Tesco, the parent company of the "Fresh and Easy" grocery chain will soon announce plans to open a "mini location" in the heart of the Melrose District.

Plans call for a "Fresh and Easy Express" to open at the southwest corner of Melrose Avenue and Gardner St, in a building that houses retail on the street level and it's own parking garage on the second floor.

Current tenant "The Coffee Bean" will be vacating it's location sometime in February sources tell us. It's not known if they will re-locate to another spot on Melrose in the same area.

Tesco recently opened it's first "Fresh and Easy Express" location to rave reviews on La Cienega Blvd and 18th street.

Neighbors in the area welcome the news citing these types of businesses that cater to the local residential area should help bolster plans for a Melrose Business Improvement District ("BID") currently in the works by area landlords.

No time frame has been given as to when this location may open as renovations are expected to take months.

Here's a picture from the La Cienega location that opened this past November..