Sacramento Restaurants, Nightlife and Entertainment

[sugit]

In addition to Burgers and Brew, Magpie Catering is opening a specialty market, cafe, & kitchen in the 14th and R project.

They'll be offering gourmet deli sandwiches, salads, pastas, special ingredient mixes, constantly changing produce and such, catering services, take home ready made gourmet dinners, dressings, etc.

I've heard it described as a David Berkley kinda place.


Here's a look at the two logo's

http://www.magpiecaterers.com/

[Yogi916]

more good news on other Tenants at 14th & R Street coming soon, stay tuned...

[reggiesquared]

Originally Posted by reggiesquared

My real name is Angel Penilla, COO- Mejor Tequila Company LLC. I believe you guys will be excited to find out that we have decided to launch our new line of luxury tequilas in Sacramento along with San Francisco. I have been living in Sacramento since 1999, since then I have seen the transformation this city has experienced. Having grown up in and around the bay area and Monterey bay areas, I can safely say Sacramento is turning into a top tier culinary and entertainment city. The amount of buzz and civic pride surrounding new openings of restaurants, lunges, clubs, bars and development specifically downtown and midtown is extremely interesting and I can see why large companies often choose Sacramento as a test market. It's citizens are early adopters and many are influencers. Word about new happenings spreads virally which makes Sacramento perfect for launching our long awaited new luxury tequila. Currently in production, we are estimating arrival of our product in early July. We are very interested in spreading the word in Sacramento and teaming up with restaurants, bars, clubs, lunges and events, not only to showcase our new product but also provide an avenue to educate the general public about what super premium tequila is all about. Strong parallels between wine and tequila can be found and we want to be the company to turn more people into tequila connoisseurs. Mejor Tequila will be great for Sacramento and Sacramento will be great for Mejor. Being able to launch in LA or SD, We have decidedly chosen Sacramento and SF as a catalyst to build interest in all of California. It is time for the rest of California to take notice, Sacramento is full of innovators, innovative ideas and contrary to popular belief, emerging as a trend setter not a trend follower. For more information visit our myspace page as our web page is under construction.

http://www.myspace.com/mejor_tc

feel free add yourself to our friends list!

Thanks guys!

"reggiesquared"

Angel Penilla, COO
Mejor Tequila Company, LLC

Just wanted to let you guys know some of our VIP retailers are starting to carry mejor. We are adding retailers every day! Please visit Azul in the MARRS building in Midtown, Blue Cue, Patron Bar and Grill and others listed on our website!

Check out our website often as we will be posting new places around town to sample mejor!

www.mejortequila.com

Cheers!

[TowerDistrict]

Good to hear. I'll give it a try real soon.

Very nice work on the website, by the way.

[sugit]

Originally Posted by reggiesquared

Just wanted to let you guys know some of our VIP retailers are starting to carry mejor. We are adding retailers every day! Please visit Azul in the MARRS building in Midtown, Blue Cue, Patron Bar and Grill and others listed on our website!

Check out our website often as we will be posting new places around town to sample mejor!

www.mejortequila.com

Cheers!

Thanks for the info, reggiesquared. I was just thinking about your product a couple days ago while drinking some margaritas. I tried to find a retail outlet that would sell you product, but couldn't find anything on your website. (i.e. Safeway)

Is that still in the works?

[reggiesquared]

Originally Posted by sugit

Thanks for the info, reggiesquared. I was just thinking about your product a couple days ago while drinking some margaritas. I tried to find a retail outlet that would sell you product, but couldn't find anything on your website. (i.e. Safeway)

Is that still in the works?

Yes, right now we are only selling to on-sale places such as bars, clubs and restaurants. Off-sale is in the works but could materialize quite soon. Our website will have all that info soon!

Regarding a couple posts up: Thanks for the website kudos!

[Grimnebulin]

FWIW - Grange Restaurant in the Citizen Hotel should have a soft opening within a week...website's in process...www.grangesacramento.com

[sugit]

I can't wait for Grange to open. From what I have read, the Chef is awesome.

I'm also really looking forward to Magpie. I traded emails with the owner a couple weeks ago.

The market portion will be kitchen cooking components both prepared in our kitchen and elsewhere…things like au jus and soup stocks, herbs, olives, salt cured lemons, crostini, farmstead cheeses, cured meats, etc. The café portion will be baked goods like scones, muffins, breakfast breads, cookies and tarts; a cold case with salads, sandwiches, etc.; a small beer and wine bar; and coffee. I think that’s it in a nutshell! So, less of a grocery store and more of a café and pantry in a way.

http://www.sacbee.com/shallit/story/1393539.html

Filling up
By Bob Shallit
[email protected]
Published: Thursday, Nov. 13, 2008 | Page 1B

A cafe and catering company specializing in organic fare is going into the condo-retail complex at 14th and R streets in downtown Sacramento.

Magpie Caterers, now on Del Paso Boulevard, will relocate in February to the 95-year-old former Wonder Bread plant, where it will open a restaurant and specialty market.

Magpie will offer sit-down service and take-home meals – primarily made with local, organic produce and meats, says Ed Roehr, who owns the business with Janel Inouye.

The new Magpie Caterers – Market & Cafe also will sell gourmet cooking ingredients, like soup bases, sauces and herb mixes.

"I think we'll be a good complement to the other businesses on the block," Roehr says, including a Cafe Bernardo and the R15 bar.

Soon to arrive at the former Wonder Bread site: a Burgers and Brew outlet by the owners of Crepeville restaurants and a "speak-easy-style" bar and restaurant, says Bay Miry, an official with the project's builder, D&S Development.

Miry also reports that buyers have "reserved" nine of the 12 condos on the site's second floor. The units should be ready for occupancy in three months, he says.

