"The bar still needs some work, there are some finishing areas that we still need to work on, and we had gale-force winds coming through a light socket, so the heat has to be rebalanced," admits Peterson. "The last thing we want is for people to be eating dinner with their coats on in a freezing dining room."
Or critical Yelpers writing negative reviews based on the fact that the molding hasn't been perfected. "We don't want Yelpers coming in and then writing reviews saying that this, or that, isn't done yet. We want to make sure that everyone has a great experience, and that the space is 100 percent finished," explains Peterson.
Which, he says, will be by the end of the year -- barring any further unforeseen barriers. "I have all the confidence in the world to say that I can deliver in the kitchen, but I'm not the contractor, so I'm not making any promises, but I'm 75 to 80 percent sure that we'll be open by the end of the year, and while the delays don't make me happy, we all have to prevail with cool heads, so we can put put our best foot forward and offer the best experience possible when we do open."
In the meantime, you can get a taste of the sweet things to come by checking out our food porn post from last week's media dinner.