{"id":262937,"date":"2026-05-08T02:56:45","date_gmt":"2026-05-08T02:56:45","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-fl\/262937\/"},"modified":"2026-05-08T02:56:45","modified_gmt":"2026-05-08T02:56:45","slug":"fresh-kitchen-will-reopen-original-tampa-spot-next-month-and-redesign-other-locations","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-fl\/262937\/","title":{"rendered":"Fresh Kitchen will reopen original Tampa spot next month, and redesign other locations"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><img data-perfmatters-preload=\"\" data-recalc-dims=\"1\" fetchpriority=\"high\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"780\" height=\"464\" data-attachment-id=\"359676\" data-permalink=\"https:\/\/www.cltampa.com\/food-drink\/fresh-kitchen-will-reopen-original-tampa-spot-next-month-and-redesign-other-locations\/attachment\/img_8001\/\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.cltampa.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/IMG_8001-scaled-e1778180811291.jpeg?fit=2560%2C1523&amp;ssl=1\" data-orig-size=\"2560,1523\" data-comments-opened=\"0\" data-image-meta=\"{&quot;aperture&quot;:&quot;1.78&quot;,&quot;credit&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;camera&quot;:&quot;iPhone 17 Pro Max&quot;,&quot;caption&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;created_timestamp&quot;:&quot;1778155182&quot;,&quot;copyright&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;focal_length&quot;:&quot;6.7649998656528&quot;,&quot;iso&quot;:&quot;80&quot;,&quot;shutter_speed&quot;:&quot;0.00021399529210357&quot;,&quot;title&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;orientation&quot;:&quot;1&quot;}\" data-image-title=\"FK\" data-image-description=\"\" data-image-caption=\"&lt;p&gt;Fresh Kitchen in St. Petersburg.&lt;\/p&gt;&#10;\" data-large-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.cltampa.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/IMG_8001-scaled-e1778180811291.jpeg?fit=780%2C464&amp;ssl=1\" src=\"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-fl\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/IMG_8001-scaled-e1778180811291-1024x609.jpeg\" alt=\"Exterior of Fresh Kitchen in St. Pete with its new bubble lettering and white paint.\" class=\"wp-image-359676\"  \/>Fresh Kitchen in St. Petersburg. Credit: Selene San FElice \/ Creative Loafing Tampa Bay<\/p>\n<p>As Fresh Kitchen prepares to reopen its flagship location next month, all of its stores are getting a new look.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.cltampa.com\/tag\/ciccio-restaurant-group\/\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Ciccio Restaurant Group<\/a> is spending more than $1 million to update Fresh Kitchen and fitness studio Camp, the Tampa Bay Business Journal <a href=\"https:\/\/www.bizjournals.com\/tampabay\/news\/2026\/04\/23\/ciccio-restaurant-group-updates-fresh-kitchen-camp.html\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">reports<\/a>. <\/p>\n<p>FK stores in St. Petersburg, Sarasota, Miami and Davie will be remodeled with white brick exteriors and brown and tan interiors. Its signature pink will be a little brighter, with FK in bubble letters. <\/p>\n<p>The original location in South Tampa will reopen in June after <a href=\"https:\/\/www.cltampa.com\/news\/fresh-kitchen-in-south-tampa-was-on-fire-this-morning-18291092\/\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">burning down in 2024<\/a>. Ciccio plans to open two new locations this year and four more in 2027, brand head Jamie Lanza told the Business Journal. <\/p>\n<p>That South Tampa location first opened in 2014, and the brand has since reigned king of the casual health-focused bowl market in Tampa Bay.<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" data-recalc-dims=\"1\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"780\" height=\"551\" data-attachment-id=\"359678\" data-permalink=\"https:\/\/www.cltampa.com\/food-drink\/fresh-kitchen-will-reopen-original-tampa-spot-next-month-and-redesign-other-locations\/attachment\/img_8003-2\/\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.cltampa.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/IMG_8003-scaled.jpeg?fit=2560%2C1807&amp;ssl=1\" data-orig-size=\"2560,1807\" data-comments-opened=\"0\" data-image-meta=\"{&quot;aperture&quot;:&quot;1.78&quot;,&quot;credit&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;camera&quot;:&quot;iPhone 17 Pro Max&quot;,&quot;caption&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;created_timestamp&quot;:&quot;1778155226&quot;,&quot;copyright&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;focal_length&quot;:&quot;6.7649998656528&quot;,&quot;iso&quot;:&quot;100&quot;,&quot;shutter_speed&quot;:&quot;0.0083333333333333&quot;,&quot;title&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;orientation&quot;:&quot;1&quot;}\" data-image-title=\"Fresh Kitchen\" data-image-description=\"\" data-image-caption=\"&lt;p&gt;Fresh Kitchen in St. Petersburg&lt;\/p&gt;&#10;\" data-large-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.cltampa.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/IMG_8003-scaled.jpeg?fit=780%2C551&amp;ssl=1\" src=\"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-fl\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/IMG_8003.jpeg\" alt=\"Interior of Fresh Kitchen in St. Petersburg with new wood and salmon colored accents.\" class=\"wp-image-359678\"  \/>Fresh Kitchen in St. Petersburg Credit: Selene San Felice \/ Creative Loafing Tampa Bay<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/altnewsfoundation.org\/cl-tampa\/\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Pitch in to help make the Tampa Bay Journalism Project a success.<\/a><\/p>\n<p class=\"has-normal-font-size\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.cltampa.com\/tampa-newslettersignup-page\/\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Subscribe to Creative Loafing newsletters.<\/a><\/p>\n<p>Follow us:\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/news.google.com\/publications\/CAAiECLjru3gB6BLYKOKFLfkVZsqFAgKIhAi467t4AegS2CjihS35FWb\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Google News<\/a>\u00a0|\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.newsbreak.com\/@c\/1599764?s=01\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">NewsBreak<\/a>\u00a0|\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.reddit.com\/r\/CreativeLoafingTampa\/\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Reddit<\/a>\u00a0|\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.instagram.com\/cltampabay\/\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Instagram<\/a>\u00a0|\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/cltampabay\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" 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data-large-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.cltampa.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/image.webp?fit=780%2C439&amp;ssl=1\"\/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/a><\/p>\n<p>\n\t\t\t\t\tEbisu is essentially a real life version of a \u201cblind box\u201d doom scroll session\t\t\t\t<\/p>\n<p class=\"collection-link has-small-font-size\">This article appears in <a href=\"https:\/\/www.cltampa.com\/collections\/may-07-13-2026\/\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">May 07 \u2013 13, 2026<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>\n\tRelated\n<\/p>\n<p>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\tSelene San Felice is managing editor of Creative Loafing Tampa Bay. Prior to joining CL in 2025, she started the Axios Tampa Bay newsletter and worked for her hometown paper, The Capital in Annapolis,&#8230;\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a class=\"author-link\" href=\"https:\/\/www.cltampa.com\/author\/selene\/\" rel=\"author nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\"><br \/>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tMore by Selene San Felice\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/p>\n<p><script async src=\"\/\/www.instagram.com\/embed.js\"><\/script><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"Fresh Kitchen in St. Petersburg. 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