Prominent area restaurant plans renovation, second location

 SARASOTA — A mainstay restaurant in Sarasota’s Southside Village, Libby’s Café & Bar, is getting a major renovation this summer — kicking off a revival of the decade-old brand.

The redone brand includes expansion plans, including a second Libby’s, in a Publix-anchored plaza under construction in east Manatee County. “We’re really excited about that location,” says Joe Seidensticker, CEO of Tableseide Restaurant Group, a conglomerate of several area restaurant brands, including Libby’s, and a catering business. Seidensticker says the new location — also across the street from the Sarasota Polo Club — is expected to open by the end of the year.