Steakhouse, renovated theater step closer
Downtown Andalusia is one step closer to having a new restaurant and theater downtown, after the city council on Tuesday approved lease contracts with two businesses.
Mayor Earl Johnson explained the contract with Big Mike’s Restaurant Andalusia, LLC:
• The city agrees to install an elevator in the facility known as the Andala building, which it owns, at a cost not to exceed $100,000. The restaurant will occupy all three floors. The city also will undertake renovations of the first floor at an expense not to exceed $500,000. Any expense beyond $500,000 will be the responsibility of the restaurant owners.
• Big Mike’s will pay the city $800,000 over the lease term. The owners will pay the city $100,000 in cash upon the execution of the lease. No other rent will be due during the first year. In the second year, the business will pay $2,500 per month for 120 consecutive months, for a total of $300,000. The remaining $400,000 shall be paid in the amount of two percent of gross sales every month. The restaurant owners also have an option to buy the building.
Owners Mike Cole, Scott Powell and Caine Conway also own Big Mike’s in Thomasville, Ala., and draw customers from as far away as Mississippi. Their menu will be very much like the Thomasville location, they said. That menu offers a ribeye, New York Strip, or filet mignon, and they can be served smothered with caramelized onions and sautéed mushrooms, with fried or grilled shrimp, or with lump crab meat. On the seafood side, the menu includes Ahi tuna, chicken, and fresh Gulf Coast shrimp or oysters. They also will serve oysters on the half shell.
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