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{{Infobox Restaurant | {{Infobox Restaurant | ||
| − | |name=Skopelos | + | |name=[[Image:SkopelosLogo.png|250px|center|Skopelos on the Bay logo]] |
|image= | |image= | ||
|caption= | |caption= | ||
|cuisine=Greek-inspired seafood | |cuisine=Greek-inspired seafood | ||
| − | |location= | + | |location=670 [[Scenic Highway]] |
| − | |opened=[[1959]] (original)<br/>[[1987 | + | |opened=[[1959]] (original)<br/>[[1987]] (current location) |
| − | |owner=[[ | + | |owner=[[Gus Silivos]] |
|chef=[[Gus Silivos]] | |chef=[[Gus Silivos]] | ||
| − | |cheftitle= | + | |cheftitle= |
|slogan= | |slogan= | ||
| − | |hours= | + | |hours='''Tu-Sa''': 5:00 PM-<br/>'''Fr''': 11:30 AM-2:30 PM (lunch)<br/>'''Su''': 10:30 AM-2:00 PM (brunch)<br/>'''M''': Closed |
| − | |phone= | + | |phone=(850) 432-6565 |
| − | |website=[http:// | + | |website=[http://www.myskopelos.com/ MySkopelos.com] |
| − | |mapcode= | + | |mapcode=<googlemap version="0.9" lat="30.424031" lon="-87.180719" zoom="14" width="288" height="150"> |
| + | 30.42553, -87.178445 | ||
| + | </googlemap> | ||
}} | }} | ||
| − | '''Skopelos | + | '''Skopelos on the Bay''' is a restaurant located at 670 [[Scenic Highway]] owned and operated by Chef [[Gus P. Silivos]], who also owns the nearby [[Scenic 90 Café]]. |
| − | Founded in [[1959]] by [[Paul Silivos]] and [[Pete Geeker]], the restaurant was originally located on West [[Cervantes Street]] near [[Pace Boulevard|Pace]] in [[Brownsville]]. Paul's son Gus began working there at age 11 and later attended culinary school. In [[1987]] the father-and-son team moved to | + | Founded in [[1959]] by [[Paul Silivos]] and [[Pete Geeker]], the restaurant was originally located on West [[Cervantes Street]] near [[Pace Boulevard|Pace]] in [[Brownsville]]. Paul's son Gus began working there at age 11 and later attended culinary school. In [[1987]] the father-and-son team moved to the current [[Scenic Highway]] location overlooking [[Escambia Bay]], formerly the site of the [[Scenic Terrace]] and later [[Machinegun Kelly's]]. Paul continued to work at the restaurant until around 2001. |
The cuisine at Skopelos includes a variety of Greek-inspired seafood and steak entrees. The signature dish is the '''Scamp Cervantes''', a sautéed scamp filet topped with jumbo lump crabmeat. which was served to then-President [[Wikipedia:George H. W. Bush|George H. W. Bush]] and First Lady [[Wikipedia:Barbara Bush|Barbara Bush]] when they visited the restaurant in [[1992]]. The president's Secret Service patrol inspected guests of a wedding dinner going on at the same time, for which President Bush apologized to the couple. "He was a sport," Silivos recalled. "He took pictures with the bride."<ref>"Skopelos creates 45 days of saving to mark restaurant's 45th birthday." ''Pensacola News Journal'', August 6, 2004.</ref> | The cuisine at Skopelos includes a variety of Greek-inspired seafood and steak entrees. The signature dish is the '''Scamp Cervantes''', a sautéed scamp filet topped with jumbo lump crabmeat. which was served to then-President [[Wikipedia:George H. W. Bush|George H. W. Bush]] and First Lady [[Wikipedia:Barbara Bush|Barbara Bush]] when they visited the restaurant in [[1992]]. The president's Secret Service patrol inspected guests of a wedding dinner going on at the same time, for which President Bush apologized to the couple. "He was a sport," Silivos recalled. "He took pictures with the bride."<ref>"Skopelos creates 45 days of saving to mark restaurant's 45th birthday." ''Pensacola News Journal'', August 6, 2004.</ref> | ||
| − | + | The restaurant serves dinner from Tuesday through Saturday, lunch on Friday and brunch on Sunday, and is available for weddings and other events. Since [[2002]] Silivos has hosted an annual fundraising brunch to benefit the [[ARC Gateway]] [[ARC Gateway Foundation|Foundation]]. For many years the restaurant offered catering services under the name "Skopelos Catered Events," and in [[2007]] that branch of the business became independent as [[Nancy's Haute Affairs]], led by Silivos and his wife [[Nancy Silivos|Nancy]]. | |
Skopelos is named for the [[Wikipedia:Skopelos|Greek island of the same name]], where the Silivos family originates. It is often mistakenly pronounced with a long 'o' (as in the possessive form ''Skopelo's''). | Skopelos is named for the [[Wikipedia:Skopelos|Greek island of the same name]], where the Silivos family originates. It is often mistakenly pronounced with a long 'o' (as in the possessive form ''Skopelo's''). | ||
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==External links & references== | ==External links & references== | ||
{{refbegin}} | {{refbegin}} | ||
| − | *[http:// | + | *[http://www.myskopelos.com/ MySkopelos.com] – Official site |
*"Founder of Skopelos loved to treat others to Greek island's flavor." ''Pensacola News Journal'', October 3, 2005. | *"Founder of Skopelos loved to treat others to Greek island's flavor." ''Pensacola News Journal'', October 3, 2005. | ||
{{refend}} | {{refend}} | ||
{{reflist}} | {{reflist}} | ||
| − | [[Category:Fine dining]] [[Category:Mediterranean restaurants]] | + | [[Category:East Pensacola Heights restaurants]] [[Category:Fine dining]] [[Category:Mediterranean restaurants]] |
