

Today, the 6,000 square foot restaurant will seat about 110, and serve breakfast and lunch. Situated in the central business district, the building was the longtime home the renowned Burkhardt Bros. Sleepy Bee Cafe Restaurants Cincinnati, Ohio 101 followers Sleepy Bee is a gathering place that offers locally-sourced sustenance: food that makes you feel, tastes, and is - good. In addition the countertop when entering the restaurant used re-purposed wood joists and joist hangers removed from the building as brackets.” – Project Manager, Jake Suer.
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When removing the wood floor joists and large roof truss to install the exterior patio for Aster Social Sippery on the 3 rd floor, they wanted to reuse the floor joists as a cladding façade for the 1 st and 3 rd floor main bars. “The owners appreciation for natural materials and re-purposing existing materials from the building is genuine. HGC successfully extracted the heavy wood timbers from the structure and reworked them prominently into the upscale bar.

Among the many remarkable features of the space are the wood trusses situated atop Aster’s 25 foot ceilings. The space also is home to bar concept, Aster Social Sippery, situated two stories above the picturesque café. Fourth Street in downtown Cincinnati, Ohio. Bam Realty contracted HGC Construction to build the third installation of the popular breakfast and lunch eatery which is located at 8 E. We are thrilled to add the latest Sleepy Bee Café to our renowned list of restaurant projects. Sleepy Bee Cafe & Aster Bar Opens Downtown
