Jacksonville, FL — The largest Po’ Boys Creole Café has opened in
Jacksonville, a 7,000 square-foot New Orleans-themed restaurant less
than one mile from the beach.
The six-unit Tallahassee-based franchise originated in 1992 and quickly became a staple of the Tallahassee college community.
Po’ Boys success in Tallahassee convinced Pablo Cannone and Travis
Weidlich to open a franchise in Jacksonville, an area with a dense
population of Florida State University alumni who would immediately
recognize the Po’ Boys concept and brand.
Po’ Boys Creole Café serves traditional Creole and Cajun fare,
including gumbo, jambalaya, crawfish, red beans and rice, specialty
Louisiana beers and their namesake, po’ boy sandwiches.
The concept breaks the mold of traditional Creole-style eateries by
offering mainstream foods such as wraps, salads and sandwiches, all
served at a reasonable price in a sports bar atmosphere. Sundays
feature a brunch spread that includes eggs benedict, bananas foster
waffles and beignets.
The atmosphere of each Po’ Boys is distinctly New Orleans. Photographs
of landmarks in the Big Easy and Mardi Gras memorabilia adorn the
walls. Po Boys Creole Café maintains its reputation for serving up good
food and good times by hosting Mardi Gras bashes, crawfish festivals
and Fat Tuesday celebrations.
Entering into the restaurant industry at the age of 16, Cannone joined
the Po’ Boys family in 1997 as a cook. Over the next eight years he
worked his way up in management at both of the original Tallahassee
locations.
“Three years into working there, I decided to open my own Po’ Boys,” Cannone said. “I’ve always wanted to run a restaurant.”
The unique Jacksonville location features three bars, a private lounge
with big screen TVs, a partially-covered outdoor patio that will
feature live music on weekends and a pool hall with four pool tables
and video games.
Cannone has hopes of catering to all age groups and demographics, from
college students to corporate professionals, with special events like
Sunday’s Bayou Brunches, Tuesday Ladies Night and a private lounge that
can accommodate up to 40 diners for business functions.
“A little beach restaurant was always my dream because of growing up in
Miami and seeing all the restaurants on Ocean Drive,” Cannone said.
“We’d like to open one more Po’ Boys in Jacksonville and another in Ft.
Lauderdale.”
Today there are two Po’ Boys locations in Tallahassee and four Florida
franchise locations in Gainesville, Tampa, Brandon and Orlando.
Po’ Boys Creole Café is located on 725-12 Atlantic Blvd, Atlantic Beach.
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