Gator's Dockside

Gator's Dockside is a Florida-themed casual restaurant chain[1] started by brothers Tony and Paul Cipparone and friend John Foerst in May 1991.[2] Based in Jacksonville, Florida, the franchise[3] has since expanded to 29 restaurants throughout central Florida and eastern coastal areas of Florida. Heathrow, Florida-based Ultimate Franchise Systems bought a large stake of the company in 2001,[4] and planned to market the chain nationally, although as of 2017, such plans had not materialized.

The fare at Gator's is on par with comparable Americana-themed restaurants such as Applebee's, Ruby Tuesday, Chili's and TGI Friday's, but with a few "authentically Floridian" twists; for example, their most prominently featured dish is fried alligator tail. Its prices are on the medium to low range around $10.[5] As of April 25th, 2020, Gator’s announced that they were permanently closing due to COVID-19 complications.

References
  1. Benen, Steve (February 28, 2014). "Welcome to Gator's Dockside". MSNBC. Retrieved November 14, 2017.
  2. "Gator's Dockside coming to Melbourne". Florida Today. April 11, 2016. Retrieved November 14, 2017.
  3. Krueger, Jill (July 5, 2001). "Gator's Dockside to go national". Jacksonville Business Journal. Retrieved November 14, 2017.
  4. Orlando Business Journal
  5. Beth N. Gray (March 18, 2015), "Spring Hill's new Gator's Dockside offers a menu as big as its namesake", Tampa Bay Times, retrieved November 14, 2017
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