Owner Of Pete’s Grille Acquires Werner’s Restaurant, Plans November Reopening

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BALTIMORE (WJZ) — Werner’s Restaurant, the erstwhile downtown instauration and a favourite spot among the city’s lawyers and politicians, volition get caller beingness from the proprietor of different iconic eatery.

Ray Crum, proprietor of Pete’s Grille successful Waverly, bought Werner’s and plans to reopen the concern successful November to service breakfast, luncheon and dinner, the building’s owners announced connected Thursday.

The paper volition see pancakes, omelets, burgers, deli sandwiches, store-made desserts, regular meal specials and different items.

“Werner’s is simply a Baltimore landmark. As idiosyncratic who has lived present his full life, I’m excited to beryllium a portion of its adjacent chapter,” said Crum. “We volition support successful spot the traditions of the menu, prime of nutrient and fantabulous service. We invited everyone to travel successful for large meals, affable conversations and classical cocktails.”

Werner’s closed in 2011 aft 60 years connected Redwood Street successful downtown. Known for its sandwiches and homestyle cooking, and the intact chrome and maple Art Deco interior, the edifice has been featured successful “The Wire,” “Liberty Heights,” “Ladder 49,” “Tin Men,” “Avalon” and “House of Cards.”

The caller edifice has been approved for a Class B, seven-day liquor licence and outdoor seating for 20.

Developer Byrnes & Associates, Inc., and entrepreneur Dave Gupta past twelvemonth acquired the Vickers Exchange astatine 225 E. Redwood St. and an adjacent gathering astatine 233 E. Redwood St. The owners said they’ve spent $5 cardinal redeveloping the properties and person leased 21 caller bureau spaces successful the 2 buildings.

Brad Byrnes, president of Byrnes & Associates, said helium hopes the reboot of Werner’s volition bring a “Main Street” consciousness to the 200 artifact of E. Redwood.

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“We see the 200 artifact of Redwood Street a microcosm of everything large astir downtown Baltimore including one-of-a-kind architecture, large past and the cleanable premix of theater, bureau space, apartments, hotels and restaurants,” helium said. “The caller leasing enactment we completed astatine these 2 assets volition bring caller employees and visitors to this country each day, and recreate a pedestrian-friendly situation that has been missing of late.”