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August 2, 2016
David Spatafore
Coronado, CA
Annual Sales: $10 million
Units: 13
Key Personnel:
• David Spatafore, principal
• Leroy Mossel, v.p.
• Ilissa Thiebaud, v.p. business ops
• Tim Kolanko, executive chef
• Greg Majors, beverage director
• Francis Laureano, exec. pastry chef
SINGLE CONCEPTS:
• Stake Chophouse & Bar (swanky, modern steakhouse)
• Leroy’s Kitchen Lounge (gastro-fare cuisine)
• Lil’ Piggy’s Bar-B-Q (Memphis BBQ)
• Liberty Public Market (a food hall)
• Mess Hall (market restaurant inside Liberty Public Market)
• Crafted Baked Goods (pastry shop)
• Grape Smuggler (intimate wine bar)
• Coronado Coffee Company (artisan coffee roaster and café)
MULTIPLE CONCEPTS:
• Village Pizzeria (two units of classic New York-style pizza)
• MooTime Creamery (3 units of a ’50s-style ice cream parlor)
WHY IT’S COOL: The city of Coronado is located in San Diego Bay on what is, for all intents and purposes, a resort island. The folks from Blue Bridge have smartly created a cadre of restaurants that makes it easy for locals to stay on the island and provides a reason for others to make the trek over. If you’re looking for bar food, barbecue, pastry, pizza, ice cream, coffee and wine, it has excellent places that satisfy. And for those who want to live it up, Stake Chophouse & Bar is a stunner that’s perfect for meat connoisseurs and special occasion dining. Spatafore and gang know how to read a room and provide what the doctor ordered.
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