{"id":544,"date":"2017-07-18T07:52:18","date_gmt":"2017-07-18T07:52:18","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/harpoonharrys.com\/main\/?p=544"},"modified":"2019-12-09T16:17:24","modified_gmt":"2019-12-09T21:17:24","slug":"harpoon-harrys-crab-house-planned-in-tampa","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/harpoonharrys.com\/main\/harpoon-harrys-crab-house-planned-in-tampa\/","title":{"rendered":"Harpoon Harry\u2019s Crab House Planned in Tampa"},"content":{"rendered":"
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By JONATHAN SCHOLLES<\/p>\n

STAFF WRITER<\/span><\/p>\n

PUNTA GORDA \u2014 Harpoon Harry\u2019s is expanding, setting sail for Tampa.<\/span><\/p>\n

Tampa Mayor Bob Buckhorn said Thursday Smuggler\u2019s Enterprises was awarded a contract for retail space at Tampa Bay Convention Center. The Punta Gorda-based Smuggler\u2019s Enterprises will open its second Harpoon Harry\u2019s Crab House in six to eight months, the city said in a press release.<\/span><\/p>\n

It\u2019s thought Harpoon Harry\u2019s Crab House will bolster downtown economic development, which has been spurred by the revitalization of Water Street Tampa, a $3 billion mixed-use district, Tampa Bay Business Journal reported.<\/span><\/p>\n

Smuggler\u2019s Enterprises \u2014 which also owns Captain\u2019s Table, Laishley Crab House, Muscle Car City Diner, Smuggler\u2019s Culinary Catering and Harpoon Harry\u2019s \u2014 is investing $3.6 million to transform<\/span>a<\/span>10,000-square-foot<\/span>storage<\/span>space into a \u201cfamily-friendly themed restaurant,\u201d the city reported.<\/span><\/p>\n

Harpoon Harry\u2019s Crab House opened in Pigeon Forge, Tennessee, a mountain town and mecca for tourists not far from Smoky Mountain National Park, about two years ago. Smuggler\u2019s <\/span>Enterprises President\/ CEO Ron Evans is from Tennessee.<\/span><\/p>\n

Initial designs of the restaurant indicate it will have between 400 and 500 seats with mezzanines and an open-air concept gained through roll-up doors along Franklin Street, according to Tampa Bay Business <\/span>Journal. Similar to the original Crab House, a sushi bar, main bar and another themed as a 1920s truck are set to be included.<\/span><\/p>\n

\u201cWe look forward to having Harpoon Harry\u2019s Crab House at the Tampa Convention Center as another option,\u201d Buckhorn said in a statement, \u201cin a growing number of restaurants downtown, for both our convention goers, vacationers and Tampa residents alike.<\/span><\/p>\n

As Tampa\u2019s downtown becomes a destination that visitors across the globe are flocking to, its high-volume, moderately priced restaurants like these that will keep families returning to the urban core.\u201d<\/span><\/p>\n

Tampa Bay History Center was the previous tenant of Harpoon Harry\u2019s latest location.<\/span><\/p>\n

Smuggler\u2019s Enterprises did not respond to attempts <\/span>seeking comment.<\/span><\/p>\n

Source:\u00a0 Port Charlotte Sun<\/a><\/p>\n<\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

By JONATHAN SCHOLLES STAFF WRITER PUNTA GORDA \u2014 Harpoon Harry\u2019s is expanding, setting sail for Tampa. Tampa Mayor Bob Buckhorn said Thursday Smuggler\u2019s Enterprises was awarded a contract for retail space at Tampa Bay Convention Center. The Punta Gorda-based Smuggler\u2019s Enterprises will open its second Harpoon Harry\u2019s Crab House in six to eight months, the…<\/p>\n

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