Pompano Joes

What Pompano Joes does

Pompano Joe's Seafood House is a privately held, two-unit full-service Gulf Coast seafood restaurant chain operating under the Southern Restaurant Group umbrella alongside sibling concepts The Back Porch and Louisiana Lagniappe. The company operates one flagship beachfront location at 2237 Scenic Gulf Highway in Miramar Beach/Destin, FL, and a second location at Pier Park, 16202 Front Beach Road, Panama City Beach, FL (opened 2013). Both restaurants are open daily at 11am, with Happy Hour programs from 2pm-4pm (Destin) and 2pm-5pm (Panama City Beach). The business runs on a strictly walk-in, first-come, first-served model with no reservations system.

The core product is a Gulf seafood menu with Caribbean-inspired preparations, delivered daily and featuring signature items such as the award-winning Seafood Gumbo (three-time Sandestin Gumbo Festival winner), Garlic Crusted Grouper, Coconut Shrimp, and Reggae Rolls. The company operates a full bar, sells branded souvenir t-shirts at on-site retail, and runs a live BeachCam at the Destin location hosted via Old98Destin.com. The marketing mix is light: Facebook pages for each location, Travel Channel video features, and earned-media placements including designations as 'Ultimate Beach Snack Shack' and 'one of the World's Best Beach Restaurants.'

Revenue mechanics are traditional dine-in food and beverage sales at two physical locations, with marginal contribution from souvenir merchandise. The customer base is heavily weighted toward beachgoers and tourists, with local residents as a secondary segment. Corporate leadership includes per-location General Managers (Mallory Holl in Destin, Brooke Barton in Panama City Beach), Marketing Director David Smith, and Corporate Chef Roberto Hernandez. There is no evidence of public listing, outside funding, M&A activity, third-party delivery partnerships, or technology/digital platform investments beyond the basic website and social channels.

Name

Pompano Joes

Legal name

Pompano Joe's Seafood House

Website

https://pompano-joes.com

Company type

Private

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

11–50 employees

Short description

Pompano Joe's Seafood House is a privately held, two-unit full-service Gulf Coast seafood restaurant chain operating beachfront locations in Destin and Panama City Beach, Florida, serving Caribbean-inspired Gulf seafood to beachgoers, tourists, and local residents under parent Southern Restaurant Group.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Casual Seafood Restaurants

SIC

Retail-Eating & Drinking Places (5810), Retail-Eating Places (5812)

akta.pro primary industry

Steakhouses & Seafood Restaurants (THAFACAE)

Keywords

• Seafood restaurant
• Gulf Coast dining
• Beachfront restaurant
• Caribbean seafood
• Casual dining

Headquarters

HQ city

Miramar Beach

HQ country

United States

HQ region

North America

Offices2 records

Markets served

GTM type

B2C

Offering type

Services

Cost components

Personnel, Supply Chain, Operations, Marketing or Sales, Infrastructure

Revenue model

1. Restaurant Dining: Full-service restaurant generating revenue through dine-in food and beverage sales. Menu features Gulf seafood with Caribbean-inspired preparations. Full bar with cocktails, beer, wine, and specialty drinks. Souvenir merchandise (t-shirts) sold at retail area.

Go-to-market motion1 record

Distribution channels2 records

Marketing channels4 records

Core offering

Pompano Joe's Seafood House is a two-location beachside full-service restaurant chain in Northwest Florida that serves fresh Gulf seafood prepared with Caribbean-inspired flavors alongside a full bar. Signature offerings include a 3-time Sandestin Gumbo Festival-winning Seafood Gumbo, Garlic Crusted Grouper, Coconut Shrimp, Reggae Rolls, and a happy hour program. The company also sells souvenir t-shirts at an on-site retail area and provides a live BeachCam at the Destin location.

Product overview

Pompano Joe's Seafood House is a dual-location beachside restaurant chain operating in Northwest Florida (Destin and Panama City Beach). The company offers dine-in seafood restaurant services featuring fresh Gulf seafood prepared with Caribbean-inspired flavors. Menu highlights include award-winning Seafood Gumbo, Garlic Crusted Grouper, Coconut Shrimp, and Reggae Rolls. The company also operates a live BeachCam at the Destin location and sells souvenir merchandise. Both locations offer happy hour drink specials and the Panama City Beach location operates within Pier Park shopping destination.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Segments2 records

Ideal customer profiles2 records

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Partnerships

One partnership is on record.

• Southern Restaurant GroupparentOthersParent company operating Pompano Joe's along with The Back Porch and Louisiana Lagniappe restaurants. Copyright indicates Southern Restaurant Group operates across Florida and Alabama.

Scale indicators2 records

Recent moves7 records

Expansion highlights4 records

Broad incumbents

• Bonefish Grill: National upscale-casual seafood chain owned by Bloomin' Brands. Competes for fresh-seafood-seeking diners with a similar full-bar, casual-dining format, though operating in broader U.S. markets.
• Landry's Seafood House: Multi-state casual seafood restaurant chain owned by Landry's Inc., with locations across the Gulf Coast and major tourist cities. Overlaps with Pompano Joe's on full-service Gulf seafood and tourist-customer focus.
• Captain D's: Largest U.S. seafood-focused restaurant chain operating hundreds of quick-service locations. Competes for seafood-seeking consumers at a much lower price point and broader geographic footprint, including the Florida Panhandle.
• Bubba Gump Shrimp Co. National casual-dining seafood chain themed around Gulf shrimp, operating in major U.S. tourist destinations. Targets a similar tourist customer with a comparable casual full-service seafood and bar experience.

Direct peers

• Bud & Alley's: Iconic beachfront seafood and casual dining restaurant in Seaside, FL on the Florida Panhandle. Targets the same Gulf Coast beach tourist with a similar Gulf seafood, full-bar, beach-view experience.
• The Back Porch: Sister concept under Southern Restaurant Group operating a Gulf-front seafood restaurant in Destin, FL. Same parent operator, same target tourist customer, and directly comparable casual seafood menu and beachfront positioning.
• The Shrimp Basket: Multi-location Gulf Coast seafood casual chain concentrated along the Florida Panhandle and Alabama coast. Competes for the same beach tourist customer with similar Gulf seafood menu and Gulf-front locations.
• Louisiana Lagniappe: Third restaurant under Southern Restaurant Group serving Louisiana/Cajun-inspired seafood across the Florida-Alabama Gulf Coast. Operates under the same parent, sharing back-office and marketing infrastructure, and competing for similar Gulf tourist diners.

Market position

Strengths4 records

Weaknesses4 records

Competitive moat3 records

Key risks6 records

Key highlights6 records

Customer concentration

• Facebookfacebook.com/pompanojoes
• LinkedInlinkedin.com/company/pompano-joes

Revenue estimate

Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Profiles4 records

Funding overview

Funding rounds

Investors

Funding detail is available on the Subscription and Enterprise plan.Contact sales →

M&A

Investments

M&A and investment is available on the Subscription and Enterprise plan.Contact sales →

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