With Largo Subs already a success, Gregg Petrakis tackles the sports bar scene.
It's difficult enough to operate a business successfully for over 15 years in one location, no matter what the economic climate of the times may be. It’s another thing entirely to branch out from that comfort zone and attempt to make a name in another venture, especially as the country is tumbling into its deepest recession in decades. That’s exactly the situation Gregg Petrakis and his family found themselves in when they decided to open an upscale sports bar to compliment their landmark sub shop, Largo Subs. “Shortly after we opened the Red Room in 2008, the market crashed and the economy collapsed and the value of the place plummeted,” Petrakis says. "All of us put a lot of time, money and effort into getting this place up and …
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999 Missouri Ave N, Largo, FL
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Largo has no shortage of restaurants serving up authentic cheesesteaks. But whose is the best?
As far as we know, Largo does not hold any official claim to the title Cheesesteak Capital of Tampa Bay. But as someone recently mentioned to Patch, there is a high concentration of places serving authentic cheesesteaks in the greater Largo area. That got us to thinking: Who serves the best cheesesteak in Largo? A quick search shows us there is no shortage of candidates. The list starts with Philly’s Famous Cheesesteaks on East Bay Drive. Their website claims they were the first restaurant in Florida to import Amoroso rolls, a vital component of any authentic cheesesteak, directly from Philadelphia; some people claim a cheesesteak isn’t a real cheesesteak without the real roll. Further investigation reveals Big Jim’s Famous Cheese Steaks…
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Big Jim's Famous Steaks, Subs & Cubans
9220 Ulmerton Rd, Largo, FL
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Largo Subs
788 Missouri Ave N, Largo, FL
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Firehouse Subs
2401 East Bay Dr, Largo, FL
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4375 E Bay Dr, Clearwater, FL
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Westshore Pizza
3690 E Bay Dr # Wx, Largo, FL
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John
4:22 pm on Thursday, March 29, 2012
I don't know, me and my wife been eating there every Friday night for years and we never saw anything. The place looks clean in there but sometimes they do have the door open, something could of flew in or maybe he was eating outside. more ›