Oshri Gal grew up in Cocoa Seashore and sometimes rode his bike alongside State Highway A1A previous the Minutemen Causeway.
“I’d dream of shopping for this property and doing one thing right here for the group,” Gal, an actual property developer and proprietor of OG Enterprises, mentioned of a spot at that intersection within the coronary heart of the town.
The demonstration bore fruit.
Gal is within the means of constructing Vacation spot Downtown Meals Corridor, a family-friendly restaurant the place locals and vacationers can collect to take pleasure in good meals, chill out and benefit from the beachside surroundings.
“That was actually my imaginative and prescient behind the meals corridor: the place our locals and clients can congregate and luxuriate in native meals,” Gal mentioned.
What’s going to Vacation spot Downtown Meals Corridor in Cocoa Seashore comprise?
Locals know the place as the previous headquarters of the favored Yen Yen restaurant. The brand new house of Vacation spot Downtown Meals Corridor might be a one-story constructing of roughly 5,000 sq. toes. Practically four,000 sq. toes is underneath air, whereas the remaining portion might be a lined out of doors patio with misting followers.
Initially there might be room for seven distributors. Gal desires a wide range of family-friendly eating places within the eating room, with out chains or franchises.
“The aim is to have as many meals choices as attainable and actually make it a one-stop store for a eating expertise,” he mentioned.
There are hopes to supply a number of completely different cuisines, presumably from Chinese language to American and desserts. There might be a bar, however at first it can solely provide wine and craft beer.
“We didn't wish to have exhausting liquor as a result of we would like it to be family-friendly,” Gal mentioned.
He’s protecting open the opportunity of increasing the constructing to incorporate a second flooring, which might permit the bar to go upstairs and presumably improve its choices.
What’s the schedule for Vacation spot Downtown Meals Corridor?
Gal initially deliberate to construct a car parking zone on the positioning. That concept was not very nicely acquired by residents. He heard the complaints and altered his plans.
“It was very, essential to develop one thing on the property that was community-oriented and that not solely our locals but additionally our guests might take pleasure in,” Gal mentioned.
Demolition of the present constructing started on the finish of Might. Gal is hopeful that Vacation spot Downtown Meals Corridor might be open by this time subsequent yr.
What if a vendor desires house at Vacation spot Downtown Meals Corridor?
Meals distributors curious about having a location at Vacation spot Downtown Meals Corridor can fill out an utility. They’re accessible on the OG Enterprise web site, www.ogenterprisesfl.com.
Gal mentioned he’s already speaking to fairly a number of events.
“As an individual who achieved the American dream, I at all times needed a platform for others to realize their dream,” Gal mentioned. “I would like the eating corridor to be a platform for individuals looking for their American dream.”
Spitzer is a developments reporter. He could be reached at MSpitzer@Floridatoday.com.