N.O. restaurant opening location downtown

Lucy’s Retired Surfer Bar and Restaurant, a New Orleans Warehouse district eatery, plans to open a location on Third Street. Bruce Rampick, who owns Lucy’s, says a lease has been signed for the old D’Agostino’s/Café Mediterranean space and an adjoining 1,100 square feet. “We’re shooting for a September opening,” Rampick says. Lucy’s specializes in California surf shack dishes, such as fish tacos, sandwiches and salads. “We’ve been working on a project in Baton Rouge since last summer,” says Rampick, who opened the first Lucy’s in Manhattan in 1985, before escalating rents forced him to New Orleans 15 years ago. Plans are to open Lucy’s for lunch and dinner, with a staff of about 45. “We think there’s a lot of potential in that Third Street area,” Rampick says.— Timothy Boone