ID update: We were wrong. We have seen photos of an Iroquois China bowl that has this same Elite Cafe topmark, but it shows that its distributor was Majestic H&R Supply Co., Birmingham. We found quite anl Elite Café in Birmingham, Alabama, and also this postcard that shows a very similar script to the topmark on the side of the building.

First off, three sources we found made a point that this place was pronounced EE – lite.
It was founded in 1911 by Peter (Pete) Edward Xides on Montgomery Street and was open 24 hours a day. Later on, his son Edward Peter (Ed) Xides took over management. It was not a diner or a dairy lunch as the china might indicate, but a white tablecloth place where coats and ties were expected for men. Items like trout almondine, shrimp Athenian, shrimp St. Jacques and oysters Rockefeller were on the menu, and it was also well known for its steaks.

The restaurant closed March 3, 1990.

Russell Schaffer of Vicksburg provided the two photos at left of the Elite topmark on the Underglaze Print Pattern #7000, Ellwood.He dug this platter in Vicksburg, Mississippi.

Postcard courtesy of cardcow.com; photo of the Elite building courtesy of Exploring Montgomery: https://exploringmontgomery.com/elite-cafe.