The response was overwhelming.
When the folks at La Fontanella and Blanc announced customers would receive 50 percent off their total bill during locals appreciation, reservations poured in. And in. And in.
“We had to shut reservations down,” General Manager Ismael Sauceda Jr. said in between answering phones, clearing tables and greeting guests at an overflowing La Fontanella in Fort Myers on Wednesday, July 23. “We’re booked solid. We have double, almost triple the covers we usually have each night.”…