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Fire disrupts restaurant's lunch rush
PORT CHARLOTTE -- George Orthouse had just finished his lunch at Whiskey Creek Steakhouse Wednesday when he was told to leave.
"They said there's a fire and everyone must leave," Orthouse said Wednesday afternoon.
Orthouse said something smelled a little funny but he never saw smoke or flames.
Customers were shooed out. Orthouse's lunch was on the house.
"We felt bad we couldn't tip," he said.
Despite the fire, general manager Dominic Montavon said the restaurant should be open today at 11 a.m., but there will be a limited menu.
"We have to get a new hood system before we can return to a full menu," he said. "But we will have a full bar and will be looking for our regular customers to return today."
The fire started at about 2 p.m. at the restaurant on Tamiami Trial in the oven's hood vent, according to Charlotte County Fire & EMS spokeswoman Dee Hawkins.
"There were flames in the vent and they had a bit of time getting them out," she said. "But there wasn't too much smoke damage and little water damage."
Hawkins said the fire started from grease in the vents.
No one was injured.
PORT CHARLOTTE -- George Orthouse had just finished his lunch at Whiskey Creek Steakhouse Wednesday when he was told to leave.
"They said there's a fire and everyone must leave," Orthouse said Wednesday afternoon.
Orthouse said something smelled a little funny but he never saw smoke or flames.
Customers were shooed out. Orthouse's lunch was on the house.
"We felt bad we couldn't tip," he said.
Despite the fire, general manager Dominic Montavon said the restaurant should be open today at 11 a.m., but there will be a limited menu.
"We have to get a new hood system before we can return to a full menu," he said. "But we will have a full bar and will be looking for our regular customers to return today."
The fire started at about 2 p.m. at the restaurant on Tamiami Trial in the oven's hood vent, according to Charlotte County Fire & EMS spokeswoman Dee Hawkins.
"There were flames in the vent and they had a bit of time getting them out," she said. "But there wasn't too much smoke damage and little water damage."
Hawkins said the fire started from grease in the vents.
No one was injured.