Only other item would be either a stainless or copper top for the
sideboard. Wood has a VERY nasty habit of getting coated with raw meat
juices and causing problems.

Huh? If a cutting board is getting "coated with raw meat juices", that cook
needs to go to Cooking 101 and learn proper sanitization of kitchen
utensils. I believe they use wood or synthetic cutting boards in most real
restaurants, and have no "getting coated with raw meat juices" problems.

Steve