White Buffalo Saloon set to close
A Sarasota country music nightclub, restaurant/bar and venue that hosted concerts by national names in the genre has announced that it will soon shut its doors.
White Buffalo Saloon s last day of business at its 5377 McIntosh Road location will be June 19, the establishment announced on social media. Co-owner Michael Evanoff confirmed the closure, and said they are looking at other locations to reopen White Buffalo Saloon.
“We just want to say thank you to all our customers and all of our staff through the years, Evanoff said. It’s been great.”
The building and land are being purchased by Calusa Brewing, the nearby brewery s co-owner Victor Falck confirmed. Calusa s current location on 5701 Derek Ave. will become its core production facility, while its taproom will move to the former White Buffalo Saloon space, which will also serve as a secondary production location.
Celebrate National Doughnut Day at Five-O Donut Co.
All three Five-O Donut Co. locations, which are all in Sarasota County, will be open from 7 a.m. until 1 p.m. (or they re all sold out) and giving away one free simple doughnut per person with any transaction.
The first 12 individual transactions at each location will get a free Five-O Squad T-shirt.
Five-O is also offering specials and ready-to-go grab boxes to keep wait times down. For $12, you can get a pre-boxed selection of 12 simple doughnuts (regular price $19) or six mixed doughnuts (two simple, four fancy ) for $12 (regular price $15.) It s our busiest day of the year, owner Christine Nordstrom said of National Doughnut Day.
Selva opening UTC location
A longtime downtown Sarasota dining and drinking destination is expanding its reach, joining the bustling University Town Center shopping district.
Selva Grill, the Main Street restaurant featuring an emphasis on Peruvian cuisine, is opening its second location at 67 N. Cattlemen Road, across from Target. The UTC location plans to open this week, said general manager Angelo Souflis.
Since moving to its current Main Street location in 2004 – formerly owned and founded by renowned chef Darwin Santa Maria, who now operates Darwin Peruvian Eatery – Selva has become a downtown Sarasota staple. It earned national press in 2007 when the New York Times included it in a Sarasota travel piece, calling it quite possibly the best food in town. Selva s expansion to UTC was announced in December 2019, but its opening was delayed amid the pandemic.