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Restaurateur Dave Bailey has announced plans to open a barbecue restaurant and rooftop bar downtown. Both venues will be located at 1011 Olive St., in the building that Bailey purchased last fall. The restaurant is slated to open in January 2015; the rooftop bar will debut in the spring of 2015.
The restaurant, whose name has yet to be disclosed, will focus on barbecue. “It’s something I wanted to do for quite a while,” said Bailey. He hopes to distinguish his concept from other barbecue joints in town by offering full service instead of counter service and plated entrees that feature locally-sourced, whole hog barbecue. The kitchen will be helmed by Peter Clark and Stephen Trouvere, executive chefs for Bailey’s growing family of restaurants, which include Baileys’ Range, Baileys’ Chocolate Bar, Bridge, Rooster and Small Batch. “Range has been doing awesome downtown. The synergy working between Range, Rooster and Bridge will only be improved,” said Bailey of his newest project.
A 200-seat dining room and bar will be located on the street level of the building. After the century-old building undergoes extensive rehab, the basement level will house an open kitchen as well as spillover seating. The second floor will hold a banquet room for private events.
Distinct in concept and name from the restaurant will be a 45-seat rooftop bar. The bar will have its own entrance. Bailey has not announced the name for the bar. For more information, check out Bailey’s company website.
— photo by Jonathan S. Pollack
This article appears in April 2014.