Eddie V's Prime Seafood
TypeSubsidiary
IndustryRestaurant
GenreFine dining
Founded2000 (2000)
Austin, Texas, U.S.
FounderGuy Villavaso
Larry Foles
Headquarters1000 Darden Center Drive
Orlando, Florida, U.S. 32837
Number of locations
29 (Aug 2022)
Area served
Texas, California, Colorado, Arizona, Florida, Massachusetts, New Jersey, Pennsylvania
Key people
Eugene Lee, former CEO, retired 2022 (Interim CEO/Chairman[1] of Darden and President of Darden's Specialty Restaurant Group)
Guy Villavaso (Co-Founder)
Larry Foles (Co-Founder)
John Carver (Corporate Chef)
ProductsSeafood
Steak
ParentDarden Restaurants
(2011–present)
Websiteeddiev.com
Footnotes / references
[2]

Eddie V's Prime Seafood is an American seafood and steak restaurant chain.

History

Chilean Sea Bass cooked "Hong Kong" style from Eddie V's in Fort Lauderdale, FL
Chilean Sea Bass cooked "Hong Kong" style from Eddie V's in Fort Lauderdale, FL

The first Eddie V's was opened in Austin, Texas in 2000 by Guy Villavaso and Larry Foles.[2] In 2011, the brand was sold for $59 million cash to Darden Restaurants, Inc. and became a part of Darden's Specialty Restaurant Group.[3]

Locations

As of 2022, there are a total of 29[4] Eddie V's restaurants.

See also

References

  1. Anjali Fluker (October 14, 2014). "6 things to know about Gene Lee, Darden's new interim CEO". Orlando Business Journal. Retrieved February 12, 2023.
  2. 1 2 "The Creation of Eddie V's Restaurants". Darden Concepts, Inc. 2012. Retrieved May 16, 2012.
  3. Snel, Alan (October 12, 2011). "Darden buys two seafood brands". Nation's Restaurant News. Retrieved May 16, 2012.
  4. "Find A Restaurant - Eddie V's Prime Seafood Restaurant". www.eddiev.com. Retrieved August 22, 2022.
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