It looks like the restaurant is wasting no time getting up and running, as Backyard Grill is making its debut on Friday, January 10. Local rock band, The Ordeal, will be taking over the outdoor patio to celebrate. In the band's Facebook event, The Ordeal explains that the restaurant's owner is hoping to revive Love Artifacts the small neighborhood hangout and music venue that owner Lynn Love created, followed by a call to action:
"The Ordeal will be kicking off this new business with a bang. Come join us in making this new Backyard Grill and patio South Tampa's coolest music venue."
Locals can slide by to kick 2020 off with live local music, new eats, and draft brews on Friday, January 10 from 8 p.m.-midnight.
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This article appears in Dec 26, 2019 – Jan 1, 2020.