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Ghost Light Restaurant and Lounge
The re-design of Ghost Light Restaurant and Lounge sought to create a unique image for the restaurant that reflects the character of the surrounding theater district and complements the broader re-design of the hotel.

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Wayan, New York City
At Wayan, designers created a “tropical-slash-downtown” appearance and ambience for the 2,000-square-foot Indonesian-French hotspot.

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Banana Blossom Bistro

Located in Riverdale Park, Md., Banana Blossom Bistro is a Vietnamese fast-casual concept with an open kitchen and a display production line. The restaurant is owned by the husband and wife team of Phil and Annie Esguerra and was designed by GTM Architects out of Bethesda, Md.

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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.

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Avocado Grill

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

Design
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.