Look for a French concept from a noted area restaurateur to go into the Oceanaire Seafood spot at Piedmont Town Center.
Giorgios Bakatsias, a Triangle restaurateur with several notable ventures -- among them Vin Rouge and Cafe Parizade in Durham and Bin 54 and Spice Street in Chapel Hill -- confirms he is taking the site and making it a French brasserie.
Bakatsias, whose places are noted for creative design and who opened the contemporary Mediterranean Giorgio in Cary in December, says he's "very excited to come to Charlotte." Diners now see "honest, great ingredients ... but also great value. They want romance and elegance of service, but also value." The space "hugged me and said, 'Please, I want to be a French brasserie,' " he says, laughing, and it doesn't require major structural renovation, so expect a spring opening. "March is very realistic." Prices will be in the $5-$22 range, with 80 percent of entrees -- such things as roast chicken, fish and more -- less than $21 or so.
Tuesday, January 19, 2010
Chez Georges going into Oceanaire spot
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I used to live in the Durham area. He has had numerous restaurants and the food is good and he is creative. Sometimes he opened too many and had to scale back though.
Great restaurantuer and personality...but I hear his recent venture in Cary is already in trouble...
I look forward to a French brasserie run by a Greek chef...
Anyone know if it is open yet?
Yes, Laura: It's open, and I wrote a brief peek that you can find at the June 2 blog post. (The name was changed shortly after I wrote this first post to Georges Brasserie.)
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