{"id":2165383,"date":"2025-11-18T23:26:38","date_gmt":"2025-11-18T23:26:38","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/celebrity.land\/en\/?p=2165383"},"modified":"2025-11-18T23:26:38","modified_gmt":"2025-11-18T23:26:38","slug":"popular-sarasota-restaurant-buys-local-live-music-venue-and-taproom","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/celebrity.land\/en\/popular-sarasota-restaurant-buys-local-live-music-venue-and-taproom\/","title":{"rendered":"Popular Sarasota restaurant buys local live music venue and taproom"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><\/p>\n<div id=\"\">\n<p><story-emphasis util-module-path=\"elements\/story\" section=\"entertainment\" link=\"\/entertainment\" premium-content=\"\"\/><\/p>\n<hr class=\"colorbar\" style=\"background:#009bff\"\/>\n<h2 class=\"display-5 subhead spacer-small\">After recently closing one taproom, a Sarasota brewery has sold another of its locations, which hosts both local and national music acts.<\/h2>\n<\/p>\n<div id=\"videoWrap\" class=\"spacer-large videoWrap\" style=\"position:relative\"><media-video video-id=\"87214658007\" title=\"Sarasota, Florida\u2019s iconic dive bars\" poster=\"https:\/\/www.gannett-cdn.com\/authoring\/2018\/06\/13\/NSHT\/ghows_image-LK-012215d0-4591-446a-931a-4d93378bec2a.jpeg?crop=4852,2741,x0,y235\" util-module-path=\"elements\/media\" placement=\"snow-video-story-priority\"><\/p>\n<div id=\"uwVideoPlaceholder\" slot=\"placeholder\" style=\"z-index:19;width:100%;padding-bottom:56.25%;position:relative\"><\/p>\n<div class=\"vidplaybtn\" style=\"display:-moz-box;display:-ms-flexbox;display:-webkit-flex;display:flex;background-color:rgba(0,0,0,.4);border:2px solid #fff;border-radius:80px;cursor:pointer;height:80px;width:80px;position:absolute;top:50%;left:50%;transform:translate(-50%,-50%);z-index:10\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"vidplayicon\" src=\"https:\/\/www.gannett-cdn.com\/appservices\/universal-web\/universal\/icons\/icon-play-alt-white.svg\" alt=\"play\" style=\"height:40px;margin:auto 18px auto 27px;width:40px\"\/><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div slot=\"videoDetails\" id=\"videoDetails\" class=\"videoDetails\" style=\"padding-top:8px;padding-bottom:8px\">\n<div id=\"videoDetailsContainer\" class=\"videoDetailsContainer\" hidden=\"\">\n<p>Sarasota, Florida\u2019s iconic dive bars<\/p>\n<p>These classic Sarasota bars have aged gracefully without losing their edge.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p><\/media-video><\/div>\n<p>After <a rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.heraldtribune.com\/story\/entertainment\/dining\/2025\/10\/30\/big-top-brewing-closing-lakewood-ranch-location-amid-lawsuits\/86961594007\/\" data-type=\"link\" data-id=\"https:\/\/www.heraldtribune.com\/story\/entertainment\/dining\/2025\/10\/30\/big-top-brewing-closing-lakewood-ranch-location-amid-lawsuits\/86961594007\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">recently closing<\/a> one taproom, a Sarasota brewery has handed over another of its locations \u2014 which also serves as a concert venue \u2014 to a popular local restaurant and bar operator.<\/p>\n<partner-banner util-module-path=\"elements\/partner\" class=\"spacer-large\" min-height=\"600\" fluid=\"\" outstream=\"\" momentum=\"\"\/>\n<p>The Parrot Patio Bar &amp; Grill, which has two locations in Sarasota and Bradenton, has bought Big Top Live at 975 Cattlemen Road and will operate it as The Parrot Live Tiki Bar &amp; Grill Music Venue.