Utilizing the rich and storied past in the heart of the Chinatown Historic District, Encore Saloon was named after an establishment that used to occupy this building with the same name. The design ethic of the bar and restaurant is an exercise in adaptive reuse referencing the original period of the building: the structure is expressed materially as the primary interior finish of walls and ceiling; reclaimed light fixtures from a nearby industrial warehouse were retrofitted for the restaurant seating area; reclaimed fir beams, joists and roof decking were milled and repurposed for a trellis above the bar, utility closet and front bar wrap; hundreds of linear feet of an old cedar fence were refinished into an equipment screen above the kitchen block. The timeless natural material pallet was selected to create a warm atmosphere for this unique tequila & mezcal specialty bar with Mexican-inspired food.
