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Smokey Bones BBQ and Hometown Sports Bar is Darden's newest venture. It combines an all-American sports bar with great tasting barbecue favorites in a rugged cabin-themed atmosphere. The menu includes barbecue beef, smoked pork, baby-back ribs, pork spareribs and barbecue chicken. To round out the menu, there are steaks, grilled fish and steamed vegetable entrees. Thirty-eight televisions with tableside speakers provide great sports viewing. There are ... pool tables, video sports games and darts in an adjoining room and Internet access tableside.
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Orlando, Fla.-based Smokey Bones Barbeque & Grill opened in 1999 and employs 6,000 people in 17 states. The restaurant serves genuine hickory- smoked barbeque in a fun, energetic atmosphere known for friendly, attentive service. Baby-back and St. Louis-style ribs, pulled-pork, brisket and turkey are guest favorites. In addition to barbeque, Smokey Bones' menu features a broad range of American fire-grilled steaks, half-pound Angus burgers, sandwiches and a selection of fresh salads, fish and chicken entrees. The signature dessert is a bag of freshly-made donuts with cinnamon sugar and chocolate dipping sauces. For more information and to find the closest restaurant, visit www.SmokeyBones.com.
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After initial concept testing, Smokey Bones began its national expansion in fiscal 2002. The restaurant mixes great tasting barbecue with mountain lodge comfort and exciting sports action. Smokey Bones grew to 19 restaurants and $42.4 million in sales in its first year of the national expansion. Darden plans to more than double the size of the restaurant company in fiscal 2003.
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ORLANDO, Fla., Dec. 4 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- Darden Restaurants, Inc. (NYSE: DRI) today announced that it has entered into a definitive agreement to sell its Smokey Bones Barbeque & Grill chain to Barbeque Integrated, Inc. for approximately $80 million. Barbeque Integrated, Inc. is an affiliate of Sun Capital Partners, Inc., a worldwide private investment firm. The agreement is subject to customary conditions, consents and adjustments, but is not subject to any purchaser financing conditions. The sale is expected to close within 45 days. Banc of America Securities LLC acted as exclusive financial advisor to Darden on this transaction.
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ORLANDO, Fla., Sept. 22 /PRNewswire/ -- Robert W. Mock, Executive Vice President Operations for Olive Garden and 30-year Darden veteran, has been named President of Darden Restaurants' exciting new venture, Smokey Bones BBQ and Hometown Sports Bar. Mock, 47, will report to Blaine Sweatt, President of Darden's New Business Division, which recently opened the new startup restaurant.
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