Advertisement

Ah Yung Kitchen, the second restaurant by Michelin starred chef Ah Yung, presents refined Cantonese cuisine in a setting designed by OPENUU’s principals to subtly evoke a traditional Chinese teahouse. A soft, neutral color palette creates a tranquil atmosphere, while greenery installations on accent walls provide color and echo nature.

Latin Café 2000, Miami

Creative use of wall coverings helped to transform a former French restaurant into Latin Café 2000’s newest location. Opened last fall in downtown Miami’s Brickell neighborhood, the restaurant is the third for the casual-dining concept.

True Foods Kitchen opened its second Chicago-area location. Located in suburban Oak Brook, this 9,000-square-foot space features a mix of indoor and outdoor areas.

Al Hank

Famous Dave’s has long been a staple in the American barbecue scene. The restaurant chain has 27 company-owned and 109 franchise-operated locations spanning 33 states and 3 countries.

Chicago-based Tortello is designed to celebrate pasta and the pasta making process.

Avocado Grill

Florida-based Avocado Grill is a farm-to-table tapas style restaurant that features local produce, seafood and more.

Chris Elliott

There’s a new look at Beef ‘O’ Brady’s. The Tampa, Fla.-based brand is remodeling both franchised and corporate locations and seeing a related sales increase.

The goal of the remodel was to refresh the 35-year-old brand, improve service and food quality. Beef ‘O’ Brady’s has 150 units, 22 of which are corporately-owned.

CEO Chris Elliott talks to rd+d about the remodel.

Ken Lavery

A Q&A with Ken Lavery, Marketing and Communications Manager, Special-Lite, Inc.