Changing Spaces

In the past few weeks, redevelopmentplans have been announced for three empty restaurant sites in high-profile locations. First, chef Derek Chang bought the empty O’Charley’s/Damon’s building in CitiPlace so he could move Koto, his popular College Drive sushi restaurant (related story) Then, the empty Lone Star Steakhouse and Saloon on Acadian Thruway just south of Interstate 10 was purchased by Coyote Blues, which plans to demolish the building and replace it with a local version of the crowd-pleasing, Lafayette-based Mexican restaurant. Finally, it was announced that the Dreaux’s Grill/Dreamland BBQ site in Southdowns Shopping Center would be turned into the local version of The Bulldog, a New Orleans tavern.