Without seeing ground-level photos, it's tough to determine the extent of damage to the colorful restaurant for locals and tourists, some referring to it as the "Beloved Bubble." The Bubble RoomĪerial photos and video of Sanibel show that The Bubble Room appears intact. "I know I could keep hearing tornadoes all around," she added. "Holy crap, the surge really came fast. Believe it or not, I napped whenever I could hoping it would be gone whenever I woke up. We sat on our front porch like we did for Irma."īridgit Stone called Ian five times stronger than Charley, as they watched powerful winds roll in "and trees snap in front of you" Thursday. “The things that surprised everybody on this one is every hurricane we’ve had so so far, including Charley, everybody always puts the fear of storm surge on us," she said. She said their three children evacuated to Miami and she, her husband and mom stayed as the hurricane brushed the shoreline and eventually made landfall just north of them, on Cayo Costa. “If we do leave here, we don’t want to leave someone with a stinking mess.” "My plan is to at least stay until we can get the restaurant cleaned out and presentable," she said from the island Friday. The couple - she's from Wisconsin, he's from New Jersey and they met during Hurricane Charley - plan to clean the restaurant and throw out all the food. Their restaurant, like some others on Sanibel and Captiva, found muddy sludge "coated on everything." "That's what we do.” The Pecking Order Fried Chicken and Piesīridgit Stone said she and her husband, Dan, rode out Ian and survived along with their restaurant, The Pecking Order Fried Chicken and Pies. "I was very happy to be there and help some neighbors who were in trouble," he said. White said he stayed on Sanibel after the storm to help neighbors, especially those in medical need, to evacuate. "I apologize to you, The News-Press, your readers, our partners and our clients," he told The News-Press on Saturday. He said he saw photos of the restaurant later Friday and realized it's destroyed. "As far as I knew, (the Fort Myers Beach Doc Ford's) was great." “My wife and I had just gotten off the boat after being evacuated from the beach," White said. as part of its 2021 Travelers' Choice "Best of the Best" Restaurants awards. 1 restaurant for "Everyday Eats" in the U.S. Tripadvisor in summer 2021 crowned the Fort Myers Beach Doc Ford's the No. a year ago - survived but he said he was mistaken. Initially, White said Friday that the Fort Myers Beach Doc Ford's - named one of the best country's in the U.S. Powerful storm surge poured through its downtown streets, leveling many businesses and homes.īestselling Sanibel Island novelist Randy Wayne White White said the Sanibel restaurant sustained mostly mud and damage, but the Fort Myers Beach site wasn't spared, along with many other nearby Fort Myers Beach businesses. He said the Sanibel Doc Ford restaurant had some damage but the Fort Myers Beach one on San Carlos Island did not. Doc Ford is the name of the popular character in his novels, Marion “Doc” Ford, a marine biologist and former CIA agent living and working in Southwest Florida. My wife and I were absolutely safe in our house.” "I went through Hurricane Charley in 2004 on my house on Pine Island. “Some Navy SEALs picked us up off the beach," he said Friday. He said he and his wife, Wendy Webb, made it off Sanibel Island after riding out Ian for four hours Thursday. Randy Wayne White, a best-selling author and a partner in Doc Ford's Rum Bar & Grille restaurants on Sanibel and Fort Myers Beach, said one did well and the other did not.
The original Doc Ford's debuted on Sanibel in 2003. A visit to Lazy is an authentic local experience.Doc Ford's Rum Bar & Grille opened on Fort Myers Beach in April 2009. Awarded coldest beer on the Island, Lazy Flamingo is a family bar and grill that is an atmosphere everyone can enjoy.
Bring your own catch (cleaned and filleted) and have our chefs provide you the taste of the Island. Our catch of the day special can be just that. Being so close to the ocean provides for a seafood adventure that’s unparalleled to any other. Only steps away from the beach and the abundance of shells, it’s a great way to relax after enjoying a day on Sanibel. Whether staying on Sanibel or Captiva for vacation or a quick visit to see the world-famous green flash sunset, Lazy Flamingo is the perfect spot to watch the sun go down. But not all secrets stay hidden forever, which has demanded a total of 4 locations spread out over Southwest Florida. Lazy Flamingo was once a great kept secret only known to the locals as the best place on the Island for food and drinks. As the locals call it Santiva, our Sanibel-Captiva location is at the end of Sanibel Island, right before the Captiva bridge.
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