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Apr 28, 2014 · Pinchers Crab Shack owner ready to take a deep breath after rapid expansion. Tony and Grant Phelan at Pinchers Crab Shack's new flagship waterfront restaurant near the Edison Ford Estates in Fort Myers, FL on April 2, 2014. Photo by Brian Tietz. Reduce the heat to a slow boil. That's the plan after a flurry of expansion that will see four ...
Nov 3, 2022 · The local restaurant dynasty began with an American dream and humble beginnings. In 1997, Grant’s father, Tony Phelan, signed the lease for the first Pinchers Crab Shack where Petar’s restaurant is today in The Center of Bonita Springs on the northwest corner of U.S. 41 and Bonita Beach Road.
After a highly-successful first year, Tony set his sights on adding more and with the assistance of his son Grant Phelan (current owner), his prospects have grown into a family owned empire of 13 Pinchers location, 1 Texas Tony’s BBQ restaurant, and soon to be 2 Deep Lagoon Seafood restaurants.
Jun 22, 2023 · Texas native Tony Phelan wanted to create a life for his family but the Lone Star State financial crisis in the 1980s forced them to relocate. ... But just as they were about to open Pinchers Crab ...
Dec 14, 2007 · The system has more than paid for itself. Phelan and his employees drive hundreds of miles to pick up fresh seafood from fish and crab markets on Pine Island and deliver them to restaurants from Sarasota to Naples. REVIEW SUMMARY. Entrepreneur: Tony Phelan. Company: Pinchers Crab Shack
May 15, 2008 · A. Tony Phelan had built a chain of four successful restaurants in Texas when the oil bust occurred in the mid-1980s. The collapse of the oil market revealed a serious weakness: "We were overleveraged," Phelan says, looking back. This year, his chain of seven Pinchers Crab Shack seafood restaurants is on track to break $20 million in sales and ...
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Feb 15, 2008 · Tony Phelan defied the odds. One year before he and his wife, Kathleen, opened their first restaurant in Southwest Florida, he was diagnosed with advanced cancer and told he had two months to two years to live. Today, more than 10 years and many restaurants later, he and the family's regional restaurant group, Pinchers Crab Shack, are both going strong.
