It’s not that hard to believe, but the Richard DeShantz Restaurant Group has another plan in the works.
The Pittsburgh Post-Gazette broke the news on Friday that Pittsburgh restaurant mogul Richard DeShantz has secured a space in Lower Lawrenceville, and is planning to open a French-style bistro in the neighborhood.
DeShantz is one of the major players in Pittsburgh’s Downtown food scene, and is the mastermind behind the popular restaurants täkō, Pork & Beans, Meat & Potatoes, and Butcher in the Rye.
In addition to this new French restaurant in Lawrenceville, DeShantz is in the process of opening three other restaurants in the city of Pittsburgh. Pittsburgh is also gearing up for Gi-jin, a gin and raw bar restaurant, which will be located on same street as täkō, Pork & Beans, and Butcher in the Rye.
Additionally, in early 2016, DeShantz purchased the building on Penn Avenue that once housed the popular Salt of the Earth restaurant. DeShantz shared his plans to convert the space into two different restaurants. As of April this year, Meat & Potatoes was testing fried chicken recipes on their lunch menu for one of the restaurants in the Salt of the Earth building, Coop de Ville.
The PG reported that the DeShantz new concept in Lawrenceville will be in the space formerly occupied by Tamari, at 3519 Butler St.
“He anticipates the project will be completed quickly as the concept was already under development and the building is already up to code. Most of the changes will be cosmetic. The menu will be simple rustic French cuisine, and the restaurant’s centerpiece will be a large island kitchen and range, such that diners feel like they’re “at my house. [We’re] cooking you dinner in a really comfortable environment.”
And now it’s a waiting game to see which one of these delicious restaurants will open first.
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