Restaurant to Bring New Life to Historic Building

Colorado-based The Kitchen Restaurant Group has announced plans to transform a former South Broad Ripple grocery store in Indianapolis into a new, farm-to-table restaurant. Next Door, which will be the company's second restaurant in Indianapolis, is slated to open in November. The company was co-founded by Kimbal Musk, the brother of business magnate Elon Musk.

The restaurant, described as an urban casual American eatery, will fill a hole in the nearly century-old building, which formerly housed a Double 8 Foods grocery store. The building was constructed in the 1920s and originally served as a Kroger Market.

The Kitchen Restaurant Group says the restaurant and bar will be able to accommodate 120 guests inside and 50 on the patio. It is expected to employ between 50 and 60.

"Our team jumped at the opportunity to be in this iconic space and part of the revival of the SoBro neighborhood," said Don Degnan, president of The Kitchen Restaurant Group. "Next Door is a perfect fit for this space as a gathering place for the community, serving real food from American farmers."

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