After more than 80 years, a Jacksonville restaurant famous for its chicken dinners is set to close. But could it reopen in a new location?
, keeping the popular fried chicken dinners but adding the seafood component that Stuart has found success with at a number of area restaurants, including Orange Park Fish House & Oyster Bar in Orange Park, New Berlin Fish House & Oyster Bar in North Jacksonville, Seafood Kitchen in Atlantic Beach, St. Augustine Fish House & Oyster Bar in St. Augustine and others.
The pair bought the property for $1 million in a sale recorded Oct. 29, 2021, Duval County property and court records show. Last summer, the pair sold the property, making way for the apartment complex, which expects to start construction “immediately,” Stuart said in the social media post. In August, Stuart told the Times-Union that they were looking for a smaller building to relocate the restaurant.
"It's like we need to downsize that store [Beach Road] to operate with less employees, which is our goal," Stuart said. "Our St. Augustine store is only open at night and on weekends but it does triple the business while open half the hours," he said."I feel like we could relocate [Beach Road Fish House & Chicken Dinners] with a smaller footprint and be that much more profitable," Stuart said.Following the announcement of the restaurant's pending closure, here's what diners are saying on Nathan Stuart's Facebook post:"I wish I could come one last time.
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