Blue Fin Seafood Restaurant & Bar To Host Grand Opening
April 21, 2009COLUMBIA, SC – April 21, 2009 – Blue Fin Seafood Restaurant & Bar, Northeast Columbia’s new seafood restaurant, will host a formal grand opening on Thursday, April 30th from 3:00 p.m. to 11:00 p.m. Blue Fin Seafood Restaurant & Bar, located in Village at Sandhill, invites customers to enjoy complimentary crab dip throughout the evening and to experience Blue Fin’s casual dining atmosphere and cuisine.
“We are very excited to officially open the doors to Blue Fin after so many months of preparation, said owner, Freddie Lee. “I’m confident our customers will find our menu items refreshing and our prices reasonable.” Lee, a graduate of the Culinary Institute of America, polished his cooking skills in some of Manhattan’s finest dining establishments, including Le Cirque and TriBeca Grill. Lee, along with his brother Terry, opened Bernardin’s Fine Dining in 1992, followed by Bleu Restaurant & Bar in 2000-both located in Winston Salem, N.C. The brothers were awarded Best Restaurant Operator in North Carolina by the N.C. Business Bureau.
Blue Fin Seafood Restaurant & Bar owners, Freddie Lee and Chef John Tharp, who also worked at TriBeca Grill, have brought Manhattan and Columbia together with what they call “Metropolitan Casual Cuisine with a Southern Flair.” Customers can choose from an array of seafood and steak dishes accompanied by braised collard greens, mashed sweet potatoes or more traditional items. Blue Fin offers daily bar specials that include domestic and imported beers, martinis, and an extensive wine list featuring over 100 labels.
Blue Fin Seafood Restaurant & Bar is located at 461-4 Town Center Place in Village at Sandhill near Sandhill Cinema 16. The restaurant opens for lunch and dinner daily at 11:00 a.m. and features brunch, lunch and dinner on Sundays.
For More Information, Contact: Freddie Lee or Joe Harrell at 803-865-7346