A proposed restaurant, KBBQ Lounge, is seeking approval to open in Los Angeles at 280 S. Rampart Blvd.
The proposed 2,792-square-foot restaurant hopes to debut in the former home of Continental Bakery, according to the Los Angeles Department of City Planning. The restaurant would have 88 indoor seats and operate daily from 11 a.m. to 2 a.m. While ownership has not announced an exact opening date, it told What Now Los Angeles that the new restaurant is still under construction.
The restaurant would be located within an existing commercial shopping center at the corner of Rampart Boulevard and 3rd Street. The property includes approximately 18,890 square feet of commercial space and 42 parking stalls. Existing businesses at the shopping center include two restaurants, a bakery cafe, a market, an insurance office, a dental office, and a beauty salon.
The proposed restaurant would occupy 280 Rampart Blvd., Unit B, and part of Unit A, operating as one establishment. Plans show a 1,220-square-foot dining area, a 650-square-foot service area, and a 440-square-foot kitchen. The space would also include restrooms, a cashier’s area, a walk-in cooler and freezer, and alcohol storage and cooler space.
The property already has an alcohol approval covering restaurants in the shopping center. In September 2022, the Zoning Administrator approved a Master Conditional Use Permit allowing beer and wine for on-site consumption at four restaurants, along with beer and wine for off-site consumption at one market. That approval covered 15,012 square feet of floor area and 300 seats, with restaurant hours permitted from 11 a.m. to 2 a.m. daily.
The current request would allow KBBQ Lounge to use one of the restaurant authorizations from that 2022 approval. The applicant has also requested incidental beer and wine sales for takeout orders. According to the determination letter, alcohol would not be sold without a food order, alcohol sales would not exceed food sales quarterly, and discounted alcoholic drinks would not be offered.
