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The longtime south Tucson institution is remodeling the former Jack in the Box building at No word on when it will open.

The move comes nearly a year after a court ordered the bakery to close following a . It reopened briefly, but seemed to close for good around the Christmas holidays.

The bakery, which had operated at  since 1935, was practically a landmark of the south side for generations, serving up Mexican pastries, cakes and donuts that fans swore were the best in Tucson if not the country.

But the business suffered a string of devastating setbacks when a judge ordered it be closed last summer after the bakery failed six health inspections.  The business had been operating for months without a permit after missing payment deadlines. It then took months to regain the permit after failing health inspections; county inspectors at the time cited “gross, unsanitary conditions" that were not fully resolved after numerous re-inspections.

The city in early May issued a building permit to Le Cave's owners to remodel the new location. The permit expires in November.