A popular Tampa Bay hospitality brand just closed two of its waterfront bars.
According to signs posted on the bar and restaurant last Thursday night, Gulfport’s Caddy’s at 3128 Beach Blvd. S has officially closed its doors.
WTSP says the note on its door read: “Caddy’s Gulfport has closed. It has been a pleasure serving the Gulfport community. Please visit us at our other locations: Bradenton, Treasure Island, Madeira Beach, John’s Pass and Indian Shores.”
It didn’t explain any of the reasons why the popular bar and restaurant suddenly shuttered its doors overnight. Caddy’s Gulfport is also listed as “permanently closed” on Google.
What the farewell note failed to mention is Caddy’s St. Pete Beach location, which patrons on social media have been speculating is also closed. Caddy’s St. Pete is no longer listed under the “locations” tab on caddys.com, either.
An employee from Caddy’s Treasure Island confirmed that the brand’s St. Pete Beach location at 5501 Gulf Blvd. is no longer open and that a new owner has taken over the space—although there is no sign on the door like on its recently-closed Gulfport outpost.
It’s unsure exactly when Caddy’s St. Pete Beach shuttered its doors.
A former Caddy's Gulfport employee told WTSP that the business didn't necessarily fire its staff, giving them opportunities to work at its other Tampa Bay locations instead.
Caddy’s opened its Gulfport bar and restaurant in 2019 and its location on St. Pete Beach in early 2020. With the closure of Caddy’s Gulfport and St. Pete Beach, its only remaining locations reside in: Treasure Island, Madeira Beach, Indian Shores, John’s Pass and Bradenton.
The local restaurant brand is known for its casual beachside atmosphere, live music, stiff drinks and menu of seafood, sandwiches and salads.
The owner of Caddy's is a hospitality group called Sun Pubs which operates several other concepts throughout Tampa Bay like Yard of Ale, MacDinton's and Sculley's. The company also unexpectedly closed its MacDinton's location in downtown St. Pete last year.
Calls to Sun Pubs were not immediately returned.
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Caddy’s unexpectedly closes Gulfport and St. Pete Beach locations
You can still get your Caddy’s fix on Treasure Island, Madeira Beach, Indian Shores and John’s Pass.
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