When the pandemic hit everyone, all construction came to a halt and we had a huge delay, but hopefully we re back on track, Souflis said. We did remarkable progress actually, the past three months, with all the construction and everything. So the place looks beautiful.
The UTC location s menu will be essentially identical to downtown Sarasota when it opens, though specials may be added over time. Selva is known for its ceviches, as well as entrees like skirt steak topped with chimichurri and beet relish and served over plantains.
The new location will also serve liquor, with Selva s drink menu featuring cocktails such as the popular Peruvian pisco sour. It also plans to offer a happy hour – along with adding the Main Street location s late-night menu in the future, Souflis said – as well as DJs on the weekends like in downtown Sarasota.
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Ford s Garage nears opening of first Sarasota-Manatee location
An eagerly anticipated local restaurant opening, bringing a longtime Southwest Florida dining and drinking favorite to Sarasota-Manatee, is nearing completion.
Ford s Garage, a car-themed restaurant specializing in burgers and beer that opened its original location in 2012 in Fort Myers near Henry Ford s winter home before expanding throughout Florida as well as Michigan and Indiana, will soon open at University Town Center.
Plans are to open by early May, said Marc Brown, president of the Tampa-based 23 Restaurant Services that owns and operates Ford s Garage s Florida locations.
The University Town Center Ford s Garage, across from Dick s Sporting Goods, will be the restaurant s 16th location overall and its first in Sarasota-Manatee. Brown said they had been interested in expanding to the Sarasota area for several years, and have invested an estimated $2.5 million into this location.
Mission BBQ to open new location
A national barbecue chain is set to open its second Sarasota-Manatee location in the bustling University Town Center shopping district. Coming soon signs for Mission BBQ are up at 5231 University Parkway #109, the former space of Half Shell Seafood House, located within The Market at University Town Center shopping plaza. Representatives for Benderson Development and Mission BBQ both confirmed the new location, with Mission BBQ Florida market partner Bill Leahy saying they anticipate a summer opening.
The Maryland-based Mission BBQ, known for paying tribute to the military and first responders, features a menu drawing from various barbecue styles around the U.S. The chain has locations in 16 states, according to its website, including a Bradenton restaurant at 4501 14th St. W. in Cortez Plaza that opened in 2017.