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1,600 square feet and soon expanded into two units
next door.
“When it started it was more a bar than a restaurant.
Over the last five years we’ve really changed the face of
the restaurant and the business,” Barry said. “We’ve
really focused on delivering great high quality food, es-
pecially in our sports-bar category, strongly focusing
on the quality of service, at the look and the feel of the
restaurants, the guest experience. We’ve done some
fabulous things with the menu and the image of the
restaurants to change the perception from a bar to a
natural restaurant.”
Mike Sanford joined the group in 1990 and another
location was opened in Laurel, Md. Eight years later, a
pair of Greene Turtles opened in Edgewater and West
Ocean City. The Greene Turtle Franchising Corporation
was constituted in 2002 and the first two franchises
opened their doors in Towson and Salisbury. Today,
franchises operate in 37 locations, including 13 com-
