Sarasota boasts many legendary restaurants , but only one served the King of Rock ’n’ Roll.
Alas, the downtown diner open for more than seven decades — with a prominent blue stencil on the window that reads “Elvis ate here!” — will soon join the list of local restaurants that permanently closed in 2024 .
Waffle Stop, a breakfast and lunch spot located at 660 S. Washington Blvd., where Elvis Presley memorabilia lines the walls, will close for good after regular business hours on Dec. 31.
“Hopefully, if I don’t run out of food,” said owner Dolly Hollinger when reached by phone Monday, Dec. 23.