{"id":4107,"date":"2016-05-17T18:13:49","date_gmt":"2016-05-17T18:13:49","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.mrericsir.com\/blog\/?p=4107"},"modified":"2023-07-13T14:42:41","modified_gmt":"2023-07-13T14:42:41","slug":"promises-of-brunch-at-11th-and-folsom","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.mrericsir.com\/blog\/local\/promises-of-brunch-at-11th-and-folsom\/","title":{"rendered":"Promises of brunch at 11th and Folsom"},"content":{"rendered":"\n
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Thought the place is still under construction, promises of brunch are already being made at the former Paradise Lounge space at 11th and Folsom.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

As far as I was aware they hadn’t decided on a name; none was listed on their liquor license.<\/a> But the signage indicates that it will be called “Calle-11.” They don’t seem to have a web presence yet.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

And no that’s not your mind playing tricks with you, the building is painted two different shades of blue at the moment.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Jamie Zawinski, owner of the nearby DNA Lounge posted a full history of the place<\/a> a few years ago. The last part about the club’s previous owner’s destruction of the place is especially notable:<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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So they took a completely functional nightclub, that needed at best a coat of paint and some re-upholstery, and they destroyed it. It’s been empty ever since, and at this point, if someone gave you that business for free, I’ll bet you’d be half a million dollars away from selling your first beer.<\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n\n\n\n

That sounds about right, except his estimate of “half a million dollars” looks like it was optimistic. According to permits on file with SF Planning, the construction costs exceeded $2 million.<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n

During construction the building was stripped down to its shell and the interior was rebuilt from scratch. This time around, the place features a roof deck which — If nothing else — should be a great place to sip a beer and watch public spankings at Folsom Street Fair below.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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