After opening three previous establishments in the Sarasota area, a locally owned breakfast and lunch restaurant has now added a fourth location — close to the former space of the family business that inspired them.
The Breakfast Company has opened in downtown Sarasota’s Rosemary District at 411 N. Orange Ave., in the former space of fellow breakfast and lunch restaurant The Rosemary, which has since closed. (That restaurant’s nearby sister establishment, Rosemary & Thyme, remains open.) It is the fourth location for The Breakfast Company, which also has restaurants in Bradenton’s Twelve Oaks Plaza, Sarasota’s The Landings shopping plaza and University Town Center.
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Dimitri Syros and his mother Terri Syros-King opened the original The Breakfast Company in Twelve Oaks Plaza in 2020. Syros’ grandfather is the late George Soublis, who founded the Greek restaurant El Greco Cafe in downtown Sarasota (in the space now occupied by 1592 Wood Fired Kitchen & Cocktails) a few blocks south on Orange Avenue and Main Street. Soublis is considered “the guiding spirit behind the family’s work,” along with his oft-repeated statement, “Welcome, my friend!”
“More than just great food, we’re proud to bring the spirit of philoxenia — the Greek concept of extending warmth and friendship to all — to every table we serve,” Syros said in a statement. “We want each guest to feel like family from the moment they walk through the door.”
The Breakfast Company, which serves breakfast and lunch dishes such as the ones pictured here, has opened a new location in downtown Sarasota’s Rosemary District. It is the fourth location for the restaurant, which also has establishments in Bradenton, Sarasota’s The Landings and University Town Center.
The breakfast menu includes a variety of handhelds, skillet bowls, cast-iron griddle pancakes, French toast and waffles, omelets, scrambles and eggs Benedicts. It also features lunch offerings such as sandwiches, paninis, pitas, wraps, soups and salads.Greek and Mediterranean cuisine can be found throughout the menu, such as a Mediterranean skillet bowl with gyro meat, feta and tzatziki or a avgolemono chicken lemon rice soup. The Breakfast Company also features a bakery with housemade pastries, signature coffee drinks, and delivery and catering.
The Breakfast Company’s Rosemary District location is open 7 a.m.-2 p.m. daily. For more information, call 941-364-8767 or visit thebreakfastcompanyfl.com.
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