California Monster Salads, a build-your-own salad shop going into the old Three Dog Bakery space at 411 Santa Monica Blvd. in Santa Monica is working furiously around the clock to try to meet their projected goal of a Friday (as in tomorrow!) opening.  They let me have a peek in on Wednesday night and as you can see, there’s still a lot of work to be done.  There may also be some problems with city permits (imagine… permit problems in Santa Monica!?) so there’s a good chance the opening will get pushed back, but they’re still holding out hope, bless their little hearts… I’ll keep you posted.

Update:  CMS did not make the Friday projected opening as hoped.  But I was told that their last permit inspection would be next Wednesday and they will open, finger crossed, sometime after that.