Old Salty Dog

What Old Salty Dog does

Old Salty Dog (legal entity The Old Salty Dog Inc.) is a privately held casual waterfront restaurant chain founded in 1985 and headquartered in Bradenton, Florida, with all three operating locations in the Sarasota, Florida area. The business operates three restaurants: City Island (1601 B Ken Thompson Pkwy, Sarasota), Siesta Key (5023 Ocean Blvd, Sarasota), and Venice Island (1475 Tamiami Trail South, Venice). Each unit focuses on waterfront casual dining featuring seafood, sandwiches, burgers, signature battered-fried hot dogs, and American fare, with daily lunch and dinner service and weekend breakfast at the City Island location. The Siesta Key unit has extended Friday-Saturday hours to 10PM, and Venice Island runs weekly live music and a 3-6pm happy hour. The customer base is described as tourists and Sarasota-area locals seeking casual beachside waterfront dining, with dog-friendly seating emphasized in marketing.

The company also operates a merchandise e-commerce store built on WordPress/WooCommerce, selling branded apparel (t-shirts, long sleeves, hoodies, youth and toddler tees), headwear (embroidered caps, trucker hats), accessories (slim-can coozies, collapsible coolies, dog leashes), and gift cards in denominations from $10 to $500. The e-commerce SKU set has grown across 2024-2025 with the addition of trucker hats, coozies, premium Comfort Colors tees, and a dog-leash line, consistent with a small print-on-demand or short-run vendor model. Revenue mechanics consist of in-person restaurant transactions (dine-in and takeout), gift card sales mailed with tracking, and direct-to-consumer merchandise orders; there is no third-party delivery, no mobile app, no public API, and no disclosed partnerships, M&A, or funding activity.

The go-to-market is a direct physical-retail D2C motion. Marketing channels include location-specific Facebook, Instagram, and Twitter accounts for each restaurant, a "Dog Blog" content property, and an email newsletter for promotions. The brand has been featured on Travel Channel's Man vs. Food and served as a Tampa Bay Lightning Stanley Cup celebration venue, both legacy reputational signals rather than active marketing campaigns. The firm has 11-50 employees, no disclosed ownership beyond its corporate entity, no subsidiaries, and no patents, certifications, or regulatory actions in the source data.

Name

Old Salty Dog

Legal name

The Old Salty Dog Inc.

Website

https://theoldsaltydog.com

Company type

Private

Founded year

1985

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

11–50 employees

Short description

Old Salty Dog is a privately held Sarasota, Florida restaurant chain operating three waterfront locations (City Island, Siesta Key, Venice Island) since 1985, serving casual seafood, hot dogs, and American fare to tourists and locals, alongside a WordPress-based branded merchandise and gift card e-commerce store.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Casual Dining Restaurants

NAICS

Restaurants and Other Eating Places (72251)

SIC

Retail-Eating Places (5812)

akta.pro primary industry

Steakhouses & Seafood Restaurants (THAFACAE)

Keywords

• Casual waterfront dining
• Seafood restaurants
• Branded merchandise
• Restaurant gift cards
• Pet friendly dining

Headquarters

HQ city

Bradenton

HQ country

United States

HQ region

North America

Offices3 records

Markets served

GTM type

B2C

Offering type

Services

Cost components

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

Revenue model

1. Dine-in and Takeout Restaurant Sales: In-person dining and takeout at three waterfront restaurant locations in Sarasota area. Menu includes seafood, hot dogs, sandwiches, burgers, and entrees.
2. Gift Cards: Gift cards sold in denominations from $10 to $500, mailed with tracking
3. Merchandise E-commerce: Branded merchandise including apparel (t-shirts, hoodies), headwear, and miscellaneous items sold through online store

Pricing tiers

Go-to-market motion1 record

Distribution channels3 records

Marketing channels5 records

Core offering

Old Salty Dog operates three casual waterfront restaurants in the Sarasota, Florida area (City Island, Siesta Key, and Venice Island), serving dine-in and takeout meals featuring seafood, signature battered-fried hot dogs, sandwiches, burgers, and entrées. The company also runs an online retail shop selling branded merchandise (apparel, headwear, accessories) and gift cards redeemable across all locations.

