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Tuesday, September 8, 2009
Wine Gallery moving, will expand into restaurant
The Wine Gallery and Cafe at 424 E. Third St. will move this fall into the first floor of the Beerman Building annex at 5 W. Monument Ave., overlooking RiverScape, Wine Gallery owner Brian Linnean said today, Sept. 8.
“We’re pretty ecstatic,” said Linnean, who signed the lease on the new location today. “We’ve been working on this for six months.”
The move will allow the Wine Gallery to install a hood ventilation system, which will allow it to greatly expand its menu offerings, Linnean said. Long-term plans call for renting the second floor of the building and offering a full-service restaurant, Linnean said. Ultimately, the name of the establishment may change, although Linnean said the term “Wine Gallery” will still be a part of any new restaurant name.
“We’re becoming more food-oriented, because that’s what our customers are asking for,” Linnean said. “We’re evolving into more of a restaurant-wine bar than a wine bar-restaurant.”
The Monument Avenue location “will have better amenities for customers,” Linnean said. The first-floor space on Monument will be to about 4,000 square feet, up from about 3,000 at the current facility at East Third Street and Wayne Avenue, and seating will increase to 140 from the current 80. In addition to an expanded wine-retail section and the ability to serve a broader food menu, “Parking will be a lot better — you won’t have to worry about getting towed anymore,” he said.
Renovation of the new space will begin quickly, though the timetable for opening isn’t yet set. “We would love to be in before our anniversary party on Nov. 10, but that may not be realistic,” Linnean said. He projected a probable December opening.
Linnean said he signed a four-year lease with an option to buy the building at the lease’s conclusion.
“We want to be a focal point for downtown. We’re here for the long haul,” he said.
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