The original lunch car was 400 square feet. At some point, an addition of over 3000 square feet was made to the back containing a full kitchen (as opposed to the original small grill area behind the counter) and additional seating.[3]
Recent history
In 2013, after 40 years of Nichols family ownership, Evangelos Nichols sold the Rosebud to Martin Bloom. Bloom, the founder of a chain of Italian restaurants called Vinny Testa's and owner of the Mission Oak Grill, promised to leave the exterior untouched.[4] however the original interior was completely removed[5] and the business name changed to "Rosebud American Kitchen and Bar", reflecting the shift from a diner-style business model to a mid-tier table service restaurant.The restaurant was operated by the Alpine Restaurants Group, owners of two other restaurants within two blocks of Rosebud, "Posto" a wood-fired pizzeria, and "The Painted Burro", a Mexican restaurant.[6]
Alpine decided to put more focus into their other restaurant concepts, and in June 2023, Rosebud was sold to investor Koushik “Babu” Koganti's Bindas Concepts for $800K. It abruptly closed in late September with staff given less than two weeks' notice,[7] and reopened a few weeks later as the "Rosebud Bar & Kitchen"[8] with some repairs having been made to the building and a menu that included a fusion of Indian influences with American diner food.[9]
In popular culture
In 2019, the diner made an appearance as the "Rose Diner" in an episode of the German TV series Katie Fforde.[10]
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