintenance partnerships well after their build is complete. The same team is available to Impact Kitchen now that both Performance Bar locations are finished.

We work with independent restaurant owners, multi-unit operators, and hospitality groups across the GTA. Our portfolio includes fast casual concepts, full-service dining rooms, bars, breweries, and flagship restaurant builds in neighbourhoods including Little Italy, Queen West, King Street West, Yorkville, and Ossington. Whether you are opening your first location or expanding across the city, PT has the experience to deliver. PT built Impact Kitchen's two Performance Bar locations inside Equinox gyms in Toronto.

A standard restaurant fit-out takes 6 to 16 weeks depending on size and scope. Commercial kitchen builds may require additional time based on equipment specifications and inspection requirements. The timeline starts from permit approval and we manage the full permitting process, factoring it into your project schedule from day one. Each Impact Kitchen Performance Bar location was installed in a week, after a month of planning and off-site fabrication.