Plans Scrapped for Upscale Restaurant at Historic Vasiloff House
If new owner isn't willing to restore the 1929 property on the corner of Linwood and Paramus avenues, demolition is likely.
The chef of New Jersey's most romantic restaurant hoped to construct a large restaurant on a historic property in Ridgewood, Patch reported in July. But unable to obtain one of Ridgewood's prized liquor licenses – plus facing what would undoubtedly be a lengthy process – multiple sources said Cafe Matisse's Peter Loria decided to halt any development plans at 833 Linwood Avenue, known as the "Vasiloff" house. Tarvin Real Estate agent Melinda Cronk, the listing agent, confirmed Tuesday that Loria is no longer eyeing the property. The Rutherford-based chef in fact moved on to Montclair to open a second restaurant. But the township's planning board panned his conceptual design, Baristanet reported. With a liquor license so elusive in …
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Brian
12:15 pm on Thursday, January 31, 2013
It is not so much about wanting to go to a place with liquor, the bigger issue is the quality of restaurants. Restaurants without a bar have a limited profit margin. They charge more for entrees but this small amount does not make up the difference in profit if they were to have a liquor license. This limits the chefs/owners who are willing to invest in a town like Ridgewood. We have several good… more ›