Fleming’s Prime Steakhouse & Wine Bar will swing open its doors in downtown Riverside on Nov. 9, bringing a national steakhouse brand to a street corner that has spent nearly a century changing hands from fire station to livery stable to modern dining destination. The restaurant has already begun taking reservations, and interest has been brisk from the start.
Five reservations came in within the first 10 minutes of booking going live, according to Fleming’s operating partner Dewayne Glass, as reported by the San Bernardino Sun. The restaurant sits at the northeast corner of Mission Inn Avenue and Market Street inside The Mark, a mixed-use development built on the former site of the Stalder Building, with an address of 3777 Mission Inn Ave., per the same report.
A Big Footprint With Room for Private Events
The Riverside location will span 8,751 square feet, according to the Sun’s reporting, with capacity for more than 275 guests per a news release cited in that account. That scale lines up with earlier layout details reported by WhatNow, which described a 107-seat main dining room, dedicated bar seating, three private dining rooms for events and business dinners, and an expansive outdoor patio built specifically for the ground-floor retail space at The Mark.
Glass told the Sun that Fleming’s wants to become downtown Riverside’s steakhouse, and that the interior design will reflect the surrounding neighborhood. “It’s a really exciting market, and the downtown felt like a really good mix for us,” he said. About 30 associates from other Fleming’s locations have already begun a roughly three-week stint training the regular staff ahead of opening day, the paper reported.
Joining an Established Fine-Dining Row
Fleming’s arrival places it within an existing cluster of upscale dining just a block away on Mission Inn Avenue, including longtime staples Mario’s Place and Duane’s Prime Steaks & Seafood at the Mission Inn, according to Raincross Square. The Mark also sits directly across from the historic Fox Performing Arts Center, according to a listing from LoopNet, positioning the steakhouse to catch theater crowds…