More about Peel, Cafe Ponte’s Tampa restaurant venture
June 17, 2009 at 10:57 am by Taylor Eason
Spoke with Chris Ponte this morning about his new Tampa “fast casual” venture (see original post here), Peel. A joint venture with Melting Pot, Ponte has been working with Arlene Johnston from Melting Pot for the past one and a half years to perfect the concept. Everything will be “made from scratch” and he defines the menu items as ”fresh, artisan cuisine.” Among the 30 or so dishes will be favorites from Cafe Ponte’s current offerings like the turkey club and potato truffle pizza but also new items like barbecue beef calzone, eggplant calzone (baked in a wood burning oven) and spicy shrimp pasta.
More than just a takeout place (which we reported yesterday), Peel will have 100 seats inside and 30 outside and include community tables. Service will mainly be countertop orders. Decor will be simplistic, yet sleek and modern.
Peel is scheduled to open in August or September and their long-term plan is to franchise the concept.
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