One of San Francisco’s most active restaurant groups to take over iconic Elite Cafe space

San Francisco's tumultuous restaurant industry has dashed many operators' hopes of expanding throughout the city, but Back of the House refuses to slow down as it prepares to add another outpost to its roster of Bay Area restaurants. The local restaurant group will soon take over a Lower Pacific Heights space formerly occupied by Elite Cafe, a neighborhood eatery that had been open for nearly 40 years. Back of the House confirmed that it would be expanding to the 2,000-square-foot Fillmore Street…