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DINER: Railtown’s Two Chefs & A Table Set To Expand With New “Two Chefs Richmond”

by Andrew Morrison | Karl Gregg and Allan Bosomworth of Big Lou’s and Two Chefs & A Table have just picked up a 3700 sqft spot in a busy but under-served industrial slice of Richmond (3331 Viking Way) and plan on turning it into a second location of Two Chefs (dubbed “Two Chefs Richmond”). The space will accommodate some 100 seats. That includes a patio, a 24 seat communal table, a 20 seat diner-ish cafe and lunch counter (opening at 7am), a 12 seat bar and a 20 seat private room. In addition to being a fully functioning restaurant and private event space, the new Two Chefs will act as a commissary kitchen for the other two businesses. “We’ve been looking at ways to grow Two Chefs and a Table for some time now and this Richmond opportunity made sense on a lot of levels,” says Bosomworth. “The commissary kitchen will be a huge asset for all of our projects and the Richmond location will help introduce us to a whole new group of customers. From what I’ve been told, Two Chefs Richmond will have similar menus to the original in Gastown/Railtown, but they’ll be beerier, meaning we can expect more casual fare (think grass-fed burgers and mac’n’cheese and a craft beer program).  It looks and sounds like a turn-key op. Opening will be phased, with the cafe launching in the second week of September. The dining room should follow a week later. Here are a few cell phone shots from Karl Gregg, taken before the quick reno began in earnest.

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