10/02/2026
Built to be recognized. 🏆
We’re proud to celebrate AIONA , named a Sacramento Business Journal Best Real Estate Project of 2026 in the Urban Restaurant category.
Located in Esquire Plaza in the heart of downtown Sacramento, this 6,200-square-foot transformation reimagined the former Esquire Grill into a vibrant live-fire Mediterranean restaurant for the team behind Michelin-recognized A L L O R A
An award like this represents the collaboration behind the finished space - from ownership and architecture to construction and the restaurant team who brought the vision to life.
Congratulations to the entire project team on a space worthy of the recognition.
Pictured from left to right:
Brian Williams (Principal, Perkins, Williams & Cotterill, Inc.), Grayson Steele (Project Executive, Pacific Ridge Builders), Angelo G. Tsakopoulos (Owner, Esquire Plaza), and two representatives from the Sacramento Business Journal.