Alum returns with restaurant concept

Branded with the slogan “Sometimes, it’s good to be bad,” #getfried Fry Cafe, a quick-serve restaurant built around a variety of topped French fries, opened its first Southwest Florida location at the University Village Shops in March. 

The opening adds another option for students who have a case of the munchies. It's also a homecoming of sorts: Chris Covelli, who played golf on scholarship at Florida Gulf Coast University from 2005 to 2009, will bring the concept to town, to the new shopping center adjacent to FGCU and in the heart of the growing Estero area. The former Eagle thinks the location next to FGCU is an ace in the hole.