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Tropical Sports Bar hopes to become your new hole-in-the-wall

George Reyes opened up his first restaurant, Tropical Sports Bar, in the old Amici location off of Atlanta Highway. - photo by Kelsey Podo

11262019 Tropical 1.jpg — George Reyes opened up his first restaurant, Tropical Sports Bar, in the old Amici location off of Atlanta Highway. - photo by Kelsey Podo

The creation of Tropical Sports Bar in Gainesville started on a napkin. Unhappy with their jobs, 27-year-old George Reyes and 28-year-old Ricardo Alonso jotted down the beginnings of a business plan while sitting at a bar.