Rick Erwin’s Deli and Market at RiverWalk on Camperdown Way in downtown Greenville has submitted plans for a new outdoor dining space.
Architectural firm Craig Gaulden Davis submitted the plans to the city’s Design Review Board to add an outdoor area that would seat 34 people under a covered awning. The plans will be reviewed at the April 3 DRB meeting.
“The outdoor dining feature was part of our original plan for Rick’s Deli & Market; we just had to wait for the city’s Camperdown street project to be completed before we could introduce this element,” said Michael Ivey, Rick Erwin’s chief financial officer. “This project enables us to gain more sidewalk space in front of the Deli and create a unique outdoor dining experience. It was a no-brainer to make this a covered dining area and add to the pedestrian-friendly Camperdown environment.”
“Since the city was reworking the streetscape and narrowing the street, it provided a wider area that could provide a separate space from the required walkway of the sidewalk,” said Ed Zeigler, president of CGD, who designed the area in conjunction with the city’s new streetscape plan for Camperdown Way.
The European-design-inspired patio will have eco-screens with retractable sides that will be installed to allow for covered outdoor dining during the winter months and inclement weather. A planted area will run alongside the sidewalk to create a natural barrier between the sidewalk and restaurant patrons.
“Rick Erwin Dining Group desired an outdoor dining area that would provide an area for all types of weather, giving them more seating and provide a place for customers to enjoy the exterior while dining,” said Zeigler. “Greenville has such a great climate most of the time; this area will be utilized every day.”
The restaurant and market, which opened March 2013, provides lunch and dinner with fresh salads, meats, breads and pastries.
