Plan filed for former jellyfish restaurant location. What’s coming to Richmond Road?
The former Coba Cocina building might not be coming down yet, but plans have been filed for what could be coming next at the high-profile location.
A proposal filed Monday with Lexington planning officials shows Greer Land Co. hopes to put a bank and a new restaurant on the vacant spot currently occupied by the former Mexican restaurant known for its giant jellyfish tank.
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No concept was specified for the proposed restaurant, which would be 2,700 square feet, with indoor and outdoor seating and a double drive-thru, according to the plans.
The proposed bank building would be 2,900 square feet and also have a double drive-thru. No specific tenant was listed for the bank building either.
Neither building would have an entrance directly off Richmond Road; both would use existing entrances and exits for the Idle Hour Shopping Center from St. Margaret Drive and Coburn Boulevard.
The restaurant would sit closes to St. Margaret Drive, while the bank would be between the restaurant and the Family Dollar store.
The proposal still must go through the process for city approval. The new plans could be approved by the Urban County Planning Commission as early as next month.
Greer Companies, which did not immediately respond to a request for comment on the proposed plans, has not yet filed for a demolition permit for the building at 2041 Richmond Rd.
In December, the building’s contents including kitchen equipment and dining room booths and tables began to be auctioned off after the building was cited for code enforcement problems. According to code enforcement, Greer Properties indicated that the building would be demolished.
In January, Lee Greer, president of Greer Companies, said that they had not made a final decision on what to do with the property, which has been empty since 2019 when Cowboy Brazilian Steakhouse restaurant closed there.
History of Lexington’s jellyfish restaurant building
The colorful restaurant and building, which cost more than $4.5 million to build in 2012, opened in early 2013 with an 18-foot-tall tank with more than 300 jellyfish as the centerpiece of the golden domed dining room. The restaurant closed after three years of operation. Cowboy Brazilian Steakhouse opened in fall 2018 and closed less than a year later.
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