From Sparkman Wharf in Tampa to new cafes being planned by St. Petersburg’s Kahwa Coffee, shipping containers have become a cost-effective, fast, and eye-catching way to get a retail or restaurant business up and running.
The latest concept to embrace the shipping container aesthetic is Little’s, a drive-thru restaurant serving sliders, tenders, fries, and malted milkshakes with a projected opening in early 2023. It will be located at the northwest corner of the intersection of 4th Street North and 87th Avenue near the site of Terraces at 87th, a 92-unit townhome community being developed by Belleair Development Group. Jake Wollman and Mark Stanton of KW Commercial represented Little’s in the lease transaction.
Little’s — the name is inspired by the Chicken Little folk tale — is the result of a collaboration between entrepreneur and long-time St. Pete resident Brian P. Butler and Colby Restaurant Group, a company founded by Butler’s lifelong friends Craig and Mike Colby, twin brothers who operate several Red Robin, Walk-Ons Sports Bistreaux, Chuck Lager’s American Tavern, and Colbie’s Southern Kissed Chicken franchises.
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