While most restaurants in Midtown focus on dinner, a new restaurant is putting the emphasis on breakfast
Krazy G’s, a restaurant under construction in the building next to Shuck Restaurant & Raw Bar, will soon begin serving all meals to Midtown passersby — including breakfast from 11 p.m. to 3 a.m, said Bob D’Alessio, the co-owner of Krazy G’s.
For the past 15 years, D’Alessio said he has wanted to open up a restaurant in the area — specifically a restaurant that serves all three meals.
"I think there is a big need for breakfast around here," he said, adding that he’s watched other restaurants unsuccessfully try to serve breakfast in the past.
The building renovations will cost around $300,000, including the large deck that is being built to host outdoor seating and a smoker for meat, D’Alessio said. He hopes to open the restaurant before the UF homecoming game.
The restaurant will be located in the old building, but Chris Fragale, co-owner and chef at Krazy G’s, doesn’t want to stick with the old-house theme.
"We’ve been doing that in the past and we want to change our ways, so we’re going more modern with our food," Fragale said.
Because the restaurant will be located near UF’s campus, D’Alessio said he sees the restaurant as a place where students and faculty can come for lunch and get a quick bite to eat.
While the restaurant will serve all meals, D’Alessio is the most excited about the late night breakfast. He plans reintroduce the Asher Special to students and the Gainesville community. This dish was once served at Skeeter’s Breakfast House, a popular local restaurant that closed in 1995.
"None of them were born when Skeeter’s was in existence," D’Alessio said, describing the dish as home fries or hash browns covered in melted cheese and eggs. "I think it’ll be attractive to a lot of professors and staff."
TJ Holmes, a 20-year-old UF sport management junior, said he thinks the new restaurant in Midtown is a good idea.
"When I leave from Shucks or one of the bars down here, I actually want to eat breakfast instead of always having to go to Pizza by the Slice or something to get dinner," Holmes said.
For Sydney Malveaux, a shift manager at Pita Pit, the new restaurant and the breakfast option might bring some competition.
"That might give us a little bit of a run for our money, I think," the 21-year-old UF criminology and law senior said of the late night breakfast option.
"That’s definitely smart, and I’m sure it’ll appeal to a lot of people."
