Last month, we reported that Bento Burger was taking over the Marfa space on East Second Street... We thought we'd take a peek at the work in progress... there is progress...
Owner Hayne Suthon told me that they'd be a "Blade Runner"-inspired design by Miguel Calvo.
Grub Street got its hands on the renderings a few weeks back...
No word yet on the decor of the restrooms...We'd like to suggest this look.
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Showing posts with label Marfa. Show all posts
Showing posts with label Marfa. Show all posts
Tuesday, April 19, 2011
Monday, March 14, 2011
Marfa bids farewell; Bento Burger coming soon
Marfa, the Texas-themed eatery on East Second Street adjacent to Lucky Cheng's, held its closing-night party on Saturday...
As Zagat reported, the restaurant stopped serving food in November ... though it was still open as an art-performance space. (Slum Goddess was there for a balloon art show back in October.) I asked owner Hayne Suthon for an update on the space ...
Via e-mail, Suthon said the space will now be a restaurant called Bento Burger ... with "lots of options on the burgers, probably at least 3 to 4 vegetarian, including a hemp burger, seafood, a Japanese, a Korean. A place where die hard meateaters and strict vegetarians can both call home. Cheap and fun."
Here's more from her message:
"We are making our own buns, regular, sesame, gluten free, and an asian rice bun. All square and served in bento boxes. Asian and American sides, great sauces. Drink menu is going to be based on our housemade lemonade with house infused plum, lemongrass and ginger vodkas."
She said the there will be a "Bladerunner"-inspired design by Miguel Calvo. She'll also be working with some artists and muralists on the decor.
She expects Bento Burger to be open in four to five weeks.
As Zagat reported, the restaurant stopped serving food in November ... though it was still open as an art-performance space. (Slum Goddess was there for a balloon art show back in October.) I asked owner Hayne Suthon for an update on the space ...
Via e-mail, Suthon said the space will now be a restaurant called Bento Burger ... with "lots of options on the burgers, probably at least 3 to 4 vegetarian, including a hemp burger, seafood, a Japanese, a Korean. A place where die hard meateaters and strict vegetarians can both call home. Cheap and fun."
Here's more from her message:
"We are making our own buns, regular, sesame, gluten free, and an asian rice bun. All square and served in bento boxes. Asian and American sides, great sauces. Drink menu is going to be based on our housemade lemonade with house infused plum, lemongrass and ginger vodkas."
She said the there will be a "Bladerunner"-inspired design by Miguel Calvo. She'll also be working with some artists and muralists on the decor.
She expects Bento Burger to be open in four to five weeks.
Wednesday, March 25, 2009
Wally's at Marfa
I'm just curious how long the old Waikiki Wally's banner will stay up on the rooftop at Marfa... Marfa took over the WW space last month. On East Second Street near First Avenue.
Tuesday, February 3, 2009
From tiki to minimalistic Marfa
It looks as if the former Waikiki Wally's space on Second Street is ready for action...It's Marfa, which is either taken from Dostoyevsky's "The Brothers Karamazov" or the town in Texas. Or, um, maybe it's just Marfa.
They have drink specials...
...and some food...(the sign says the full menu debuts Feb. 12...)
And why are these photos so blurry? It's as if I took them while jogging by or something. Anyway! It wasn't open when I walked by last night some time before 7. Pretty spare decor. Not one piece of Polynesian kitsch spotted. Not even a sliver of bamboo.
They have drink specials...
...and some food...(the sign says the full menu debuts Feb. 12...)
And why are these photos so blurry? It's as if I took them while jogging by or something. Anyway! It wasn't open when I walked by last night some time before 7. Pretty spare decor. Not one piece of Polynesian kitsch spotted. Not even a sliver of bamboo.
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