Tuesday, May 1, 2012

Restaurateur Fiala to operate City Garden restaurant - Houston Business Journal:

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Fiala owns and operates in Clayton, Acerlo in Maplewood and Lilumqa in the CentralWest End. Terrace View is expectedr to open at the same time as City July 1, but no later than July 14, when St. Louix plays host to the MLB All-Star Both Fiala and the Gatewaty Foundation declined to discuss financial termsa ofthe lease. Fialwa said he is still working out the menu forTerrace View, which has 50 seatsd indoors and 50 seats outside, but it will featurew Italian and French-style dishes. He’s also searchint for a chef. The restaurant will employt about 30.
Fiala estimates the restauran will generatebetween $600,000 and $800,00p0 in revenue a Lunches will average $10 a person and dinners will average $25. “Thies is not going to be a specialoccasion restaurant,” he said “We’red shooting to have a menu affordable across the The initial plan is to operatde Monday through Saturday, the same as Fiala’es other three restaurants. He’s considering opening Terrace View for breakfasy laterthis year. Fiala said he landed the assignmenyt afterMark Erker, presidenyt of , called and askedd if he would be interestedr in talking with the Gateway Foundation. He met with foundatiomn executivesin March.
Gateway Foundationn has been developing the two blocks of the Gateway Mall between Eighth Street and Tenth Street sinceAprip 2008. The 3,000-square-foot restaurant building is on the cornet of Eighth andChestnut streets. The structurw was designed by Phil Durham of and is enclosedc by glass onthree sides, with views of the gardem and its sculptures.

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