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Athan “Tom” Prakas of The Prakas Group, Inc. has brought together two
savvy
restaurateurs in a deal that is forever
changing a 20-year Boca Raton dining institution. Prakas represented
Pete Boinis, owner and manager of the famed Pete’s Restaurant on Glades
Road, who engaged his firm to find a buyer. And find one he did. Prakas
created the link that brought high profile restaurateur Pano
Karatassos, Founder and CEO of Buckhead Life Restaurant Group to
purchase the Pete’s location, for a future fish market concept
restaurant.
Opening of the new restaurant is projected for February or March of 2008. The new fish market restaurant will keep the banquet rooms from Pete’s for catering and events, but the
interior will undergo a complete $3 to 4 million renovation.
“It is a superior location for a
restaurant,” says Prakas, “and Pano wished to complement his Chops
Lobster Bar presence in Boca with a second concept. The new
fish market restaurant will cater to a wide economic base …
families, singles, parties, business events, and tourists. Also, the restaurant
will print its menu twice daily to accommodate the freshest seafood
available … the fish are still flopping when they are cooked. Boca Raton is
now becoming a world class dining destination.”
Originally posted 2008-01-07 00:00:00. Republished by Blog Post Promoter