creative Restaurant and Retail centers

We designed this 20,000 square foot winery and special events center in 2006. The project features a restaurant, events center, large view deck, a commercial restaurant, meeting rooms, a chapel, wine production room, a barrel room with bottling facilities and a private wine tasting room.

Owners William Sussman and Valerie Duband retained Ehm Architecture to design the 4,400 square foot tenant improvement to an existing Sizzler Restaurant. The remodel involved redesign of the commercial kitchen, construction of a new bar, sidewalk café and take-out window, and the installation of commercial brewing equipment. The project was designed, permitted and built in the Coastal Zone within five months. This was the first in a chain of restaurant / microbreweries to be built in the United States.

This 4,500 square foot tenant improvement was built on the first floor of the historic Las Flores Hotel in San Diego’s dynamic Gaslamp District. Designed for William Sussman, for whom we also designed Terrific Pacific Brewery and Grill, the restaurant brings a South African menu and décor to the area that is widely known for its high-quality restaurants.

The cafe features an open kitchen with flame broiler, an upscale bar and a sidewalk café.

We are currently in the design phase for this 6,900 square foot restaurant. The cafe will be built within a rehabilitated brick structure in San Diego's dynamic Gaslamp District.  As our third upscale restaurant for entrepreneur William Sussman, this location will build upon the success of Kalahari Cafe in offering a broadly South African menu, but will feature food and décor which is unique to the beautiful coast of Mocambique.

The cafe features an exhibition kitchen with flame broiler, a full-service first level bar with mezzanine lounge, a private dining room and a take-away hatch which will be unique to this location. The site is directly across the street from Padre Park, a grassy area where baseball fans can picnic during games, and has a direct view of fan seating at Petco Park.