Classic American cuisine is what’s on the menu at The Edison Restaurant on McGregor Boulevard. But the history on the walls says it all.
The 12,000-square-foot building was recently reopened as an eatery that celebrates American inventor Thomas A. Edison.
“This is something the community has been waiting for ... a restaurant that really celebrates the area’s rich history,” said Daniel Kearns, one of the owners of the restaurant. “The community has really embraced us.”
Kearns and Managing Partner Joshua Noland have recreated the mid to late 1800’s by decorating the restaurant with Edison photographs and mementos donated by the Edison & Ford Winter Estates.
“We will switch out the pictures and it will go well with the view we already have,” said Kearns referring to the restaurants panoramic view of the HIstoric Fort Myers Golf Course.
Kearns’ focus, though, is on the food and service. The restaurant menu has been created to include Edison’s Comfort Specialties such as pot roast, meat loaf, and old fashioned chicken pot pie.
“We give customers that straight-forward American food,” said Kearns about the restaurant that also offers tilapia wraps and a 12-ounce angus beef burger. “Our success has been the food at an affordable price.”
Affordable prices are offered everyday with specials like the $14.95 Sunday Jazz Brunch or Monday $1 burgers.
“We will change the food by season but the staple comfort foods will stay the same,” Kearns said.
The restaurant’s offerings of food in a cozy, elegant setting have been well received.
“People are in awe so far with the change and you’ll see them stop and look at all the pictures,” said Noland about the photographs that will be routinely changed at different times of the year. “The community has been waiting for this.”
That’s why plans are in the works to add a community bulletin board, renovate the second floor for parties and continue to offer live entertainment at night.
“Night life at The Edison is great because you can enjoy the entertainment and at the porch bar you can hang out,” said Noland about the restaurant that took over the former Syl’s Chicago Grill. “It’s the best place to be on a summer night.”
The Edison overlooks the historic Fort Myers Golf Course at 3583 McGregor Blvd.
The restaurant serves lunch and dinner and offers daily specials for hungry locals or those looking to have a good time.
The specials include $1 burgers on Mondays; a three-course dinner for $10.95 on Tuesdays; ladies night on Wednesdays; neighborhood backyard barbecue on Thursdays; happy hour Fridays; live music Saturdays and brunch Sundays.
For more information about the restaurant menu, live music entertainments or to host a party, call 936-9348.
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