What’s Going On At The Gallery Food Hall In Downtown Santa Monica?

The space at 1315 Third St. Promenade has had a tumultuous history.  In the past, it has been the home of The Gallery Food Hall, and hosted such luminaries as Falafel King, and Dave Beran’s elegant Dialogue, and STRFSH by The Voltaggio Brothers.  Hopes were high when ghost kitchen Kitchen United MIX took over the tricky location last year with a fresh spate of eateries.  That hope appears to have been dashed on the rocks as evidenced by the note taped to the front door stating that they are “closed until further notice” (and offering some stern bathroom advice).  I’ll keep watching to see what’s going on…

STRFSH By The Voltaggio Brothers Landing In Downtown Santa Monica

The other day I noticed an interesting sign recently installed on the upstairs space in The Gallery at 1315 3rd Street Promenade where Subway used to reside.  Still covered with plastic, the sign resembles a license plate and bears an inscrutable jumble of consonants that appear to say “starfish”.  It also bears a very famous name, Voltaggio.  After much online searching, I was able to uncover only one single clue:  On page 35 of the Downtown Santa Monica Annual Report (you’re welcome for searching this document, it’s written on the very last page.), you’ll see this single sentence, “Two new and exciting chef-driven concepts will follow, James Beard Award winner Dave Beran’s Dialogue and STRFSH by the Voltaggio Brothers.”  And that’s as much as I can find…

Update:  Eater has more details here.  

Further UpdateVoltaggio STRFSH is now open.

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