Yes, the location was once a low-end grocery and someone did put a lot of money into it. It looks nice and I’ve been told the food is very good, but everything to the west of it is literally crime-ridden, both to the north and the south. If they were just 2 blocks east of where they are, the odds of this happening would be dramatically lower. Now the “gentrified” folks from my side of the neighborhood won’t be going back, I suspect, and the food and prices are not likely to attract the other folks.
Location, Location, Location. And you risk your life when you serve anything but breakfast (yay! money) and lunch.
/johnny
How far are you from Marche? It looks pretty close to Holland House on the map.
I’ll be sure to be packing if I stop in for lunch when passing through henceforth.