[Surefiresacto]

Sacramento Business Journal - by Mark Anderson Staff writer
Tuesday, November 18, 2008

With its move to a new location at 621 Capitol Mall, the Sacramento Morton’s, The Steakhouse will become one of the few restaurants in the chain of 80 Morton’s that serves lunch. The lunch service starts Wednesday. Just a dozen Morton’s locations serve lunch.

Morton’s has been in Sacramento for 15 years, but with its move to the base of the U.S. Bank Tower, the restaurant had to nearly double its employees to 84 people to add the lunch service. The restaurant got applications from more than 1,000 people for nearly 40 positions, said Neil Swinney, general manager.

Morton’s will serve lunch weekdays in its main dining room, in its new bar called 12-21 and on its open outdoor patio on Capitol Mall.

Even though the restaurant’s move was literally only a few blocks, the move out of the retail environment of the downtown mall and into the ground floor of a new office tower makes a tremendous difference, said Tom Baldwin, chairman, chief executive and president of Morton’s (NYSE: MRT), who is here this week for the launch of the new Morton’s location.

Even before the doors were open to the restaurant, Baldwin and Swinney were looking at some potential remodeling. The new restaurant has some empty wall space, which could be used for more private wine lockers. The lockers have been sold out and there has been a waiting list since the restaurant opened. Baldwin said he sees space for about eight more of the lockers to the right of the front door. Swinney sees room for perhaps 12 more lockers between the restaurant and the bar.

The dining room of the new restaurant features a floor-to-ceiling glass wine case, which is kept between 55 degrees and 58 degrees. Wine is a serious business at the Sacramento location, Baldwin said, because the customers here are sophisticated about their wines. That might be why six of the 85 certified sommeliers in the company work in the Sacramento restaurant.

[Sachornet]

Originally Posted by Yogi916

more good news on other Tenants at 14th & R Street coming soon, stay tuned...

Here's some more info from Bob Shallit about the speakeasy style restaurant and bar that will be going in at the old Wonderbread bakery at 14th and R.

http://www.sacbee.com/latest/story/1458432.html

Yogi - Is there anymore retail space available at this complex? I can't wait to check out the 3 tenants that have already signed on.

[Yogi916]

Indeed more retail coming.

Owners of Burgers & Brew are going to do a late night Dessert Dinner and Yogurt place next door to Burgers & Brew.

Working with a couple potentials for something unique and hopefully open late in the one small pace remaining...know more soon...

[Yogi916]

Story on "The Shady Lady" coming soon to the 14&R Project on CBS local news last night.

Link is below:

http://www.cbs13.com/video/[email protected]

[goldcntry]

"The Shady Lady" was also in the Bee today, below the fold of Section B...

[innov8]

Three Monkey's Restaurant on K Street looks to be closed. They have a sign
on the door saying "Closed for Maintenance", but it's been over two weeks
since the sign went up. From what I understand, business has sucked in the
last few months and the owners are also pissed because the city promised them
lots of improvements on the 700 and 800 block of K Street and nothing has
happen in the year they have been open. Oh wait, a new fence is going up
around the hole on K & 8th with photos of the city

[econgrad]

^ Was that the place with the early Jazz? I went once and I really liked it but yeah, its been closed. That's the place right?

[Majin]

Damn that was short lived. Sad because that place was pretty good for the price not to mention right across the street from my apartment.

[urban_encounter]

Originally Posted by innov8

Three Monkey's Restaurant on K Street looks to be closed. They have a sign
on the door saying "Closed for Maintenance", but it's been over two weeks
since the sign went up. From what I understand, business has sucked in the
last few months and the owners are also pissed because the city promised them
lots of improvements on the 700 and 800 block of K Street and nothing has
happen in the year they have been open. Oh wait, a new fence is going up
around the hole on K & 8th with photos of the city

K street will never reach its full potential. There is little momentum and by the time something else opens there is a business going under..

[BrianSac]

Originally Posted by urban_encounter

K street will never reach its full potential. There is little momentum and by the time something else opens there is a business going under..

Kinda makes me wonder about the success of the Cosmopolitian and the new theatre.

Same goes for the Citizen Hotel. The K street mall, J Street(near the hotel) are run down and the retail choices are limited for the type of customers who will be staying at the Citizen.

On the other hand, since Sacramento has few choices for high-end hotels, The Citizen should do well because its the only game in town of its type.

[Phillip]

The economy is what it is and the hotel industry is affected. I hope the Citizen does well. Joie de Vivre's good reputation will help them, and also the Citizen's uniqueness factor. There's nothing else like it in Sacramento.

That said, the Citizen would probably do even better if it was a few blocks further east, at 15th or 16th and J instead of 10th. The Citizen location does feel a little isolated from "the action" and the walk up J Street past the Convention Center isn't especially scenic or interesting. I picture taxicabs sitting in front of the Citizen, ready to spirit visitors away.

When Citizen was conceived a lot more development was anticipated in the immediate area. Thankfully the Elks Building and McCormick and Schmick's are kattycorner from the Citizen. Those two have good synergy and will help each other.

If the old Senator Hotel at 11th and L hadn't already been converted to offices I think JDV might have put their boutique hotel there. Restoring an old hotel to contemporary standards probably would have cost a lot less than converting an office building did.

I hardly ever eat at "nice" restaurants but I intend to try the Grange soon. That will give me an excuse to see the hotel and be my way of saying "Thank you" to Joie de Vivre for bringing the Citizen to Sacramento.

[innov8]

Originally Posted by econgrad

^ Was that the place with the early Jazz? I went once and I really liked it but yeah, its been closed. That's the place right?

Three Monkey's right next to the ice skating rink and Starbucks... I not sure about the Jazz.