New restaurant and stores announced for Waterside Place in Lakewood Ranch
Deep Lagoon Seafood & Oyster House has leased the last remaining anchor space in Lakewood Ranch’s newest dining and entertainment district, Waterside Place.
Phelan Family Brands launched the Deep Lagoon Seafood concept in 2016 and now has restaurants in Fort Myers, Naples and Marco Island, Florida.
Other restaurants under the Phelan banner include Pinchers, Texas Tony’s and Phuzzy’s Boast Shack.
“Deep Lagoon was designed to take the art of seafood and the dining experience to new heights using the same formula for delivering quality product that made Pinchers so successful,” the company said of Deep Lagoon.
The company opened a Lakewood Ranch Pinchers Crab Shack on Lakewood Ranch Main Street in 2012.
“With the efforts of some of the best people in the business the Deep Lagoon brand quickly became a local favorite, sparking the demand for even more locations. The Phelan Family was happy to oblige this request and in less than three years opened what are arguably two of the most beautiful restaurants in Southwest Florida, Deep Lagoon Seafood and Oyster House in Fort Myers and in Marco Island,” the company said.
Deep Lagoon promises to be an upscale, casual dining experience offering dishes that celebrate fresh seafood, including Gulf caught hog fish, black grouper, snapper, oysters, and a “Big Chill Seafood Tower,” when it opens at Lakewood Ranch in 2023.
The restaurant will also feature signature cocktails and an “expansive” wine list, indoor and outdoor bars, a patio with lake views, and spacious dining rooms designed with rich, lagoon blue colors, metal carved artwork, and images of Florida landscape and wildlife.
Also announced Thursday for Waterside Place:
▪ Monkee’s at Waterside, an upscale women’s boutique specializing in shoes, clothing, and accessories. Now in 12 states, this will be the first Monkee’s boutique in Lakewood Ranch and Sarasota,.
▪ Boaters Republic of Saint Petersburg is launching Florida Provisions Co., a new retail and bar concept set to debut this fall. Reflecting the coastal Florida lifestyle, Florida Provisions, Co. will carry clothing, flip flops, sunglasses, and fishing gear, as well as local and coastal foods, and hot sauces.
▪ Tim’s Wine Market, a family-owned business with an extensive collection of handcrafted, small production wines. Since its inception, the company has grown into five wine clubs with over 1,000 members. The Tim’s Wine Market at Waterside Place will be the brand’s first location in west Florida.
The new businesses will follow the recently opened Kore, a new Asian restaurant concept featuring Korean barbecue and an upscale cocktail lounge, as well as Good Liquid Brewing company, 3Form Fitness, Kilwins, Paint Nail Bar, Body Bar Pilates, Lakewood Ranch Medical Group, Smith Law, and M/I Homes, all of which are open for business.
Previously announced tenants include Marmalade Waterside Boutique, John Cannon Homes, Integrity Sound, Capstan Financial, Mexican-American restaurant and tequileria Agave Bandido, Italian restaurant Osteria 500, Shore Rejuvenation Day Spa, Modish Salon, O& A Coffee Supply, CROP Juice, The Yoga Shack, Man Cave for Men, Bay Area Aesthetics, Duck Donuts, Forked at Waterside, and Good Liquid Distillery.
“We’re thrilled to expand Waterside Place’s diverse culinary offerings with the opening of Korê Steakhouse and the signing of Deep Lagoon Seafood and Oyster House,” Kirk Boylston, president of Lakewood Ranch Commercial, said in a press release. “Waterside Place’s large restaurant spaces are fully leased – a testament to the town center’s waterfront appeal and an exciting preview of its transition into a retail, dining, wellness, and entertainment hub.”
This story was originally published May 26, 2022 at 2:20 PM.
