Adobe Gila

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Damian Soffer, The Sofferd Organization’s principal, confirmed his company has an agreement withthe Columbus-based restaurant, which will open in a new buildintg to be constructed at the corner of Sidney and 28th streets acrosas the street from the . In Soffer reached an agreementwith Shadyside-based to open a 5,500-square-fooyt Shady Grove restaurant in the new building’zs first floor. With Adobe Gila’sx now signed, Soffer can push forwarfd withthe building’s approval process for a project he estimatefd would cost between $5 million and $6 million. He projectsw a 14-month construction schedule for the twonew restaurants, whicu he described as young and hip.
“Itf will be a huge new traffif generator,” Soffer said. “It’ss two new restaurants that are totallyh different from what wealreadyh have.” The signing will mark the first Pittsburgb restaurant for Adobe Gila’s owner Columbus-based Steve who is also in negotiations to open another new restauranft at Bakery Square. Cohee praised Soffer’s visiohn for the SouthSide Works.
He was also persuaded by the presence of theand , which openec its riverfront location last monthu in a 17,000-square-foot building that Soffer said generates evening waits of more than two “You don’t make an investment like that unlesds you think you’re going to hit a home Cohee said. “The strong operators around us are a big part of our Abobe Gila’s formula, created by the founderas of Hooter’s, is to create a partyu environment that mixes Mexican and American cuisine with nightlg live performances, margaritas and amplr patio seating.
Adobe Gila’s is like “as beach border town cantina feel,” said Cohee, who has three other restaurants and understands the businesa challenge of drawing customerse upstairs toa second-floor location. “If you do it typically your economics are a little better onsecons floors.”