Smith and his designers took a "hands-off approach," he says, to the design, respecting the historical details and adding light touches inside its shell. Also similar to La Mar, he raised the floor to take the table and chairs off the concrete as well as to raise the seating height to that of the windows, which were quite a ways off the original floor. In the far end, an air plant mural from Flora Grubb Gardens hangs on the wall. Photo by Kelly Barrie. Photo 11 of 13 in Restaurants of Cass Calder Smith by Miyoko Ohtake

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Smith and his designers took a "hands-off approach," he says, to the design, respecting the historical details and adding light touches inside its shell. Also similar to La Mar, he raised the floor to take the table and chairs off the concrete as well as to raise the seating height to that of the windows, which were quite a ways off the original floor. In the far end, an air plant mural from Flora Grubb Gardens hangs on the wall. Photo by Kelly Barrie.