Bank Lane Bistro, Lake Forest (CLOSED): ChefDb: The Chef and Restaurant Database

Jared Claude Executive Chef 2012	>
David Jarvis Executive Chef 2012	>
Jared Claude Chef de Cuisine	>
Michael Gottlieb Executive Chef 2008 - 2011	>
John des Rosiers Executive Chef 2003 - 2008	>

Carla Westcott Co-owner/Partner 2012 - 2012	>
Mark Westcott Co-owner/Partner 2012 - 2012	>
Larry Ross Owner/Operator Founder 1997 - 2012	>

The South Gate Cafe building dates back to 1901 when the northern third of the structure was built to house the first city fire department. It consisted mainly of three large bays that were used for horse drawn fire wagons. In the mid-1920’s the city more than doubled the building to accommodate its police station and new fire engines. When the City built a new public safety facility in 1968, the building went into semi-retirement for nearly 12 years. Then in 1980, the building was purchased from the City by Larry Ross and a small group who rehabilitated it as the South Gate Cafe. The name is derived from the street along its north border, which was Howard Van Doren Shaw’s planned entrance or gateway to Market Square. Seventeen years later, the South Gate Group put a final addition on the east side of the building that houses the Bank Lane Bistro and Bank Lane Bakery. (From Facebook).