You read it here first: After a year of planning, Vance Martin is spilling the beans about his new venture. It’s called Cat City Grill, a contemporary dining spot and watering hole to open this fall at 1208 West Magnolia Ave., a block from his wildly popular <a href="http://www.lilisbistro.com/" title="Lili’s Bistro">Lili’s Bistro</a> in Fort Worth.</p><p>Vance allowed me to get the first glimpse of Cat City Grill during a meeting yesterday. Managing partner Martin Thompson -- who spent 20 years downtown in the kitchens at Prego’s and Del Frisco’s -- and investing partner Tom Felsenthal -- owner of the gone-but-never-forgotten Endicott’s Ore House -- shared their plans for this concept, which will bear the subtitle, “Signature Sandwiches, Steaks and Seafood.”</p><p>The space is roughly 2,500 square feet, which is about double the size of Lili’s, and will seat between 80 and 90 inside and another 30 on the patio in the historic building, formerly occupied by Catholic Charities, in the Fairmount District. Ample space will be dedicated to a bar area, Vance says, bringing a much-needed cocktail venue to the medical district.</p><p>The menu will continue to evolve as the partners ready the space to open in late September or early October. Vance says the pricing will be similar to Lili’s: lunch entrees should be between $9 and $12, and most dinner entrees will be no more than $25. The food will be approachable but interesting.</p><p>“We want it to be creative and innovative without getting too far out there,” he says.</p><p>Steaks will be a focus – they plan to offer a filet, rib eye and flat iron and do some combos with scallops and shrimp - but Vance says they don’t want to bear that label.</p><p>“We feel like there’s a need for great steaks and seafood, but we don’t want to be branded a steakhouse,” he says. “We’ll start with a few and see if there’s a market for more.”</p><p>I’m excited about their sandwiches, too. Martin says they’re likely to offer notable varieties like a ham and cheese made famous in Pittsburgh, one of the signatures from a New York place like <a href="http://www.katzdeli.com/" title="Katz’s">Katz’s</a>, a Philly cheesesteak patterned after those at Pat’s or Geno’s, perhaps a muffaletta a la Central Grocery in New Orleans and even a bahn mi that’s always popular at Vietnamese cafes.</p><p>Lili’s Bistro chef Heather Hogan will consult with the partners on menus and recipes. For now, there’s no word whether lunch and dinner menus will vary much, but the plan is to open for lunch Monday through Friday and for dinner Monday through Saturday.