Grumpy’s Restaurant Sets Sights on Tampa for Expansion

Beloved Jacksonville diner eyes growth on the Gulf Coast, aiming to bring its signature brunch and diner comfort food to more Floridians

JACKSONVILLE, Fla. – Grumpy’s Restaurant, an award-winning full-service Americana breakfast, lunch and brunch diner, is focusing on Tampa as the next step in the brand’s Florida expansion. With immense success in their home city of Jacksonville, the beloved diner is eager to expand further into the state, actively seeking potential franchise partners in Tampa.

After solidifying their position as Jacksonville’s ‘Best All-Around Restaurant’ for a sixth year, Grumpy’s Restaurant is ready to expand into new territories. With Tampa recently being named the fifth best foodie city in America, the Gulf Coast city offers a perfect target for the diner staple to expand its footprint. Grumpy’s Restaurant looks forward to introducing its made-from-scratch comfort food to the city’s thriving culinary scene and food-loving population.

“Tampa’s recent ranking as a foodie destination makes it the perfect place for Grumpy’s to grow,” said CEO and President Daniel DeLeon. “We look forward to partnering with local entrepreneurs passionate about creating a strong community, bonded over love for good cooking, and becoming a part of what makes Tampa a great place to live and dine.”

The traditional full-service Americana breakfast diner has been successfully serving the Jacksonville community since 1999 and has been franchising since 2019. Boasting five popular locations in Orange Park, Middleburg, St. John’s, Neptune Beach and Wildlight (Yulee), Grumpy’s prides itself on made-to-order and always-made-from-scratch comfort food and sweet southern hospitality all at a working-class price. Grumpy’s serves breakfast, lunch and brunch along with an array of daily and weekly chalkboard specials which include a variety of waffles, pancakes, omelets, sandwiches, homemade soups, salads, signature coffee, freshly squeezed juices, homemade hot chocolate and desserts.

About Grumpy’s Restaurant

Grumpy’s Restaurant was born out of passion and love for bringing family and friends together over great diner food. Our commitment and mission are to deliver the highest quality dining experience at an affordable price for families everywhere. Grumpy’s will never waver on our commitment to excellent home-style cooking, attention-to-detail, sweet southern hospitality and serving a hungry-person’s portion at a working-class price. All while closing at 2:00PM, providing the ultimate family, work and life balance.

Including a franchise fee of $40,000, the initial investment necessary to open a single location ranges between $645,000 and $1,585,000. Each Grumpy’s Restaurant location will occupy approximately 2,800 square feet of real estate and will have approximately 120 seats.

For more information about the Grumpy’s Restaurant Franchise opportunity, visit www.GrumpysFranchise.com or www.GrumpysRestaurantCo.com.