![]() “We decided to change the name to better reflect who we are now. “We were already planning on the remodeling and rebranding of the concept,” Desiano said. All are undergoing a rebranding from Naples Flatbread & Wine Bar to Naples Flatbread Kitchen & Bar. The local restaurant concept also has a location in Miromar Outlets in Estero, a location in Oklahoma and a franchise location opening in Sarasota later this month. “We’ve actually seen an uptick in business at the Mercato location,” said Desiano, who is adding an indoor/outdoor bar on the side patio of that restaurant. Because he had planned to close that location after season next spring anyway, he said it didn’t make sense to make the repairs to reopen it with less than a year left on its lease.Įmployees who still wanted a job have transferred to Naples Flatbread’s nearby location in Mercato. ![]() Atop $10,000 damage to the oven was another $5,000 in food costs not covered by insurance. Naples Flatbread owner Ralph Desiano has thrown in the towel on his original location at Naples Boulevard and Airport-Pulling Road in North Naples after one of two AC units on the restaurant’s roof blew off and water poured into his pizza oven through a ventilation unit. “I think the location was a little tough.” “With Fort Myers being successful and doing well, it was hard to focus on the Naples store,” Thompson said. Any donation, no matter how large or small would be a blessing,” Duncan wrote on GoFundMe.Īlthough the turnkey location in Naples is for sale, the Thompsons will continue to operate their smaller, original Pizza Fusion franchise in Fort Myers. “I'd love to rebuild in this area and be your host once again. So far, $1,825 has been raised by 12 donors. Butch Cameron, the Cameron family wishes to continue his dream by reopening the restaurant," according to the Crabby Lady Restaurant Restoration page on the GoFundMe crowd-funding online platform.Įarlier this month, Marker 8.5's Chef Duncan created a separate page on GoFundMe with a goal to raise $25,000 for a another new restaurant. The place was built around an existing bait shop. Greg Cameron, the owner of the building, said he is working to repair it for the relaunch of Crabby Lady restaurant, which was named after the crab boat of Cameron's father, Butch. Five years later, Chef Duncan leased it and morphed it into Marker 8.5, which has operated for four years. ![]() In 2008, the Crabby Lady eatery at 123 Bayshore Way was transformed into the laid-back Marker 8 Restaurant. “We are currently looking to move to Marco Island.” “We're looking for a new location since the hurricane condemned our restaurant,” Duncan said. ![]()
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