By Matt Wiley
For more than a year, it has been sitting vacant on Dona Michelle Dr., but it looks as if new life is destined for the former Lee Roy Selmon’s location 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 expansion efforts of the restaurant chain into the Florida market, beginning with the space that previously was rumored to once again become home to Selmon’s. This will be the first Glory Days Grill location in Florida.
“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 more than 100 New Tampa residents. We feel this new concept is a perfect fit for the community.”
According to the press release, 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 founded Bloomin’ Brands, with Outback Steakhouse and Bonefish Grill under the company’s umbrella, each of which has locations near New Tampa in Wesley Chapel.
Glory Days concept is a sports-themed, family restaurant that features a variety of dining options for all ages and preferences. The restaurants also feature multiple TVs throughout the restaurant with individual speaker boxes at each table so that patrons can tune into what they want to watch.
Currently there are 18 Glory Days locations operating in Maryland, Virginia and West Virginia, as well as two additional franchise locations in Virginia. The New Tampa location will mark the beginning of the Glory Days expansion into Florida.
The New Tampa Selmon’s location has been vacant since “temporarily” closing to repair interior structural damage last August.
No additional information is available at this time. Stay tuned to NTNeighborhoodNews.com for updates as they become available.
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