Former Selmon’s To Be Glory Days Grill

By Matt Wiley,

For more than a year, it has been sitting vacant on Doña Michelle Dr., but it looks as if new life is destined for the former Lee Roy Selmon’s location on Bruce B. Downs (BBD) Blvd. in New Tampa, according to a press release from the Selmon’s franchise owners.

On November 8, MVP Holdings — the company that also owns PDQ (which has a Wesley Chapel location on S.R. 56) — announced that their company has entered into an agreement with Virginia-based Glory Days Grill to take over the expansion efforts of the restaurant chain into the Florida market, beginning with the space that previously was rumored to once again become home to Lee Roy Selmon’s.

“We are very excited to have the opportunity to grow Glory Days Grill in Florida,” says Sam Tancredi, president of MVP GDG, LLC. “The Glory Days Grill concept allows us the opportunity to hire over 100 New Tampa residents. We feel this new concept is a perfect fit for the community.”

The press release says that MVP Holdings owners Bob Basham, Nick Reader and Chris Sullivan plan to open Glory Days in the first quarter of 2014. Basham and Sullivan also previously founded the company which is now called Bloomin’ Brands, which owns Outback Steakhouse, Carrabba’s Italian Grill and Bonefish Grill under the now-Bloomin’ Brands umbrella.

The press release says that the Glory Days concept is a sports-themed, family restaurant that features a variety of dining options for all ages and preferences. The Glory Days Grill slogan, according to the company’s website (GloryDaysGrill.com) is “The Official Food of Hometown Sports” and the menu features everything from chicken fried chicken to great steaks, BBQ ribs and more. The restaurants also feature multiple TVs throughout, with individual speaker boxes at each table so patrons can tune in whichever game or channel they want to watch.

There are 18 Glory Days locations operating in Maryland, Virginia and West Virginia, plus two franchise locations, also in Virginia. The New Tampa location will mark the beginning of Glory Days’ expansion into Florida.

 

Updated Dec 14 2013