- Gator's Dockside
Gator's Dockside is a
Florida -themed restaurant, started by brothers Tony and Paul Cipparone and friend John Foerst in May 1991. Based inJacksonville, Florida , the franchise has since expanded to 17 restaurants throughoutcentral Florida and eastern coastal areas of Florida.Heathrow, Florida -based Ultimate Franchise Systems bought a large stake of the company in 2001 [http://orlando.bizjournals.com/orlando/stories/2001/07/02/daily22.html] , and planned to market the chain nationally, although as of 2007, such plans have not materialized yet.The fare at Gator's is on par with comparable Americana-themed restaurants such as
Applebee's ,Ruby Tuesday ,Chili's andTGI Friday's , but with a few "authentically Floridian" twists; for example, their most prominently-featured dish is friedalligator tail.External links
* [http://www.gatorsdockside.com/ Gator's Dockside]
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