<\/p>\n<p>Big Top Brewing Company had occupied the Cattlemen Road space <a rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.heraldtribune.com\/story\/entertainment\/dining\/2021\/07\/14\/sarasota-brewery-big-top-brewing-company-move-into-former-cock-bull\/7963088002\/\" data-type=\"link\" data-id=\"https:\/\/www.heraldtribune.com\/story\/entertainment\/dining\/2021\/07\/14\/sarasota-brewery-big-top-brewing-company-move-into-former-cock-bull\/7963088002\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">since 2021<\/a>, but many longtime locals remember it best as craft beer bar and music venue Cock &amp; Bull, whose owners Howie and Dawn Hochberg still owned the property prior to The Parrot purchasing it. With that sale and the recent closure of its Lakewood Ranch location Big Top Brewers Collective, Big Top will now have one location, its expansive Fruitville Commons facility that <a rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.heraldtribune.com\/story\/entertainment\/dining\/2024\/06\/04\/big-top-brewing-sarasota-fruitville-commons-open-today\/73969639007\/\" data-type=\"link\" data-id=\"https:\/\/www.heraldtribune.com\/story\/entertainment\/dining\/2024\/06\/04\/big-top-brewing-sarasota-fruitville-commons-open-today\/73969639007\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">opened last year<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p class=\"related-link\"><span class=\"exclude-from-newsgate\"><strong style=\"margin-right:3px\">Local restaurant and bar favorite <\/strong><a rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.heraldtribune.com\/story\/entertainment\/dining\/2025\/11\/13\/shebeen-irish-pub-siesta-key-moving-to-gulf-gate-sarasota\/87230282007\/\" rel=\"noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\">taking over beloved Sarasota space<\/a><\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"related-link\"><span class=\"exclude-from-newsgate\"><strong style=\"margin-right:3px\">Ticket Newsletter: <\/strong><a rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/profile.heraldtribune.com\/newsletters\/Ticket\/\" rel=\"noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\">Sign up to receive restaurant news, reviews, and fun things to do every Friday<\/a><\/span><\/p>\n<p><media-gallery-promo asset-id=\"87319244007\" class=\"column ten-column no-gutter spacer-large\"\/><\/p>\n<h2 class=\"presto-h2 wp-block-heading\">What will The Parrot Live be like?<\/h2>\n<p>Jeff Gambino, who owns the Parrot locations with his wife Melanie, said they have already started taking over operations at the Cattlemen Road space and plan to keep the business open during the transition. And while there&#8217;ll be changes \u2014 a new name and branding, more food and drink options, and additions to the outdoor area \u2014 they want to keep the old charm of the building&#8217;s interior and the focus on live music intact.<\/p>\n<partner-banner util-module-path=\"elements\/partner\" fluid=\"\" bottom=\"\" lazy=\"\" class=\"spacer-large\" min-height=\"390\" outstream=\"\"\/>\n<p>&#8220;We don\u2019t plan on matching the inside of it to our Parrot locations,&#8221; Gambino said. &#8220;We want to keep it exactly as it is; we really love the vibe of the interior of this building. So we plan on not doing really much of anything on the inside, it\u2019s more on the outside.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p><media-image image-set=\"https:\/\/www.gannett-cdn.com\/authoring\/authoring-images\/2025\/11\/17\/NSHT\/87318956007-sar-bigtop-sale-06.jpg bestCrop, https:\/\/www.gannett-cdn.com\/authoring\/authoring-images\/2025\/11\/17\/NSHT\/87318956007-sar-bigtop-sale-06.jpg?crop=3555,2666,x0,y0 4:3, https:\/\/www.gannett-cdn.com\/authoring\/authoring-images\/2025\/11\/17\/NSHT\/87318956007-sar-bigtop-sale-06.jpg?crop=2000,2666,x1999,y0 3:4, https:\/\/www.gannett-cdn.com\/authoring\/authoring-images\/2025\/11\/17\/NSHT\/87318956007-sar-bigtop-sale-06.jpg?crop=3999,2250,x0,y0 16:9\" image-alt=\"\" credit=\"Earle Kimel \/ Sarasota Herald-Tribune\" caption=\"Patrons at Big Top Live, 975 Cattlemen Road, Sarasota, attend a April 8, 2022 concert by The Champ Jaxon Band. Sarasota restaurant and bar The Parrot Patio Bar &amp; Grill has bought the Cattlemen Road space and will operate it as The Parrot Live.