Eastside Scrapyard occasion venue opening this summer time in East Village

Eastside Scrapyard, a brand new occasion venue from Little Rock restaurateurs Bart Barlogie and Chris Tanner, is slated to open in East Village this summer time at 1416 E. Ninth St., Plated: The Arkansas Dining Guide reported in its inaugural issue.

Barlogie and Tanner bought the constructing final summer time, based on Plated. Barlogie owns The Fold Botanas & Bar and Raduno Brick Oven & Barroom. Tanner is the proprietor of Samantha’s Faucet Room & Wooden Grill, The Oyster Bar, and Cheers within the Heights.

Tanner mentioned on a telephone name with the Arkansas Instances Monday that the previous industrial constructing — positioned simply east and throughout the practice tracks from a scrap steel recycling facility — simply had the texture of an occasion house. “It’s a cool venue with tons of home windows, and after 4 p.m., there’s no person down there,” he mentioned, referring to neighboring Alman Recycling closing within the afternoon. “It’s quiet, you will get as loud as you need as a result of there’s no homes [in the area],” he mentioned.

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The ability is 13,500 sq. ft between two flooring. Tanner mentioned the primary occasion house is upstairs. There’s a big deck in entrance of the constructing that can ultimately be lined, however not absolutely enclosed. “If it does rain, we don’t have to fret,” he mentioned. Tanner mentioned there’s plans for an out of doors stage for stay music, however “we’re not going to do this proper out of the chute.”

Tanner mentioned they may be capable of present catering, however friends may also e book pre-approved caterers. The downstairs space has a loading dock with two storage doorways — one will permit caterers to again up straight into the constructing and unload inside. Tanner mentioned the house can have all the things a caterer would want, together with warming cupboards, counter house and outside grills. The capability is about 200 to 250 relying on the format of the occasion, and there shall be an inventory of non-compulsory florists, automotive companies and photographers friends can e book on their web site, Tanner mentioned. The Plated article says Barlogie and Tanner “plan for the venue to be out there for occasions massive and small, company and private.”

Barlogie cited the expansion of the East Village neighborhood within the Plated function, with the addition of Sterling Market, the Artspace Windgate Campus opening in 2025 and Southern Tail Brewing — a brand new brewery scheduled to open later this yr lower than a mile down the road from the brand new venue.

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