Local Restaurateur Aims For Second Chance With Sports Shack
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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