\" orientation=\"horizontal\" class=\"spacer-large\" util-module-path=\"elements\/media\"\/><\/p>\n<p>As the &#8220;Tiki Bar&#8221; in its name would suggest, The Parrot Live plans to add thatched roof tiki hut shaded area outside, where live music is held. Gambino said they plan to feature a mix of locally based musicians and nationally touring acts, as Big Top Live did, and honor upcoming concerts previously announced by Big Top Live.<\/p>\n<p><cta-atoms-container-inline util-module-path=\"elements\/cta\" class=\"spacer-large\"\/><\/p>\n<p>Unlike Big Top Live, which used a food truck, The Parrot Live will use a kitchen and offer a selection of favorites from the restaurant&#8217;s other locations such as pizzas, wings, burgers and sandwiches including the Buffalo, New York staple beef on weck. It also plans to add liquor, and offer domestic beer in addition to keeping some favorite Big Top brews.<\/p>\n<p><media-image image-set=\"https:\/\/www.gannett-cdn.com\/presto\/2022\/08\/26\/NSHT\/73e18906-9d3e-4c25-8294-79c5c96dd47b-Parrot_Patio_Bar_and_Grill_Webber_20220820_135831.jpg bestCrop, https:\/\/www.gannett-cdn.com\/presto\/2022\/08\/26\/NSHT\/73e18906-9d3e-4c25-8294-79c5c96dd47b-Parrot_Patio_Bar_and_Grill_Webber_20220820_135831.jpg?crop=3017,2263,x604,y0 4:3, https:\/\/www.gannett-cdn.com\/presto\/2022\/08\/26\/NSHT\/73e18906-9d3e-4c25-8294-79c5c96dd47b-Parrot_Patio_Bar_and_Grill_Webber_20220820_135831.jpg?crop=1701,2268,x1411,y0 3:4, https:\/\/www.gannett-cdn.com\/presto\/2022\/08\/26\/NSHT\/73e18906-9d3e-4c25-8294-79c5c96dd47b-Parrot_Patio_Bar_and_Grill_Webber_20220820_135831.jpg?crop=4014,2258,x17,y0 16:9\" image-alt=\"\" credit=\"WADE TATANGELO \/ SARASOTA HERALD-TRIBUNE\" caption=\"The Parrot Live will be the third location for the restaurant and bar, which has another Sarasota location at the corner of Webber Street and Beneva Road (pictured here.)\" orientation=\"horizontal\" class=\"spacer-large\" util-module-path=\"elements\/media\"\/><\/p>\n<p>The Parrot opened its first location at the corner of Webber Street and Beneva Road <a rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.heraldtribune.com\/story\/entertainment\/dining\/2018\/07\/05\/bar-tab-lazy-parrot-brings-key-west-feel-to-sarasota\/11541968007\/\" data-type=\"link\" data-id=\"https:\/\/www.heraldtribune.com\/story\/entertainment\/dining\/2018\/07\/05\/bar-tab-lazy-parrot-brings-key-west-feel-to-sarasota\/11541968007\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">in 2018<\/a>, originally under the name of The Lazy Parrot Patio Bar &amp; Grill, then <a rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.heraldtribune.com\/story\/entertainment\/dining\/2019\/07\/02\/sarasotas-parrot-patio-bar-amp-grill-to-open-bradenton-location\/4426870007\/\" data-type=\"link\" data-id=\"https:\/\/www.heraldtribune.com\/story\/entertainment\/dining\/2019\/07\/02\/sarasotas-parrot-patio-bar-amp-grill-to-open-bradenton-location\/4426870007\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">the following year<\/a> expanded to Bradenton on State Road 70 near I-75. Both those locations remain open, though <a rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.heraldtribune.com\/story\/entertainment\/dining\/2021\/01\/22\/restaurant-news-parrot-x-press-grill-opening-sarasota\/6669696002\/\" data-type=\"link\" data-id=\"https:\/\/www.heraldtribune.com\/story\/entertainment\/dining\/2021\/01\/22\/restaurant-news-parrot-x-press-grill-opening-sarasota\/6669696002\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">The Parrot X-Press Grill<\/a> in the former <a rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.heraldtribune.com\/story\/entertainment\/dining\/2020\/09\/17\/restaurant-news-smacks-burgers-shakes-sarasota-closing-over-covid-19-amendment-2-minimum-wage\/5821214002\/\" data-type=\"link\" data-id=\"https:\/\/www.heraldtribune.com\/story\/entertainment\/dining\/2020\/09\/17\/restaurant-news-smacks-burgers-shakes-sarasota-closing-over-covid-19-amendment-2-minimum-wage\/5821214002\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Smacks Burgers &amp; Shakes<\/a> space on Bee Ridge Road is not.