By Gina Horan
Coco Locos Tiki Bar Grand Opening on Thursday in Eustis
Mark your calendar for this Thursday, July 18, for the official Grand Opening of Coco Locos Tiki Bar at Lake Eustis Waterfront Grille. Owners Jim and Conni Berry along with partner Daniel DiVenanzo are excited to welcome their loyal crowd as well as newcomers to experience the latest addition to the landmark Waterfront Grille.
“Jim and I love to frequent Tiki bars and enjoy that atmosphere so we were inspired based on our favorites we have visited,” says Conni. “We hope to inspire guests to relax, sit back and enjoy great island-inspired food and tropical drinks with a wonderful view all while grooving to great music on the weekends,” she adds.
Ribbon cutting is at 4pm Thursday and guests are welcome to arrive any time. Live music featuring Mark Houghton starts at 5pm with the main event starting at 6pm. Enjoy drink specials like $5 frozen drinks and $4 Tiki Torch Punch, food specials including signature burgers and peel & eat shrimp, free giveaways and as always, the evening breezes off of Lake Eustis.
Gina moved to central Florida in August of 2021 from the San Francisco Bay Area. She has a bachelor’s degree in Linguistics and spent 10 years as a fashion editor, columnist and food writer for The Knight Ridder Newspaper group. She was also a photo stylist and covered concerts, fashion shows and festivals all over Northern California. In 2000, she joined KSAN radio as a morning show co-host and produced the news and sports content there for 4 years. She also covered travel, events and the restaurant scene for KRON-Bay TV. She is a veteran bartender and has worked in hospitality on and off since high school. Her passions include travel, road trips, history books, baseball, tasting menus and most of all, landing in a new city with no map or guidebook. Gina lives in Oxford with her mom, cats and baby hamster.
