A downtown Sarasota restaurant is being revived — albeit in a new location, with more of a fast casual concept — by a team including those who recently announced plans to bring back another longtime local favorite.
El Greco Kitchen & Market, located at 4035 Clark Road in the former Mochinut space in the Expo on Clark plaza at the intersection of Clark and Sawyer roads, plans to open this spring, according to a press release. The restaurant will be a fast casual version of El Greco Cafe, which operated in downtown Sarasota at 1592 Main St. in the space now occupied by 1592 Wood Fired Kitchen and Cocktails.
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The new El Greco will be a venture between Patti Soublis Corcoran, daughter of the original owners George and Paulene Soublis, and her nephew Dimitri Syros of The Breakfast Company, which has locations currently open in Sarasota’s The Landings and Rosemary District, Bradenton’s Twelve Oaks Plaza, and University Town Center. Syros and the team behind The Breakfast Company is also partnering with Syros’ stepfather Troy King to reopen Sarasota’s Hob Nob Drive-In, which operated for 67 years before closing in 2024…