{"id":380916,"date":"2026-08-25T19:04:08","date_gmt":"2026-08-25T19:04:08","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-fl\/380916\/"},"modified":"2026-08-25T19:04:08","modified_gmt":"2026-08-25T19:04:08","slug":"rocky-point-is-getting-a-yard-house","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-fl\/380916\/","title":{"rendered":"Rocky Point is getting a Yard House\u00a0"},"content":{"rendered":"

\"\"A Yard House location in Lombard, IL. Credit: Yard House\/Facebook<\/a><\/p>\n

Yard-long beers are coming to Tampa\u2019s Rocky Point neighborhood. <\/p>\n

According to building plans filed with the City of Tampa on Aug. 24, Darden Restaurants Inc. will convert the existing Bahama Breeze in Rocky Point into a Yard House.<\/p>\n

The plans, which call for a complete remodel of the current 12,200-square-foot space (located at 3045 N Rocky Point Dr. E.), come after Darden announced<\/a> last February that it would close roughly half of its Caribbean-themed Bahama Breeze concepts, and convert the rest into other Darden properties.\u00a0<\/p>\n

The Orlando-based parent company currently owns a variety of chain restaurants, including Olive Garden, Cheddars, Eddie V\u2019s, Longhorn Steakhouse, Ruth\u2019s Chris, Capital Grille, Chuy\u2019s, Seasons 52 and Yard House.\u00a0<\/p>\n

No exact opening date was available for the Rocky Point location, or a Bahama Breeze closing date for that matter. A representative with Darden could not be reached.<\/p>\n

The new Rocky Point Yard House will be Tampa\u2019s second location, after the 16,400-square-foot downtown outpost opened at 450 Channelside Dr. in December of 2023.\u00a0<\/p>\n

If you\u2019re unfamiliar with Yard House, the chain is known as a higher-end sports bar with 100s of beers on tap, including a beer glass size option that is literally a yard tall, as well as a menu spanning everything from burgers, pizzas, poke bowls, vegan options and more.<\/p>\n

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This article appears in August 20 \u2013 26, 2026<\/a>.<\/p>\n

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