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Apr 28, 2014 · Such heady talk was hard to fathom 17 years ago, said owner Tony Phelan, who was diagnosed with advanced prostate cancer just before opening the first Pinchers Crab Shack in Bonita...
He would eventually start a family of his own with his wife Kathleen and in 1987 moved to Southwest Florida and established his first Florida based restaurant, Pinchers Crab Shack in Bonita Springs.
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.
Nov 16, 2022 · Owner Grant Phelan and his parents, Tony and Kathleen, moved to the Sunshine State in the early ’90s and launched Pinchers Crab Shack with the goal of providing a unique Florida-seafood, Florida-style dining experience. Pinchers now has 11 locations from Tampa to Key West.
May 15, 2008 · Phelan owns a chain of seven seafood restaurants from Sarasota to Naples called Pinchers Crab Shack. He built his chain using the lessons he learned in Texas, where the oil bust wiped him out in the mid-1980s. The biggest lesson: Keep overhead low so you can operate during good and bad times.
In 1987 Phelan packed up the family and moved to Southwest Florida. Before long, Phelan would open his first Florida based restaurant - Pinchers Crab Shack in Bonita Springs. After a highly-successful first year, Phelan set his sights on adding more. One restaurant with six employees eventually grew to 13 with more than 1000 team members.