Product overview

Old Salty Dog is a restaurant chain operating three waterfront locations in Sarasota, Florida (City Island, Siesta Key, and Venice Island) since 1985. The company also operates an e-commerce retail store selling branded merchandise including apparel (t-shirts, long sleeve shirts, youth and toddler clothing), headwear (embroidered caps, trucker hats), and accessories (coozies, dog leashes), along with gift cards. The product portfolio consists of a unified retail merchandise offering organized across apparel, headwear, accessories, and gift cards, with no modular or platform architecture.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Products and services

• City Island Restaurant Flagship waterfront restaurant location at 1601 B Ken Thompson Pkwy, Sarasota, FL; serves casual seafood, hot dogs, sandwiches, burgers, and entrées. Open daily 11AM-9PM with breakfast Friday-Sunday 7:30-10:30AM.
• Siesta Key Restaurant Beachfront restaurant location at 5023 Ocean Blvd, Sarasota, FL; offers the same casual Old Salty Dog menu of seafood, hot dogs, sandwiches, and entrées. Open Sunday-Thursday 11AM-9PM, Friday-Saturday 11AM-10PM.
• Venice Island Restaurant Waterfront restaurant location at 1475 Tamiami Trail South, Venice, FL overlooking the marina. Features weekly live music and happy hour 3-6PM. Open daily 11:30AM-8PM.
• Gift Cards Digital and physical gift cards redeemable across all Old Salty Dog locations, available in $10–$500 denominations and mailed to recipients with tracking.
• Branded Apparel (Tees, Long Sleeves, Hoodies, Youth & Toddler) Apparel products including Unisex Comfort Colors tees, Bella+Canvas and SPORT-TEK performance tees, long sleeve tees, UPF 50+ UV sun-protection shirts, hoodies, plus youth and toddler tees, all featuring Old Salty Dog branding.
• Branded Headwear (Embroidered Caps and Trucker Hats) Embroidered baseball caps with adjustable straps in multiple colors and Richardson-style trucker hats with mesh back and snapback closure, all bearing the Old Salty Dog logo.
• Branded Accessories (Slim Can Coozies, Collapsible Coolies, Dog Leashes) Branded merchandise accessories including neoprene slim-can coozies, collapsible coozies for beverages, and dog leashes, all featuring Old Salty Dog branding.

Segments1 record

Ideal customer profiles2 records

Technology focussed No

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Scale indicators2 records

Recent moves5 records

Expansion highlights4 records

Direct peers

• Landry's Seafood House: Casual waterfront seafood restaurant chain from the same parent as Bubba Gump. Most directly comparable on waterfront real estate, seafood-forward menu, and tourist + local customer mix.
• Bubba Gump Shrimp Co. Landry's-owned casual seafood restaurant chain with a similar tourist-oriented, themed dining concept. Comparable on casual sit-down seafood menu, tourist customer base, multi-unit operation, and waterfront/coastal settings.
• The Rusty Pelican: Iconic Tampa Bay waterfront seafood restaurant offering similar bay-view dining, seafood menu, and Tampa Bay area tourist + local customer base. Closest regional direct peer on geography and waterfront concept.
• Joe's Crab Shack: Casual seafood chain with similar menu (crab, shrimp, fried seafood, sandwiches) and value-positioning. Comparable on casual sit-down seafood dining and tourist customer profile.
• Frenchy's Rockaway Grill: Independent Clearwater Beach waterfront seafood restaurant serving tourists and locals along the Florida Gulf Coast. Directly comparable on casual seafood, beachfront/waterfront setting, and local regional Florida brand positioning.

Broad incumbents

• Chart House: Landry's waterfront upscale-casual seafood and steak chain with views-driven locations. Comparable on waterfront real estate and seafood-centric menus, though typically positioned more upscale than Old Salty Dog.
• Bonefish Grill: Bloomin' Brands upscale-casual seafood chain operating broadly across Florida. Overlaps on seafood menu, casual dining, and Florida tourist/locals customer base, but at a slightly more polished price point and broader footprint.
• Captain D's: Largest U.S. seafood QSR chain, also serving fried seafood, fish sandwiches, and platters. Comparable on seafood-centric menu and casual eat-in/takeout model, though at a quick-service price point and far broader footprint.

Market position

Strengths4 records

Weaknesses4 records

Competitive moat4 records

Key risks6 records

Key highlights6 records

Customer concentration

• Xtwitter.com/OldSaltyDogCI
• Facebookfacebook.com/theoldsaltydog
• Instagraminstagram.com/oldsaltydogci
• LinkedInlinkedin.com/company/old-salty-dog

Revenue estimate

Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Profiles1 record

Funding overview

Funding rounds

Investors

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M&A

Investments

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