Thunderdome Restaurant Team is going into Royce’s former spot in downtown Cincinnati’s The Foundry, near Fountain Square.
Royce, which was owned by Nashville restaurateur Terry Raley, closed out of the blue in February, together with its sister restaurant, PearlStar.
“It truly is unlucky matters did not do the job out with Royce and PearlStar but we are confident there will be important desire in equally areas and we plan to get to perform straight away on re-tenanting these destinations,” Joe Rudemiller, the vice president of internet marketing and communications at 3CDC, told CityBeat at the time.
The re-tenanting time has come, with Thunderdome signing the lease for the 501 Vine St. site. The restaurant group owns some of Cincinnati’s most preferred eateries, such as Bakersfield, The Eagle, Krueger’s Tavern, Maplewood, City Hen and Pepp & Dolores. It ideas to convert the former French brasserie – a variety of restaurant with a comfortable atmosphere, straightforward dishes and a large variety of drinks – into an “American brasserie,” according to a push release.
“With a long time in the local restaurant scene, it is a really remarkable feeling to be opening a thought with a eating space that overlooks Cincinnati landmarks as legendary as Fountain Sq. and the Tyler Davidson Fountain,” Joe Lanni, co-founder and operator of Thunderdome Restaurant Team, claimed in the release. “While we don’t nonetheless have a identify for the new strategy, we have been referring to it as an ‘American Brasserie’ internally. The service and environment will be polished, as they ought to be for this sort of an legendary corner. The meals will attract influence from the rustic dishes of Italy, France and the U.S. with a seasonally modifying menu.”
The restaurant will be part of Jeff Ruby’s Steakhouse, Five Iron Golfing and, later on this yr, Classic at The Foundry – a developing 3CDC says it considers as pretty much an extension of the heart of downtown, Fountain Sq..
“The Foundry has seriously started out to appear to daily life around the very last several months, with the addition of employees to the office areas and various enjoyable entertainment principles,” Lindzie Gunnels, industrial leasing manager at 3CDC, mentioned in the launch. “We have a longstanding romantic relationship with Thunderdome and truly feel self-assured they’ll preserve that optimistic momentum going and do a great occupation activating these a well known place at the main of our town.”
Thunderdome’s new restaurant will serve lunch and supper 7 days a 7 days and could expand to a brunch menu. Buildout of the room is underway with the target of opening later on this 12 months.
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