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Sluggers Neighborhood Bar & Grill

Saturday, January 5, 2013

Sluggers a Nice Addition to Local Dining Scene

Our dining critic gives the newly opened restaurant a thumbs up.

  SLUGGERS NEIGHBORHOOD BAR & GRILL 109 W. Bloomingdale Avenue 813-661-6700 Locals likely remember the locally owned neighborhood joint Big Belly Burgers that had a solid but basic menu and a friendly vibe. Unfortunately, the food tended toward greasy, the service was lacking and the layout of the place was difficult to maneuver. Big Belly closed up shop and the site went fallow for about a year. In the interim a couple of other storefronts in the strip at the corner of Bloomingdale Avenue and John Moore Road changed hands and the parking lot got a makeover. The former general manager of Big Belly pulled together new partners and has reopened under the name Sluggers Neighborhood Bar & Grill.   FOOD: I like any family-owned place that keeps…

Wednesday, December 19, 2012

Sluggers Neighborhood Bar & Grill to Open in January

The new restaurant is located at 109 W. Bloomingdale Ave., off John Moore Road.

A longtime restaurateur is betting his new family sports bar will be a big hit with the community. Scott Lindsey of Riverview plans to open Sluggers Neighborhood Bar & Grill in January. The new restaurant is located off John Moore Road at 109 W. Bloomingdale Ave., Brandon, in a space formerly occupied by Big Belly Burgers. Lindsey, with the help of partners Terry and Vicki Franklin, Ray Lees and Jean Alcaide, has spent the past several months renovating the 2,700-square-foot storefront, which has been vacant for a year. Lindsey, the former owner of Sluggers Sports Saloon in St. Augustine, said he decided to bring his family sports bar concept to Bloomingdale at the urging of friends and former customers. "Our concept is to open a family …

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