Will Edwards, who launched Kolache Kitchen about two years ago with a restaurant near the LSU campus on Nicholson Drive, plans to bring his concept to the Bocage neighborhood next spring. Edwards is finalizing a five-year lease for the 1,250-square-foot space that Popeye’s recently vacated at 7930 Jefferson Highway, next to the Bocage LA Rouge Mart convenience store.
“I’m hoping for an opening around March,” says Edwards, a Houston native and LSU graduate. “I’m not going to rush it. I want to give myself enough time to really do this right.”
The first Kolache Kitchen opened in January 2013 at 4245 Nicholson Drive. Edwards says he first began thinking about a second location earlier this spring, when the business was taking off and he had established a solid team of employees who could oversee most of the operations at the restaurant. He says sales at the original restaurant are up about 40% this year over first-year sales. Daily Report has the full story.
