Earlier in March, Orlando-based Smokey Bones Bar & Fire Grill open its latest design restaurant, the first of its three planned restaurants for 2015 at the Northshore Mall in Peabody in the North Shore region of Massachusetts. The 7500 square foot unit is located between Macy’s and Orvis in the mall, and seating capacity for 256 guests along with a 32 seat patio area. The Smokey Bones chain operates over 65 restaurants in 16 states and the Peabody unit is the fourth in Boston area. The chain’s second opening is scheduled for late July at the Randhurst Village mixed use lifestyle project in the Mt. Prospect area of Chicago. Discussions are underway for a third location along the East Coast that will follow. Owned by an affiliate of Boca Raton, Fla.-based Sun Capital Partners, Smokey Bones is a casual dining barbeque concept, that has been growing steadily since joining the Sun Capital group, becoming recognized as the choice location for food, drinks and fun. Known for its fire grill and in-house smoker, the traditionally-BBQ brand is evolving their menu launching many new items created for the customers and perfected to meet its standards. The restaurants offer over 40 beers, including 20 American craft brews along with more than 40 variations of spirits available in every Smokey Bones restaurant.
CATEGORY: Casual
Chain Name: Smokey Bones Bar & Fire Grill
Company Name: Smokey Bones
Street Address: 8427 South Park Circle, Suite 250, Orlando, Florida 32819
Tel: 407/355-5859 Fax:
Email: Website: www.smokeybones.com
Menu Specialty: Slow cooked barbeque menu, beer and spirits.
Introduced: Previously part of Darden Restaurants Inc., the company was acquired by Sun Capital Partners Inc. in 2007
No. of Locations: Over 65 restaurants in 16 Eastern states
Areas of Operation: Presently U.S. Eastern region
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BusinessType (corp., franchise, jv): Corporate owned
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Contact Name: Chris Artinian – President, CEO
Alex Sutter – Sen Vice President, Operations
Rob Benninghove – Sen Vice President, Human Resources
Jason Gronlund – Vice President, Culinary
Mike Herchuck - Manager of Beverage
Tiffany Walker – Dir Marketing
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PARENT COMPANY: Sun Capital Partners Inc., Boca Raton, Florida (561/394-0550 www.suncappart.com)
Related Chains: The Sun Capital Partners’ portfolio includes Boston Market, Friendly’s, Johnny Rockets, Fazoli’s, Bar Louie, etc.
Last Report: Restaurant & QSR Expansion Report #131 Last Update:
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