<\/p>\n<partner-banner util-module-path=\"elements\/partner\" fluid=\"\" bottom=\"\" lazy=\"\" class=\"spacer-large\" min-height=\"600\" outstream=\"\" momentum=\"\"\/><partner-inline util-module-path=\"elements\/partner\" class=\"spacer-large\" placement=\"native-article_link\" sizes=\"[[300, 250], [3, 3]]\" min-height=\"250\" fluid=\"\" outstream=\"\"\/>\n<p>Prior to Big Top Live, Cock &amp; Bull had operated in the Cattlemen Road space since 2002, after originally opening on downtown Sarasota&#8217;s Main Street in 1997. It developed a following with fans of craft beer, with BeerAdvocate naming\u00a0it the sixth best place\u00a0to have a beer in the U.S. in 2006, and live music, hosting concerts including local music festival Noise Ordinance.<\/p>\n<p>In 2021, Big Top closed its Porter Way location and took over the spaces of Cock &amp; Bull and Naughty Monk Brewery in Lakewood Ranch, renaming the latter Big Top Brewers Collective, as it prepared to open in Fruitville Commons. Big Top&#8217;s Fruitville Commons location features a restaurant, full bar and beer garden.<\/p>\n<partner-inline util-module-path=\"elements\/partner\" placement=\"native-article_link\" sizes=\"[[300, 250], [3, 3]]\" min-height=\"250\" fluid=\"\" outstream=\"\"\/>\n<p><a rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.heraldtribune.com\/story\/entertainment\/2025\/10\/11\/sarasota-big-top-brewery-sued\/86587144007\/\" data-type=\"link\" data-id=\"https:\/\/www.heraldtribune.com\/story\/entertainment\/2025\/10\/11\/sarasota-big-top-brewery-sued\/86587144007\/\">As previously reported by the Sarasota Herald-Tribune<\/a>, Big Top is being sued by two of its lenders for more than $4.6 million in alleged unpaid loans. Berkeley Alternative Income Fund, a Mississippi-based limited liability company, claims the brewery defaulted on a $4 million construction loan, while SouthState Bank is seeking repayment of more than $600,000 from a separate 2018 loan.<\/p>\n<p>In a counterclaim, Big Top argues it was overcharged interest on unused loan funds, leading to financial strain and delays in opening its Fruitville Commons location. An attorney for Berkeley Alternative Income Fund disputes this claim, saying Big Top waived its claims through deferral agreements. Legal proceedings are ongoing in the Sarasota County Circuit Court.<\/p>\n<partner-banner util-module-path=\"elements\/partner\" fluid=\"\" bottom=\"\" lazy=\"\" class=\"spacer-large\" min-height=\"390\" outstream=\"\"\/><media-gallery-promo asset-id=\"11880939002\" class=\"column ten-column no-gutter spacer-large\"\/><media-gallery-promo asset-id=\"11970921002\" class=\"column ten-column no-gutter spacer-large\"\/><media-gallery-promo asset-id=\"70652668007\" class=\"column ten-column no-gutter spacer-large\"\/><\/p>\n<p><em>Gabriela Szymanowska<\/em> <em>contributed to this story<\/em>.<\/p>\n<p><em>Email entertainment reporter Jimmy Geurts at jimmy.geurts@heraldtribune.com.<\/em> <em>Support local journalism<\/em>\u00a0<em>by\u00a0<a rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/cm.heraldtribune.com\/specialoffer\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">subscribing<\/a><\/em>.<\/p>\n<lit-timestamp class=\"column ten-column no-gutter spacer-small\" slot=\"timestamp\" publishdate=\"2025-11-18 01:31:03.624878108 +0000 UTC\" updatedate=\"2025-11-18 03:12:24.191173473 +0000 UTC\"\/><\/div>\n<p><em> \u2018 The preceding article may include information circulated by third parties \u2019 <\/em><\/p>\n<p><em> \u2018 Some details of this article were extracted from the following source www.heraldtribune.com \u2019 <\/em><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>After recently closing one taproom, a Sarasota brewery has sold another of its locations, which hosts both local and national music acts. 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