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Doc Watson's will become Sherlock's Tavern, but not right away
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Doc Watson's will become Sherlock's Tavern, but not right away
Meal Ticket just touched base with hospitality investor Bob DeBolt, who just took over the long-running Doc Watson's (216 S. 11th St.) with partners John Dunfee and Greg E. Dodge for a new concept called Sherlock's Tavern. (The trio, known collectively as Vesper Hospitality LLC, also own the recently opened Zavino.)
Doc Watson's as we knew it closed last Wednesday; as of right now, the team's cleaning/reorganizing a bit before reopening in the next week or so — as Doc Watson's. The plan is to operate the pub as is on the ground floor while they renovate the top floor. Once that's done — DeBolt's saying "mid-May" — they'll shut down the ground floor for renovations and funnel business upstairs. The plan is to be completely done with Sherlock-ifying the space no later than Sept. 1.
Changes will include an English stone facade, honey mahogany bookcases for bar shelves, a white marble bar and a 24-tap draft system (Doc's had 12). DeBolt adds that there'll be a standing discount at the bar for all Jefferson employees.
No word on whether Sherlock's plans to engage in intellectual fisticuffs with criminal mastermind fellow bar Moriarty's, located just down the street.
[...] Doc Watson’s will transform into Sherlock’s Tavern in stages. First the upstairs and then the downstairs by September 1st. [Meal Ticket] [...]
[...] Was treated to a peek of the remodeled Doc Watson’s, set to re-open as Sherlock’s Tavern in early summer, on Friday evening. The ownership team (also behind Zavino) teased it had another [...]
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