Alum returns with restaurant concept

FGCU grad brings #getfried french fry-focused eatery to University Village Shops near Florida Gulf Coast University.

  • By Business Observer Staff
  • | 6:00 a.m. March 29, 2019
Florida Gulf Coast University graduate Chris Covelli is founder of #getfried Fry Cafe, which is opening a franchise location in University Village Shops in Estero.
Florida Gulf Coast University graduate Chris Covelli is founder of #getfried Fry Cafe, which is opening a franchise location in University Village Shops in Estero.
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Branded with the slogan “Sometimes, it’s good to be bad,” #getfried Fry Cafe, a quick-serve restaurant built around a variety of topped French fries, opened its first Southwest Florida location at the University Village Shops in March. 

 

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