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Jeremiah Kuslock has been running restaurants in Southwest Florida for 10 years now, first in Cape Coral, then in Naples and now back in the Cape again. 

Kuslock never had a concept that fit exactly what he wanted. Until now. 

Kuslock partnered with Tom Goins, an investor from Indiana, in buying the 7,594-square-foot Woody’s Local Neighborhood Rum & Grille at 2408 Surfside Blvd., in Cape Coral. 

Goins paid $1.9 million for the property, buying it from Eric Zeisloft. The deal closed Oct. 1. 

Goins owns the property, and Kuslock will own and operate the restaurant. 

Frank Kupiec of LandQwest Commercial represented the seller. Jackie Rogers of Re/Max Trend represented Goins. 

“We did a lot of major renovations inside,” Kuslock said. “We have an islandy, tiki-bar feel. There will be a nice patio outside. We’re adding a lot of new entrees to the menu.” 

Kuslock also will be renaming the restaurant. 

The permitting to change the signage has yet to be approved, he said. As soon as that happens, Woody’s will become “Torched.” 

“We’re going to bring that fire element to it,” Kuslock said. 

Kuslock owns two other Cape Coral restaurants. He has the Omelet Shop at 4703 SW 16th Place, just north of the Chiquita Boulevard and Cape Coral Parkway intersection. 

Just adjacent and at the same address, Kuslock also owns the Big 10 Tavern, a sports bar for the past four years. 

“I’ve done so many restaurants with business partners,” said Kuslock, a transplant from Boston. “I just wanted an extension of who I am in the culinary world. I’ve done breakfast, and I’ve done sports bars. But I wanted to try something with fine dining in it. This is why I enjoy it. This is me. That’s what it boiled down to. 

“I’m revamping most of the menu. I kept some menu items. I added an entrée menu with different seafoods. I’m just bringing in more flair. Signature steaks. Stuff like that will be new on the menu.” 

For Kuslock to achieve his dreams, he needed a business partner to buy the land. 

Goins, meanwhile, had sold some of his assets in Indiana and was looking to replace them with ones in Cape Coral. 

“He’s a customer of mine in the restaurants,” Kuslock said of how he met Goins. “I’ve known him for seven years now. I was talking to him about different projects. We were looking for some real estate. This came available, and we took our shot, and we got it.” 

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