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Originally Posted by LosAngelesSportsFan
Dropped by Artisan House last night.... wow. Beautiful is the only word to describe the place.
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since i showed all those pics a few days ago of sad macys plaza, I have to do penance by posting what looks like a very appealing new part of the hood....
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instead of bottega's marble shininess, artisan house is more rustic & warm, with it wood plank floors. I'm sure its acoustics will be easier on the ears than BL, which can be deafening at times...or almost all the time.
AH looks like it is undertaking a more ambitious mini grocery store format, while I notice BL has reduced a bit of the same. I recall it having more food products on display in the beginning. of course, there's more competition from the nearby ralphs, so that may have affected BL's sales, while AH is more in isolated splendor. another difference....BL doesn't have sidewalk seating, AH does!
I still recall worrying that before BL opened its doors back in 2009, that it was too big & ambitious for the hood --->
more recently, I wondered if there was a formula for AH that would offer an equally nice niche as BL's....I was worried they'd have to duplicate BL to get that ---->
however, AH is closer to the grittier, skid row side of the hood, & I don't know whether that will intimidate ppl who otherwise have no problem visiting BL. With all the perishables in the mini mkt, they will need higher turnover, more sales from customers. I hope my worrying about that also is ---->
changes like this deserve.....
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