The eatery was founded in 1926 by Florence “Flo” Kimball. “Her whole business model was to grab the people coming from the city out east, and this would be like a pit stop for them,” previous owner Connor Vigliotta told Newsday<\/a> in 2020.\u00a0“As the community has grown, they’ve kind of rallied around\u00a0that legacy.”\u00a0\u00a0<\/p>\n For the past three, years Flo’s has been owned and operated by J&B Restaurant Partners. General manager Julie Kiley said she has been working since the winter to organize the celebration and research the history of the eatery. <\/p>\n J&B Restaurant Partners chief operating officer Martin Grimes said while they hope the celebration draws new customers, they also hope multigenerational fans of the storied eatery join in the fun.<\/p>\n “We want people that haven\u2019t been to Flo\u2019s in a while to come back and to celebrate 100 years and to give back to the community,” he said.<\/p>\n As part of the celebration, Flo\u2019s will also be giving nearly $1,000 in donations to Friends of the Bayport Blue Point Library, Patchogue Lioness Lions Fund and Blue Point Civic Association. Five different PTAs will also be receiving donations, including\u00a0James Wilson Young Middle School, Academy Street PTA, Blue Point Elementary School PTA, Blue Point High School PTA and Sylvan Avenue Elementary School PTA.<\/p>\n “It\u2019s nice to see something like this where it\u2019s something that\u2019s stuck for so many years,”\u00a0Kiley said.<\/p>\n
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