After 27 years in business, Gainesville’s Ballyhoo Grill closed last week following an Alachua County court’s eviction of the seafood restaurant from its 3700 W University Ave. location.
Signs reading “This establishment is now closed” mark Ballyhoo’s doors as the restaurant owed $30,750 in unpaid rent since Aug. 1, according to court records.
The records named landlord Lorand Inc. as plaintiff and Ballyhoo owners Brooke Sciotti and Pendon Corp. as defendants. Sciotti and Tommy Mackey, who was not named in the lawsuit filed Sept. 12, are presidents of Pendon Corps. which represents Ballyhoo, according to bizprofile.net…