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  "description": "The team plans to continue evolving the concept after launch with new menu additions.",
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  "publishedAt": "2026-05-26T20:30:53.000Z",
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    "8420 N. Lockwood Ridge Road, Sarasota, FL 34243",
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    "Drive community buzz with Business DebutWe aim to create local buzz before you even open.Business Debut | New Business Openings in the SoutheastRoss McWaters"
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  "textContent": "**SARASOTA, FL —** Melt, a locally owned smash burger, fries and shakes restaurant from Omar Alnadi, his brother and owner Zack Alnadi, and their father, Abe Alnadi, is targeting a July 15 soft opening at 8420 N. Lockwood Ridge Road, Sarasota, FL 34243.\n\nA grand opening is planned for August 15 if the timeline stays on track, Omar Alnadi told Business Debut in a phone interview.\n\n## What to Expect\n\nMelt will be an upscale fast-casual restaurant with ordering kiosks, an exposed kitchen, counter seating and dining tables. Alnadi said guests will be able to watch the food being made in front of them.\n\nThe space will include murals and design details tied to Sarasota, including references to palm trees, Exit 213 and the Skyway Bridge, Alnadi told Business Debut. Zack Alnadi is leading the design and mural work, while Abe Alnadi has supported the project and helped guide construction.\n\nThe 1,600-square-foot space will seat about 35 guests inside, with two outdoor tables, Alnadi told Business Debut.\n\n## Menu and Vision\n\nMelt will focus on smash burgers, fries and shakes, with a small menu built around made-to-order items. Alnadi said the restaurant will serve regular fries, loaded fries, classic shakes and rotating limited-time specials, including a featured smash burger, loaded fry flavor and shake flavor.\n\n“Everything’s going to be made to order, so everything’s going to be freshly made,” Alnadi told Business Debut. The restaurant will also serve hand-battered chicken tenders, with liquid nitrogen ice cream expected to be added later.\n\nAlnadi said Melt is meant to feel local rather than corporate. “Melt is a big milestone for me personally and my little brother Zack,” he told Business Debut. “We grew up here. We went to school here. We’re both born and raised here.”\n\n## Opening Timeline\n\nMelt is targeting a July 15 soft opening and an August 15 grand opening. The restaurant is going into a second-generation restaurant space.\n\n## Hours\n\nMelt plans to open seven days a week.\n\nPlanned hours are 11 a.m. to 11 p.m. during the week and 11 a.m. to midnight on weekends.\n\n## Follow for More\n\nVisit Melt on Instagram. Website to be announced.\n\n* * *\n\nDrive community buzz with Business DebutWe aim to create local buzz before you even open.Business Debut | New Business Openings in the SoutheastRoss McWaters",
  "title": "Melt Launching Family-Owned Smash Burger Spot in Sarasota",
  "updatedAt": "2026-05-26T20:30:54.089Z"
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