Charley’s Steak House is opening a 14,000-square-foot restaurant in Lakewood Ranch, its first in the Sarasota-Manatee market and fourth Florida location for the family-owned chain, which currently operates in Tampa, Orlando and Celebration, according to newly filed development documents.
The restaurant is proposed for 6120 Exchange Way, just east of Interstate 75 and north of University Parkway, near Lakewood Ranch Town Center. Plans also show space for a possible 4,000-square-foot bank, although no bank is identified.
The expansion comes as Orlando-based Talk of the Town Restaurant Group prepares to relocate its longtime Tampa steakhouse, a Westshore fixture since 1998, to a building nearly 30% larger across from International Plaza. The new restaurant, expected to open in 2027, would have additional private dining space, while the current location would remain open until the move…