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It’s true, people. Property owner Charlie Jacob (pictured above) of AJ Morgan has confirmed that Doughboys is coming back to its space at 8126 West 3rd Street, right in between Little Next Door and the new Satine space (two spaces that Jacob owns as well).
Jacob notes that everything’s coming back—the Doughboys menu and even some staff—including the man behind Doughboys, Frank Waldman, who Jacob says “will have a presence, but will not be managing.” Jacob explained he’s paying Waldman to have a presence, wants him to have a presence, after all, Waldman was his tenant for 17 years, but “managing was not his strong suit.”
So, expect the Doughboys food, but in a spiffy new package, replete with extended outdoor patio dining (Jacob took the front of the restaurant back to have more outdoor seating) and fancy, big retractable windows. As you may remember, I was not a fan of a wet rag smell I detected at Dougboys’ former incarnation, but this really looks like it’s going to be a nice improvement and will surely bring increased foot traffic to the area.
Jacob is aiming for an August 15 opening date, but of course, depends on construction.
» More on Doughboys—B+S
8 responses so far ↓
1 alex the sea turtle // Jun 25, 2009 at 2:19 pm
I am glad the location is being cleaned up. In the future you will be able to still not find me ever eating there as I never cared for the food.
2 Liberace // Jun 25, 2009 at 5:26 pm
I like the improvement to the building, way over due. I did enjoy the desserts, it was a nice option for late night desserts but I agree with Alex regarding the majority of the food.
3 Shops—A Look Inside Satine’s New Mega Space // Jun 26, 2009 at 6:42 am
[...] meeting with property owner Charlie Jacob of AJ Morgan regarding Doughboys forthcoming reopening, he took me next door to Satine’s new space at 8140-8142 West 3rd [...]
4 Miss Teresa // Jun 26, 2009 at 1:52 pm
Not a fan of the food or Frank. Let’s hope he stays in the background. And let’s hope Charlie Jacob added in restaurant storage when he redesigned the Doughboys space, so they stop using the parking lot and adjacent duplex garage for storage.
5 B+S Weekly Round-Up—June 22-26, 2009 // Jun 27, 2009 at 8:01 am
[...] Eats—Big News, Doughboys is Definitely Coming Back! — Eats—Lined Up for Sprinkles at The Grove — Eats—Dolce Closing on Melrose, Offering [...]
6 Eats—Doughboys Reveals Its New Exterior // Oct 5, 2009 at 11:19 am
[...] its new and improved exterior (as compared to its former self). Property owner Charlie Jacob described a significant outdoor seating area back in late June, so we can expect more exterior work coming. [...]
7 MK // Dec 22, 2009 at 8:10 pm
Hmmm it’s almost 2010 and it’s still not open. Any update?
8 B+S // Dec 22, 2009 at 9:10 pm
Today’s post: http://blackburnandsweetzer.com/2009/12/22/eats-another-mini-update-on-doughboys-opening/
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