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FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
Contact: Andrew Galbraith, Grosvenor Atlantic, (813) 221-1699, or
Moira Hinson, (813) 228-0652
PALM RESTAURANT WILL OPEN ITS FIRST TAMPA BAY LOCATION AT WESTSHORE PLAZA IN JULY
Prime-aged beef, jumbo lobsters and professional caricatures of local VIPs and legends are on the menu.
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TAMPA, Fla. (March 21, 2001) - Grosvenor Atlantic, managing partner of WestShore Plaza, announced today that Palm Restaurant will open its first Tampa Bay area location this July a WestShore Plaza. The 7,492-square-foot classic American steak house, known for prune-aged beef and jumbo lobsters, will features 235 seats and Palm's trademark wall decor - caricatures of local business and community leaders, sports heroes and legends.
"We're thrilled that Palm has decided t:o make its home at WestShore Plaza', said Andrew Galbraith, vice president of Grosvenor Atlantic. "Palm's great food, coupled with its lively and artistically inspired atmosphere, will add a new dimension to the dining and entertainment options that WestShore already offers.
Palm Restaurant opened its flagship restaurant in New York City in 1926, and today continues to pay tribute to its Northern Italian roots by serving high-quality food in an energetic and sophisticated atmosphere. Upon its opening this July, the walls of Palm will be adorned with approximately 200 caricatures of local leaders, legends and heroes. Over time, Palm's professional artists will add to the restaurant collection of caricatures and cartoons to depict life in Tampa Bay.
''The Tampa Bay Palm is an exciting addition to our family of restaurants,’ said Alfred L. Thimm, Jr., president of the Washington, DC-based Palm Management Corporation. "This restaurant will retain the qualities of the original Palm Restaurant including the menu, ambiance and decor. Our goal is to become a great addition to the Tampa Bay restaurant community.”
Palm's menu features home specialties including prime-aged beef, jumbo lobsters, chicken and seafood; signature sides such as creamed spinach and home fries; daily specials; an expansive wine list and; a variety of freshly prepared desserts. Palm will be open for lunch each day from noon to 3:30 and for dinner each night until 11:30 p.m.
Many of WestShore Plaza's existing tenants also have expressed excitement about the addition of Palm, according to Galbraith.
"We expect the Palm to be an immediate hit and we look forward to being their neighbor at
WestShore Plaza, “ said Kathy Werner, general manager of Saks Fifth Avenue at WestShore Plaza.
"When our team visited Palm restaurants in other parts of the country, we noticed a recurring theme at each: a friendly neighborhood feeling," added Galbraith. “The general manager greets and seats all of the guests, and seems to know everyone by name.”
The addition of the Palm is part of WestShore Plaza's ongoing expansion, which also includes a 14-screen, state-of-the-art AMC Theatre, a variety of new special shops, an expanded food court and Florida's first Maggiano's Little Italy Restaurant. Featuring Saks Fifth Avenue, Dillard's, Burdines, JCPenney and more than 100 specialty stores, WestShore Plaza celebrates over three decades of serving the Tampa Bay Community. WestShore Plaza is located at the intersection of Westshore and Kennedy boulevards in Tampa, just one mile south of Tampa International Airport. For more information, please call 813.286.0790 or visit www.westshoreplaza.com
Grosvenor Atlantic is an international real estate investment, development and asset management group. It is a private company associated with the Grosvenor Estate of Great Britain. The company’s North American headquarters are in Vancouver, British Columbia. It has two U.S. subsidiaries, one in San Francisco for the Pacific region and another one in Washington, D.C. for the Atlantic region.
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