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CHEDDAR'S SCRATCH KITCHEN BRINGS SCRATCH-MADE GOODNESS TO CARROLLWOOD
From savory smoked ribs to melt-in-your-mouth croissants, each taste is scratch-made
Cheddar’s Scratch Kitchen, full-service casual dining restaurant officially opened its doors to the company's new Carrollwood location at 11004 N. Dale Malbry in February. The restaurant is over 8,000 square feet, seats approximately 285 guests and features a scratch-made menu, including favorites like hand-battered onion rings, house-smoked baby back ribs, savory Santa Fe Spinach Dip and Cheddar’s Legendary Monsters Cookie.
“The Carrollwood community has graciously opened their doors to us and, now, we are proud to open our doors to local residents for a scratch-made meal experience,” said Gaven Corrigan, General Manager, Cheddar’s Scratch Kitchen Carrollwood. “We’re excited to bring approximately 200 jobs to the local community and for our new hires to join the Cheddar’s Scratch Kitchen team. Our team members are an integral part of ensuring our guests have the best scratch dining experience.”
Corrigan was recently appointed general manager of Cheddar’s Scratch Kitchen Carrollwood. “We’re ecstatic about having someone of Corrigan’s caliber to lead this new location. He comes to us with over 15 years of restaurant management experience,” said Ian Baines, President CEO of Cheddar’s Scratch Kitchen. “We believe that our guests will feel Gaven’s passion for the food and family when they visit their new Cheddar’s.”
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The Carrollwood location features a scratch kitchen that spans over 3,500 square feet and is staffed by twice the number of cooks working in most restaurant kitchens. This spacious workshop is the heart of the restaurant where the true craftsmanship of scratch cooking comes to life as individual meals are prepared for each guest’s enjoyment.
Each Cheddar’s Scratch Kitchen, led by Chef Robert Pesch, showcases an endless passion for culinary innovation and excellence. Whether it’s early morning preparation to smoke savory ribs for a minimum of six hours, or individually crafting each homemade chicken pot pie, the Cheddar’s Scratch Kitchen team has the culinary expertise to skillfully prepare scratch-made meals that makes each guest feel valued.
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The location is open from 11:00 a.m. to 10:00 p.m. Sunday through Thursday, and 11:00 a.m. to 11:00 p.m. Friday and Saturday. For more information on Cheddar’s Scratch Kitchen, including details on joining the Cheddar’s Scratch Kitchen Carrollwood team, purchasing gift cards for special occasions, or signing up for the E club to receive exclusive information and promotions, visit www.cheddars.com.