It’s been nine long years in the making, with several false starts and an extended pause during the pandemic, but Tradewinds 41, a tiki bar-themed restaurant, seems finally about to open on Royal Palm Pointe.
Though a chain link construction fence is still in place, the restaurant and two-story tiki hut look finished from the outside, crisp and attractive.
“It’s been a long time coming, but we’re finally at the very end of it,” said businessman Tim Girard of the upscale-but-casual waterside eatery. “We’re confident we’ll get well over the finish line in August.”…