16 months later, customers pack Tampa restaurant that just reopened after damage from Milton

TAMPA, Fla. — Some businesses destroyed by Hurricane Milton in 2024 are still recovering and reopening in Tampa.

One of those businesses in located on Fowler Avenue, where the streets were flooded with feet of water after storm drainage, pump and generator failures.

What You Need To Know

  • The Blue Flame Southern Restaurant is finally able to reopen its doors.
  • Barbecue ribs, meatloaf and collard greens are all on the menu. It’s a menu that many wondered if they would see again after damage caused by Milton.
  • Customers lined up Wednesday for the reopening.

But now, after more than a year of restoration work, the Blue Flame Southern Restaurant is finally able to reopen its doors…

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