Indochine (Euro-Asian Restaurant)
                              

                                             The Indochine restaurant was a remodel of an
                                             existing 7000 sq. ft. Mexican restaurant located in 
                                             Tucson, Arizona.  Improvements included a new
                                             bar / lounge, exterior openings to a patio dining
                                             area and ADA improvements. The kitchen was        
                                             redesigned to accommodate the change in the food 
                                             type preparation    


                                             Built in 1999    
                                             Construction Cost $900,000
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                                            Once a Mexican restaurant some finishes were retained to echo the hint of southwestern 
                                            flavoring found in the predominately French / Asian cuisine.

                                            The French influence underlines the culinary training of the master chef who's cultural 
                                            roots are found in Indo-China.  The hint of a lush tropical atmosphere provides for a
                                            comfortable dining experience indicative of the French Colonial restaurants of the period.

                                            A gently curving banquet built into a low screen wall separates the bar from the dining
                                            room to the right.  A full height window wall was added to improved natural lighting and
                                            provide access to a new dining patio to the left (not shown)

                                            This restaurant was fully equipped for buffet dining with two hot lines, a cold salad line 
                                            and desert bar. The buffet lines were finished in a ruby granite and floor and wall wainscots
                                            were surfaced in imported Chinese slate.  Wall murals added to the Indo-China experience.

                                             Details included etched slate tiles and tiled and lighted bollards in the patio enclosure wall. 
                                             Ornamental ironwork between these bollard elements was stylized with Chinese decorative
                                             forms.