Uncle Mike's To Expand, Open New Restaurant

Mike and Simone Talley, owners and operators of Uncle Mike's Smokehouse Grill in Brandon, are gearing up to open a second location in their hometown of Plant City.

Set to open Aug. 8 is the couple's second location, at 106 East State Road 60, which once housed Cowboys Steakhouse and Saloon.

The 11-acre site features both an 8,000- square-foot log cabin building and a 3,000- square-foot open pavilion that the Talley's will be using. Also on the site is a 10,000- square-foot retail building that might be used in the future and an 8-acre arena that will be used for quarterly events, such as bike shows and rodeos.

At a press conference today, June 3, in Brandon, Mike Talley made it clear the old saloon was gutted and is being refurbished into a family friendly eatery, featuring barbecue selections with a smokehouse flair.

Following the Aug. 8 opening, Uncle Mike's will continue its Plant City debut celebration with live county music Aug. 9 and 10, featuring Plant City's The Clemons Road Band.