Fort Myers Beach chef opens Street Eatz & Ale restaurant on Pine Island

Author: Katiuska Carrillo, Gulfshore Business
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Chef Reid Freeman and his wife Natasha have been laboring for six straight months, cleaning up damage to his family’s Smokin’ Oyster Brewery restaurant from Hurricane Ian and operating the restaurant’s food truck. 

However, when the opportunity arose to open their own restaurant on Pine Island, they took advantage of it and did so within two months. Street Eatz & Ale, Freeman’s newest business venture, opened Thursday on Bokeelia.  

“I have always wanted to come to Pine Island, Bokeelia or Matlacha,” Freeman said. “I love the islands. I was born and raised in Fort Myers Beach, but this is a little bit more laid back, a little bit more of a rural island. I’m not the hustle and bustle kind of guy anymore. I want to push away from that and that’s basically how we ended up here.” 

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