Toronto Restaurant, Pearl King, Accepts Bitcoin

By Scott Sidders

Pearl King, a Chinese restaurant in Toronto, Ontario accepts Bitcoin and the food is great. On October 19th, I stopped into Pearl King with my father and we enjoyed shrimp, duck, chicken, pork, and whole squid. Yes, whole squid. This all began with a stop at Decentral, a blockchain consulting business that has it’s own Bitcoin ATM. I figured, while in Toronto, I wanted to test how far the Bitcoin scene has come so we went to Decentral and were easily able to get Bitcoin — for a premium. We put $90 CAD into the Bitcoin ATM and received $80 CAD in Bitcoin. An 11% fee to get bitcoin made me realize the ATM’s are fairly impractical, but novel nonetheless. The owner of Decentral recommended the Pearl King restaurant because they accept Bitcoin. There is no other way we would’ve discovered this great restaurant without a) Bitcoin (and their acceptance of it) and b) Decentral’s recommendation, so thank you Decentral! I will say, customer service at Decentral was great. The owner came to help us immediately and answered any questions we threw at him.

We arrived at Pearl King and ordered a Beau’s beer for my dad and tea for myself (yeah I’m aware that I’m lame). The food was excellent. Once finished, my dad bet me they would make me convert my bitcoin into cash and pay that way, taking another fee on the transaction. To his surprise, the waitress was able to print the receipt with a qr code for me to pay in bitcoin. It was the first time I’d purchased something in a brick and mortar store with bitcoin and it was surprisingly easier than using a credit/debit card. The whole transaction proved to my dad that the technology is ready for use, just awaiting wider adoption. My dad found this to be quite thrilling, having only heard about this “internet funny money” through me only months prior. That was the basic mission for the day, get beer in my dad’s stomach with Bitcoin, so it was a success. If you’re in Toronto, I highly recommend getting out to Pearl King, it’ll be worth your bitcoin. Additionally, Pearl King is host of a Bitcoin ATM, so check them out and show your support.

Via: http://www.cryptoworldwide.com/crypto-news-report/toronto-restaurant-pearl-king-accepts-bitcoin/

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