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Jacksonville-based Metro Diner is hungry for growth

Metro Diner is going national while staying local.
Credit: White, Tyler

Metro Diner is going national while staying local.

The Jacksonville-based restaurant concept that will open its 50th location next week in Sarasota is gearing up to open more than 35 locations in 13 states this year.

“I’m dedicated to defining Metro Diner as the total family dining experience,” said Mark Davoli, who started Metro Diner in 1992 along with his father, John Sr., and his brother John Jr. “With my partners Chris Sullivan, a founder of Outback Steakhouse; Hugh Connerty Jr.; and Carl Sahlsten, we made fun, family and exciting the words to live by at Metro Diner and are dedicating our attention to growth.”

Metro Diner, which says it offers “comfort food with flair,” has breakfast menu items that include biscuits and gravy, breakfast pie and a 12-inch pancake. Lunch and dinner options include meatloaf, chicken pot pie and a Holy Davoli Burger.

It already has locations in Alabama, Delaware, Florida, Georgia, Indiana, Kentucky, Nevada, North Carolina, Pennsylvania and Virginia. This year the company will open its first locations in New Jersey, Oklahoma, Tennessee, Texas and South Carolina.

Read the full story from our partners at The Florida Times-Union here.

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