MONTEREY, Calif. -- A casual American restaurant is expected to take over what used to be Luxe Lounge in Monterey.
Turn 12 will replace the building once occupied last year by the bar and lounge on East Franklin.
The city said Luxe Lounge gave them lots of issues. Police dealt with everything from fights to underage drinking.
Now that a restaurant is expected to open, it hopes to move forward in a positive direction.
"We've definitely have had to correct some issues in the past, so I think it's exciting to move forward with a new idea," said Kimberly Cole of the Monterey Planning Commission.
The city received a building permit application to remodel the inside of the building, but is still waiting on a business license application.
Once it receives that, it could take another couple of weeks to seal the deal.
The owner of what's expected to be Turn 12 also owns Baja Cantina, a popular Mexican restaurant in Carmel Valley.
Because it's still in the beginning stages, there's no open date set yet.
