Pending an inspection today, the restaurant should be open on March 27.
"The biggest mistake I made, is that I didn't realize there would be so much opposition to me turning a derelict liquor store into a beautiful restaurant."
The 24th Street business is also keeping it local as they expand, opening two more businesses within a few blocks.
Bar star Neyah White, who recently left the employ of Nopa to become brand ambassador to Yamazaki whiskey, "couldn't put down the shaker for long," as Local: Mission Eatery owner Yaron Milgrom tells us. He'll be making a bartending appearance...