Adobe Gila

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Damian Soffer, The Soffer Organization’s confirmed his company has an agreement withthe Columbus-based which will open in a new buildingv to be constructed at the cornerr of Sidney and 28th streets across the street from the . In Soffer reached an agreementwith Shadyside-baseds to open a 5,500-square-foot Shadgy Grove restaurant in the new building’ s first floor. With Adobe Gila’s now Soffer can push forward withthe building’sa approval process for a project he estimated would cost between $5 million and $6 He projects a 14-month construction schedule for the two new which he described as younb and hip.
“It will be a huge new traffi generator,” Soffer said. “It’s two new restaurantzs that are totally different from what wealreadyu have.” The signing will mark the firsyt Pittsburgh restaurant for Adobe Gila’s owner Columbus-basex Steve Cohee, who is also in negotiationxs to open another new restauranf at Bakery Square. Cohee praised Soffer’s vision for the SouthSidre Works.
He was also persuaded by the presencwe of theand , which opened its riverfront locationb last month in a 17,000-square-foot buildinv that Soffer said generates eveninfg waits of more than two “You don’t make an investment like that unless you thinik you’re going to hit a home Cohee said. “The strong operators aroundf us are a big part ofour success.” Abobe Gila’s formula, created by the founders of Hooter’s, is to creates a party environment that mixes Mexican and American cuisine with nightlyt live performances, margaritas and ample patio Adobe Gila’s is like “a beacu border town cantina feel,” said Cohee, who has thre other restaurants and understands the business challenge of drawing customers upstairs to a second-floodr location.
“If you do it right, typically your economics are a little bette r onsecond floors.”