| Contact: Lisa Porter For Immediate Release (714) 979-1798 August 19, 2002 |
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R.D. Olson Construction to Build Lawry's Carvery at South Coast Plaza |
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The Irvine-based construction company, which specializes in hotels, restaurants and retail complexes, will make significant improvements to a currently unoccupied space at the plaza's entrance. The $537,000 project will entail outfitting the restaurant with warm-toned wood, hardwood floors with a natural finish, crown molding, brass railings and frosted beveled glass. “We are pleased to add Lawry's our client list," said Dennis Reyling, president, R.D. Olson Construction. "This restaurant will be a nice addition to the plaza." Lawry's Carvery at the South Coast Plaza is designed to be the prototype in a chain of upscale restaurants, which will offer hand-carved prime rib sandwiches and other classic foods, served in 30 rninutes or less. The project, designed by Scheer, Tanaka, Dennehy, Riley Architects, includes construction of a full kitchen, exhibition kitchen, interior dining room, patio dining inside the mall, and outdoor dining space. The completion date is scheduled for Oct. 1, 2002. R.D. Olson Construction was founded in 1979 by Robert Olson. The company has since built such well-known establishments as the Marriott Residence Inn, Irvine; Springhill Suites, Hawthorne; and Dave & Buster's, Hawaii. Current projects in ~ California include Blue Sea Lodge, San Diego; and Lake Arrowhead Country Club, Lake Arrowhead. R. D. Olson Construction is the twelfth- largest company of its kind in Orange County with its corporate office in Irvine, Calif. |