Restaurant Design, Foodservice Planning, Lighting Design, Hospitality Design

This project was undertaken by LUSDA on October 9th 2009 and was completed and open for business on October 16th, 2010. The project was s joint effort of LUSDA, the Restaurant Client, The Building Owner, M2 Architects, DCI Structural Engineers, Scott Construction LLC, and a host of very talented trade sub-contractors. The project all inclusive cost was approx. $1.3 million.

LUSDA was the lead design firm and was responsible for all as-builting, interior & exterior space planning, all Interior and Exterior building Architectural changes and upgrades, all Interior Design, all Lighting Design both interior and exterior, all Theme Development, all Foodservice Planning for Kitchen, Bar, & service areas. LUSDA was also responsible for selecting the Architect, Structural Engineer, Geotechnical Engineer, & General Contractor. LUSDA was responsible for acting as the Restaurant Clients agent during the bidding, value engineering, and construction phases of the project. LUSDA was even hired by the building owner to review all aspects of his scope of work that was all the building infrastructure, non-decorative lighting, most Interior Architectural building and Interior TI finishes, & coordination, communications, and punch lists with the General Contractor.

Early Exterior Demo and Exterior Building Upgrades

Almost Finished Front Entry

Early Exterior Reconstruction and Upgrades

Building Rear Exterior Painted

Overall Interior Floor Plan

Main Kitchen Elevations


Kitchen Hood During Install	Kitchen Stainless Steel Flashing Install


Kitchen Waitress Area During Construction	Kitchen Hood During Install

Finished Rear Dining

Finished Hallway

Metal Stud Construction Phase @ Bakery Display and Sunshine Window


Finished Entry & Bakery Display	Finished Hallway

Finished Entry & Bakery Display

Rear Dining Room See Thru Fireplace during Construction

Rear Building Exterior During Exterior Upgrades

Framing and modifications to existing building for see thru fireplace feature @ rear dining room.

Trenching for new Plumbing, Drains, & Electrical. Note pallets of brick that were reclaimed for re-use during the interior demolition phase of the project. These brick were used both as whole units and as units cut in half for the extensive brick wainscot used throughout the projects interior features.

Floor Trenching for new water, drains and sewer requirements.

Structural Column Relocation

Early Demo and Existing Brick Reclamation

Finished Bar Area

One of the Existing Re-used Brick Wall

Finished Rear Dining Room

This is Lu's 512th Restaurant Remodel or New Restaurant Design over the past 30 years.