Restaurants that are temporarily shut down from Hurricane Milton.
Hurricane Milton-related power outages and other issues prevent several Southwest Florida eateries from reopening.
Over the weekend, The Turtle Club’s partner Mick Moore said, “Our initial estimates were a bit optimistic,” in a Facebook video. We’ll probably be closed for a week or two. This is largely because we have no power and the street is sanded. Stay tuned for updates on our progress.”
Moore blamed sandbags and protective barriers for the limited damage at the iconic Gulf-front restaurant and his family’s Vanderbilt Beach Resort in the film, according to a recent article by Diana Biderman of Naples Daily News.
Several blocks north on Gulf Shore Drive, a LaPlaya resort representative said Baleen is temporarily closed with no reopening date.
In downtown Naples’ Crayton Cove district, Bleu Provence took on 15 feet of water. It’s closed momentarily.
Grant Phelan, CEO of Phelan Family Brands with 25 Southwest Florida restaurants, texted that Chop’s City Grill in Bonita Springs had electricity Friday and Saturday but not Sunday or Monday, Oct. 14.
Other restaurants in his group are affected, including two Pinchers sites in Bonita Springs and downtown Fort Myers, which closed due to mechanical concerns after a power surge. This week, Phelan expects the location will reopen.
Phelan’s Deep Lagoon in Naples’ Pelican Bay neighborhood lost power on Oct. 14.
Keith Ellis said Hurricanes Helene and Milton flooded the renowned Kelly’s Fish House, which his father opened in 1953 near Tin City. They hope to reopen Friday, Oct. 18.
This article originally appeared on Naples Daily News