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We are a full service Marina with RV hookups and a Bar & Grill. Located on beautiful Haynes Creek in Lake County, Florida we can be reached by road or by water. We offer boat rentals, boat ramp, fuel, bait, covered boat slips, RV sites and tasty morsels for your dining pleasure. We can be found by river between Lakes Eustis and Griffin just North of the Haynes Creek locks. By road, we are just East of the Haynes Creek Bridge on County Rd 44 in Lisbon. Come experience the feel of Old Florida!
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Gator Bay Bar & Grill
WaterFront Dining
Leesburg Landmark Revamped.
Story by Dina Lewis
Photos by Bonnie Whicher
Mustard, Greek, Teriyaki, Cajun and
Garlic.
Five different burgers lined the
menu and give you a reason to ponder
which selection to choose. The bacon
cheddar burger, made with ½ lb
of ground beef was hand-pattied and
served with French
fries seasoned with
traditional salt and
pepper. The mouthwatering
burger was
enough to feed two
people comfortably.
Fried green tomatoes
were dipped
into homemade batter
and thinly breaded,
fried to a golden
brown and served
with a unique horseradish
sauce, made
from scratch.
Surprisingly there
were not gator nuggets
on the menu, but
don’t worry they will
be adding them soon.
Their menu will be
changing in the near
future to offer some
more “Florida Cuisine” items. “For
now we just want to get the word out
that we are here and that our kitchen is
open,” states Kevin.
“We are happy to offer a food venue
at this location as before there was
nothing on this side of the locks.”
Gator Bay Bar and Grill is open
Tuesday through Sunday from 10am to
8pm. Live Entertainment starts at 1pm
on Sundays for the month of January.
Happy hour is 3pm-7pm daily featuring
50 cent wings and lunch specials
start at $4.95.
Since 1969, Gator Bay Marina located
at the corner of 473 & SR 44, has
been servicing the fishing community.
Manager, Kevin Goodson, took over
the Leesburg landmark five years ago
and has continued to offer services to
the local community. Two months ago
Kevin and good friend George Linardos
opened a full service kitchen to
offer fun, family-friendly cuisine overlooking
Haines Creek.
The property holds 21 boat slips, a
bait shop, gas pumps, a large fire-pit,
picnic tables and the outside deck hosts
40 plus seats. The atmosphere is conducive
to relaxing and enjoying what
nature has to offer. Wildlife is plentiful
throughout the creek; birds perch near
the outer banks of the creek and turtles
and gators swim by hoping for some
vittles. An iguana cage displays two
large iguanas that surprisingly were
caught in the creek.
The menu consists of classic American
bites such as salads, hamburgers,
hot dogs, wings and sandwiches. Fish
fry’s are done every Friday and the
servings are abundant. Southern style
fried food characterizes the menu with
fried green tomatoes, fried pickles and
sweet BBQ pork.
Chef, George Linardos’s family ties
are Greek and he has added a wing
sauce to honor the family name. The
Greek wings have a lemon garlic zing
that takes wings to a different level.
Although George wouldn’t let us in on
the secret ingredients he did give us a
hint. “The wings are coated in olive oil
and then are tossed in lemon and Greek
seasonings,” states George.
The hot wings were HOT! Gator
Bay offers ten sauces for their wings
from the customary hot, medium, and
mild to sweet BBQ, Carolina Pig, Spicy
GATOR BAY
BAR & GRILL
Located on Haines Creek
10320 County Rd 44
Leesburg, FL
352-365-2177
34 January 2009 Focus Magazine Lake County
Gator Bay Bar & Grill
WaterFront Dining
Leesburg Landmark Revamped.
Story by Dina Lewis
Photos by Bonnie Whicher
Mustard, Greek, Teriyaki, Cajun and
Garlic.
Five different burgers lined the
menu and give you a reason to ponder
which selection to choose. The bacon
cheddar burger, made with ½ lb
of ground beef was hand-pattied and
served with French
fries seasoned with
traditional salt and
pepper. The mouthwatering
burger was
enough to feed two
people comfortably.
Fried green tomatoes
were dipped
into homemade batter
and thinly breaded,
fried to a golden
brown and served
with a unique horseradish
sauce, made
from scratch.
Surprisingly there
were not gator nuggets
on the menu, but
don’t worry they will
be adding them soon.
Their menu will be
changing in the near
future to offer some
more “Florida Cuisine” items. “For
now we just want to get the word out
that we are here and that our kitchen is
open,” states Kevin.
“We are happy to offer a food venue
at this location as before there was
nothing on this side of the locks.”
Gator Bay Bar and Grill is open
Tuesday through Sunday from 10am to
8pm. Live Entertainment starts at 1pm
on Sundays for the month of January.
Happy hour is 3pm-7pm daily featuring
50 cent wings and lunch specials
start at $4.95.
Since 1969, Gator Bay Marina located
at the corner of 473 & SR 44, has
been servicing the fishing community.
Manager, Kevin Goodson, took over
the Leesburg landmark five years ago
and has continued to offer services to
the local community. Two months ago
Kevin and good friend George Linardos
opened a full service kitchen to
offer fun, family-friendly cuisine overlooking
Haines Creek.
The property holds 21 boat slips, a
bait shop, gas pumps, a large fire-pit,
picnic tables and the outside deck hosts
40 plus seats. The atmosphere is conducive
to relaxing and enjoying what
nature has to offer. Wildlife is plentiful
throughout the creek; birds perch near
the outer banks of the creek and turtles
and gators swim by hoping for some
vittles. An iguana cage displays two
large iguanas that surprisingly were
caught in the creek.
The menu consists of classic American
bites such as salads, hamburgers,
hot dogs, wings and sandwiches. Fish
fry’s are done every Friday and the
servings are abundant. Southern style
fried food characterizes the menu with
fried green tomatoes, fried pickles and
sweet BBQ pork.
Chef, George Linardos’s family ties
are Greek and he has added a wing
sauce to honor the family name. The
Greek wings have a lemon garlic zing
that takes wings to a different level.
Although George wouldn’t let us in on
the secret ingredients he did give us a
hint. “The wings are coated in olive oil
and then are tossed in lemon and Greek
seasonings,” states George.
The hot wings were HOT! Gator
Bay offers ten sauces for their wings
from the customary hot, medium, and
mild to sweet BBQ, Carolina Pig, Spicy
GATOR BAY
BAR & GRILL
Located on Haines Creek
10320 County Rd 44
Leesburg, FL
352-365-2177
34 January 2009 Focus Magazine Lake County
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