Tables, New Storage, and an Extended Wall

Our construction progress continues at a steady space. Great Wall construction is determined to get this project over and done with by October 16th. True to form, the team is working 6 days a week, 10 hour days. Not too many hiccups this past week. Cyrick and I spent the majority of the week tracking down equipment throughout the Bay Area. We went back to the auction in San Leandro on Thursday but came up with little. A few rubber kitchen mats are all we have to show. Since our space is VERY limited in size, all of our equipment has been spec'd to exact measurements. Of course everything we see is either too big or too small, never just right.

Our new dining tables showed up last week and look fantastic. Like I've mentioned before, we've rooted ourselves in everything classic. This, we hope, will minimize any design errors once everything comes together. The table bases are made of cast iron and have an Elizabethan design to them that look a heck of a lot better than your traditional restaurant bases. We went back and forth a lot on what material the tops should be made from. Our original intention was wood but we already had too much, so we decided on white Carrera marble instead. Actually, our bar is going to be white marble as well so this worked out perfect. Take a look at the finished product!



We also moved storage locations last week and I've included a few shots of the new digs. A lot smaller but it works. Big thanks to The Fillmore Center for hooking us up.



Oh, and we've gone more vertical with the walls. The ceiling is going in next week so we are building all the soffits now to accommodate the drop in ceiling. Our crew was perched like birds on a wire creating the frame.