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Grumpy’s Restaurant expands business while rebuilding location destroyed in fire

JACKSONVILLE, Fla – Construction could start as soon as next week on the Grumpy’s Restaurant destroyed in a fire.

The fire happened at the Blanding Boulevard location in Middleburg one month ago. Crews believe it started in the kitchen.

Grumpy’s Restaurant CEO Daniel DeLeon says the plan is to rebuild and open the doors again to customers by this May.

That is not the only site the company has in the works. It is also in the process of opening two new spots this summer.

Giorgio Portobanco enjoys every meal at Grumpy’s Restaurant.

“You feel like right at home when you’re eating here,” said Portobanco, who has been a loyal customer the last five years. “Everybody is really kind no matter who brings out the food.”

DeLeon runs the popular franchise with his wife, Morgan, and brother, Efrain.

There is one in Orange Park (834 Kingsley Ave.), Middleburg (1805 Blanding Blvd.), and St. Johns County (155 Fountain Way).

Two new spots are expected to open this summer. One is planned in Neptune Beach (200 Third St.) and at Crossings at Wildlight in Yulee. The site of the Neptune Beach location is going to be in the same building/replacing where the Kamiya 86 Sushi and Asian Fusion Bar was.

“It just shows how far Grumpy’s has come and the direction that they’re going in,” said Portobanco.

“We want to be that place or people can go and have a conversation,” DeLeon said. “[Customers] can get back to the old school traditional Americana Route 66 kind of diner.”

DeLeon and his staff are also still trying to rebound from a devastating fire at the Middleburg restaurant in January.

“We are in good spirits there,” DeLeon said. “The community has backed us like you would not believe.”

The community raised thousands of dollars so the staff can still get paid until that location reopens.

DeLeon said there is more than $700,000 worth of damage, but they are already rebuilding.

“We did it a year ago,” he said. “We have to do it again.”

DeLeon wants Grumpy’s Restaurant to be known as more than just a place to eat.

“Get to know your clientele,” he said. “You get to know the people in the community on a first name basis.”

DeLeon hopes to open the Neptune Beach site in June and the one in Yulee by August.

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Create A Back To School Brunch Sandwich with: News4Jax, CW17 & Grumpy’s Restaurant!

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Grumpy's Restaurant Voted Jacksonville’s Best Brunch by: CW17, New4Jax & Jax Best 2020! Also, Voted Jacksonville’s Best Breakfast by: CW17, New4Jax & Jax Best 2018 & 2019!

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Grumpy’s Restaurant featured on River City LiveJacksonville’s best brunch: Grumpy’s Restaurant.

Grumpy's Restaurant Voted Jacksonville’s Best Brunch by: CW17, New4Jax & Jax Best 2020! Also, Voted Jacksonville’s Best Breakfast by: CW17, New4Jax & Jax Best 2018 & 2019!

A place that’s so nice, you voted for it twice! Grumpy’s Restaurant is your choice for Jacksonville’s Best Brunch. 

It’s not the first time you gave the “home of the bad mood dude” a thumbs up. Turns out it was also your favorite spot for breakfast in general. 

Grumpy’s, which has been around since 1999, has built loyal followers, making it a beloved neighborhood spot. It’s a full-service American and southern-style diner first opened by a U.S. Navy cook, known as Chef Grumpy.

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Grumpy’s Restaurant featured on First Coast NewsOrange Park diner starts program for customers to sponsor meals for frontline workers.

Reported by: Leah Shields & Published: 7:56 AM EDT May 12, 2020

ORANGE PARK, Fla. — Grumpy’s Restaurant has been in Orange Park since 1999. The new owner, Daniel DeLeon grew up in this community and when he saw people in need, he figured they might as well dig into their resources.

What he had to give was food.

After weeks of giving meals to hospital workers, firefighters, and police officers, meals are being delivered to grocery store employees. Twenty meals will be given to staff at the local Winn Dixie on Tuesday morning to thank them for their work during COVID-19.

“The grocery store is a staple in our community," DeLeon says. "You know, how much time are we spending there now? More than ever. Just to say thank you to the guy stocking the produce, the cashiers… you know. People are working hard in an unappreciated job that we see and just pass by, but they're a necessity."

DeLeon says the program is his community action plan and it goes back a few weeks ago when Grumpy’s held a free food pantry for anyone to come grab what they needed. He says five pallets of fresh produce was gone in two hours. He wanted to do more. “It is a hard reality where the community needs help, we want to thank the people who are helping us and help as many people as we can," he says. "We really don’t feel like there is an option right. We feel an obligation to use our resources and use our people."

He created a program where his employees would be able to stay employed and they would be able to help hundreds in their community. Customers can sponsor meals for frontline workers for $10 and Grumpy’s delivers them.

DeLeon describes Grumpy’s as an Americana diner. They will be serving meatloaf, roasted turkey, and sides for the grocery store employees.

In total, Grumpy’s has delivered about 300 meals to different frontline workers with the help of customer sponsorship. DeLeon says the restaurant has matched donations so far.

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Grumpy’s Restaurant & Grumpy’s Restaurant’s, CEO Daniel DeLeon featured on First Coast NewsGrumpy's CEO donates salary to keep staff payroll going during coronavirus closure.

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