Hurricane Grill & Wings is a restaurant chain based in Florida, and has a total of 71 locations in 15 U.S. states. The first Hurricane Grill & Wings was opened in Fort Pierce, Florida in 1995 and has opened more restaurants in Alabama, Arizona, Colorado, Georgia, Iowa, Maryland, Michigan, Minnesota, New York, North Carolina, and Texas.
History
Hurricane Grill & Wings was first opened by Chris Russo in April 1995 in Ft. Pierce, Florida.[1] By January 2008 there were 30 locations in Florida, Georgia, and Nevada, and had not long after being purchased by Fred Meltzer in 2008.[2][3]
On December 17, 2008, the franchisor was purchased by Hurricane AMT, LLC, which is controlled by investor partners Gail Meyer Asarch and John C. Metz (Chairman and CEO).[4]
Martin O'Dowd was appointed president of Hurricane AMT on September 2, 2009. O'Dowd had also been previously CEO of three other public restaurant companies, and has most recently served as president and CEO of