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"This Is It"

THE MAJESTIC GRILLE OPENS FOR BUSINESS.

by Andy Ashby

The Majestic Grille is a hard restaurant to define. Its menu has a grilled cheese sandwich across from

quality steaks. Its tables have white linen covered by paper tablecloths. Its décor is understated, yet

there's an eclectic rotation of bossa nova and funky jazz playing in the background.

These contradictions, however, might be what make the 10,000-square-foot bar and grill at 145 S.

Main work. Owners Patrick and Deni Reilly come from different backgrounds too, but they've

worked to create a classy meeting place with room for everyone.

Patrick, originally from Ireland, has worked in

restaurants in London, New York, Chicago, and

Florida. Before starting up the Majestic, he

worked nearby at Swig, the martini bar.

Deni, who hails from New Jersey, has been in-

volved in the hospitality industry for a long

time, working at hotels or as a meetings

planner.

"My skills and his skills blend well, and that's why

it works," Deni says.

The building that houses the restaurant was constructed in 1912 as the Majestic No. 1 movie thea-

ter. It's easy to imagine how it looked back then, with the mezzanine above the front door taking the

place of a projection booth. Original railings surround the second floor.

Warren Jordan, whose father owned the theater, gave the Reillys a photo taken of the property in

1920. The picture features the theater's employees and a young Jordan. The Majestic Grille's staff

recreated the photo and included the 88-year-old Jordan in the same spot he stood all those years

ago.

The Majestic No. 1 operated until 1936. Then Julius Lewis Men's Shop moved from Beale Street to

the site and operated until the 1950s. The building opened again in the 1970s as Blue Light Studio.

It entered its restaurant days about 10 years ago. That's when Breckenridge Brewery came in and

installed beer-making equipment, now covered by a mural at the back of the restaurant. Brecken-

ridge gave way to another brew pub, Gordon Biersch, which in turn closed a couple years ago, mak-

ing way for the Majestic Grille.

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"This Is It" THE MAJESTIC GRILLE OPENS FOR BUSINESS. by Andy Ashby The Majestic Grille is a hard restaurant to define. Its menu has a gril

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"Conceptually, it's a 1940s bar and grill, an old- fashioned, nice American restaurant," Patrick says. The Majestic Grille seats 220 i

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