Eddie V's Prime Seafood
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| Company type | Subsidiary |
|---|---|
| Industry | Restaurant |
| Genre | Fine dining |
| Founded | 2000 Austin, Texas, U.S. |
| Founder | Guy Villavaso Larry Foles |
| Headquarters | 1000 Darden Center Drive Orlando, Florida, U.S. 32837 |
Number of locations | 30 (January 2024) |
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) |
| Products | Seafood Steak |
| Parent | Darden Restaurants (2011–present) |
| Website | eddiev.com |
| Footnotes / references [2] | |
Eddie V's Prime Seafood is an American seafood and steak restaurant chain.
History[edit]
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[edit]
As of 2022, there are a total of 29[4] Eddie V's restaurants.
See also[edit]
References[edit]
- ^ Anjali Fluker (October 14, 2014). "6 things to know about Gene Lee, Darden's new interim CEO". Orlando Business Journal. Retrieved February 12, 2023.
- ^ a b "The Creation of Eddie V's Restaurants". Darden Concepts, Inc. 2012. Retrieved May 16, 2012.
- ^ Snel, Alan (October 12, 2011). "Darden buys two seafood brands". Nation's Restaurant News. Retrieved May 16, 2012.
- ^ "Find A Restaurant - Eddie V's Prime Seafood Restaurant". www.eddiev.com. Retrieved August 22, 2022.