Tired of calling it the old Old Bath House.

Enea plans to remodel the existing 6,000-square-foot building to add 575 square feet of indoor dining and a 500-square-foot deck. He would gut the ground floor to make it available for rental to other businesses and would make it compliant with the federal Americans with Disabilities Act.

The restaurant operator, he said, would pay for furnishing, equipping and decorating the restaurant area.

Restaurant operations would begin at 4 p.m., seven days a week, pending Coastal Commission approval and amendment of the restaurant use permit.

Enea is in negotiations with restaurateur Jim Gilbert, operator of several restaurants in Monterey, Santa Cruz and Salinas, including Abalonetti at Fisherman’s Wharf.

Slats Restaurant Progress

“It seemed like the endless project,” Cindy Walter said of the undertaking she and her husband, Ted, took on four years ago.

Their lives have changed in that time, Walter said — she had two surgeries and has another scheduled — and they decided their Passionfish restaurant in Pacific Grove is all they want to handle now. They have owned it for 13 years.

Walter said she and her husband invested time, emotion and thousands of dollars in the Old Bath House project. As it proceeded, “there were more and more expenses,” she said.

I’m telling ya, this would be easy:

Passionfish Owners Lose Passion For Old Bath House

A Danville developer has submitted plans and a lease to the city for the Old Bathhouse property at Lovers Point, City Manager Jim Colangelo said Wednesday.

The City Council will consider Robert Enea’s proposal in closed session during its Aug. 1 meeting. Enea said he wants to remodel the building and bring in a new restaurant.

Think Chili Dogs (3/2/07). . .

Enea Has Plans For Old Bath House Building

Robert Enea, a Danville developer who owns the old Lighthouse Cinema in Pacific Grove, has proposed to lease the property for 30 years at $60,000 annually, remodel it and bring in a new restaurant.

One option would be to have a restaurant that specializes in one style of food requiring a smaller kitchen, creating more table space. He’s also evaluating whether he could add a deck to the building.

He said his company, Enea Properties Company LLC, is considering specialty restaurants, like a sushi bar or an upscale restaurant that does take-out. He didn’t exclude bringing in a chain restaurant, but said there weren’t many that would consider such a small location.

Hmm – specialty food, chain . . .

More upscale than a McD

Should attract the families

My fave – chili dogs

Lighthouse Cinema Owner Looking To Open OBH

The Pacific Grove City Council will consider plans to sell the Old Bath House building at its next meeting on Wednesday.

The Old Bath House restaurant closed Nov. 6, after a 30-year run as one of the city’s most recognizable eateries.

At its Feb. 15 council meeting, the city reviewed proposals in closed session for the city-owned property at 620 Ocean View Blvd. At the time, City Manager James Colangelo said the council was still considering several leasing proposals for the site, which previously housed the restaurant.

Now the council is said to be unanimous in support of selling the property or offering a lease with an option to buy.

PG May Sell Old Bath House Restaurant