Stewart's Root Beer Bringing Carhop-Service Drive-In Restaurants to Florida

The new Stewart’s Root Beer Drive-Ins now being franchised in Florida by the Cranford, NJ-based restaurant chain will bear little resemblance to the refreshment stands of the same name that go back to the 1920s, says Tom Prakas.

The restaurant broker, who launched The Prakas Group in Boca Raton last December after many years of experience in this specialized field, is now working on a half-dozen potential sites that could close within the next three to four months, he tells GlobeSt.com.

Initially, the Prakas firm has an exclusive from Stewart’s to nail down 15 parcels of 30,000 sf to 40,000 sf in heavy-trafficked locations. Stainless-steel-covered prefab restaurants of 1,300 sf to 3,000 sf will be placed in the center of each site circled by parking, including spaces for in-car eating.