Rising Tide

The Galati family, in the yacht brokerage business for more than four decades, sought a centerpiece for their new $3 million facility on Anna Maria Island.

They found it in sushi and steak.

That's the theme of Ocean Star, a first-floor sushi and steakhouse restaurant in the two-story Galati Yacht Sales complex that opened this summer. The second level includes offices and what firm executive Chris Galati calls the company's war room, where it plans out long-term strategy. “So many people visit Anna Maria Island,” says Galati. “The restaurant helps keep the parking lot and the docks full.”