Area restaurant company to reopen some locations

The Columbia Restaurant Group aims to have all of its properties back up and running by June 1.

  • By Business Observer Staff
  • | 3:52 p.m. May 13, 2020
File. Richard Gonzmart is the president and fourth-generation caretaker of the Columbia Restaurant Group.
File. Richard Gonzmart is the president and fourth-generation caretaker of the Columbia Restaurant Group.
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TAMPA — The Columbia Restaurant Group, which dates back to 1905 and is headquartered in Ybor City, will open two of its Sarasota eateries, Cha Cha Coconuts and the Columbia Restaurant, on May 15 and 18, respectively. 

 

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