The city approved interior and some exterior demolition of the former Mitchell’s Fish Market in St. Johns Town Center for True Food Kitchen.
The $25,000 demolition project, approved Thursday, is the start of conversion for the 11-year-old restaurant at 5205 Big Island Drive for Phoenix-based True Food Kitchen.
In addition, the city is reviewing a permit application for the $1.8 million project to build-out the 7,540-square-foot interior and 1,064-square-foot exterior.
Wolford Retail Builders Inc. of Tampa is the contractor and Aria Architect of Oak Park, Illinois, is the architect.
A True Food representative said in March the company was working on a lease agreement with landlord Simon Property Group. Mitchell’s closed over New Year’s weekend.
True Food Kitchen, with 26 locations in 12 states, calls itself “a health-driven, seasonal restaurant” with a bar and an open kitchen. It was developed with alternative medicine celebrity doctor Andrew Weil.