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Old 08-05-2014, 04:04 PM
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Originally Posted by Skip View Post
The bonefish is a sport fish found in the Bahamas. Back in the year 2000 when Tim Curci and Chris Parker (both worked at Hops Restaurants), opened their seafood restaurant in St. Petersburg (before OSI - now Bloomin' Brands, bought the small chain) they called it Bonefish Grill after their favorite sport fish. Their boney logo is unique and unmistakable too. In the merger, the agreement was that they would retain control of the food (it never served bonefish) and the restaurant name. There are now about 150 locations and Tim fishes almost every day and still lives in Tampa. Chris unfortunately passed away a few years back. Bonefish is one of the most successful brands in the US (JMHO).

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And serves excellent food. Yum. Worth all the pennies.
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