Plywood Update: Lupa Turning Kookez Into City Grill

Noe Valley: We mused on Stefano Coppola of Lupa taking over the shuttered Kookez space a few months back based on some telling records. At the time, Coppola was very mum on details, but now he's confirmed and shared some new intel. The space, right next door to Lupa, will called City Grill and will offer "classic American fare." An interesting choice given some similar concepts in the vicinity, but as a commenter pointed out, there's a market for a "drop-in kind of place." Mid-December is the current ETA.
· NVV: We Read It So You Don't Have To [NVB]
· Spotted: Lupa Puts Kookez Under Wraps, Promises Return [~ESF~]
· NoeWire: Lupa Taking Shuttered Kookez Space? [~ESF~]