I recently noticed a lot of activity in the space that used to house Italian coffee shop Spazio Caffe at 245 S. Main St. in Venice. As it turns out, the store is being readied for its new inhabitant, none other than Kippy’s! ice cream shop. They’ll be closing their current location at 326 Lincoln Blvd. by Friday January 22nd. And it looks like they’re hoping to start peddling their organic, non-dairy “scoops of happiness” by the end of January or early February in their new location.
It looks like we can expect some big changes soon at the always crowded Superba Snack Bar on Rose Ave. Having left the spotlight that lately constantly shines on Petit Trois, Chef Sydney Hunter has now come on board and is redesigning parts of the menu with help from a new and vibrant sous chef Richard Rea. I’m told that dinner menu changes will be in place by the end of the month and that we should look for more seafood and vegetarian fare. There will also be a serious redo of the lunch and breakfast menus.
What’s going on at the RG Club in Venice? While their website states that they are closed until late Spring for renovations it looks like a new entity is taking over the jazz bar at 2536 Lincoln Blvd. According to the posted ABC change of ownership application, the applicant is listed as Twenty Five Lincoln LLC. Inspection of the online application doesn’t reveal too much either as no business name is listed. So we’ll just have to wait and see what’s coming…
Need someplace to exclusively purchase your high-end performance-enhanced water without the inconvenient jostle of Whole Foods? Maybe you didn’t even realize you needed it, but… of course you do! Already known for their home and business delivery of “pure antioxidant ionizing alkaline water”, Alka Logic is soon opening a free-standing store offering an “on demand self-use water filling station” at 328 Lincoln Blvd. in Venice according to the banner hanging on the storefront. No word on an opening date, but I’m sure you’ll heave a sigh of relief when that blessed day comes. Could this be the next big thing? We’ll have to wait and see…
Thanks to a tip from a reader, I investigated the ABC application posted in the window of the now-defunct mini-mart just to the right of Piccolo at 9 Dudley Ave. in Venice. Whatever is taking over appears to be a new restaurant that is billing itself as a “café/market” and will be serving beer and wine. Hard to imagine what’s coming to the tiny space, but the applicant is listed as Dudley Market and according to the conditional use application, there will be a full-service restaurant with only 20 seats as well as a “gourmet market”. Dudley Market is more than likely a working name, so we’ll have to keep watching to find out more…
I recently noticed that an ABC application has gone up on the little neighborhood store that has long sat vacant at 2524 Pacific Ave. in Venice. Looks like a new venture, Crosswalk Deli will soon be inhabiting the space. No word on an opening, but it looks like they haven’t done too much yet…
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