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Indian Restaurant Moving Out of Trailer

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By MICHAEL H. SAMUELS, The Tampa Tribune

Published: October 3, 2007

TAMPA - In only a few months, Saravana 'Pat' Bhava's Indian food Tun-Du-Ree takeout trailer got to be big business.

His food was so popular that the business has outgrown the trailer parked at MacDill Avenue and Interbay Boulevard, and he is opening at a permanent location, 4004 W. Neptune St.

'We had a real humble start,' Bhava said. 'Now, we're not able to keep up with the crowd.'

He said he needs a centralized kitchen to do the prep work and feed all the hungry mouths that stop by for his traditional Indian meals.

'It's not a big thing. It's what I could afford now,' he said.
Bhava said Indian food has yet to really catch on in the Tampa area. He said that's why most Indian restaurants charge so much. His meals cost $6 to $7 and he said he makes sure there's a hearty amount on each plate.

'You're getting fast-food prices, but we're keeping the mom-and-pop restaurant type of thing,' Bhava said.

He said he plans to include deliveries.

The restaurant will be open from 11 a.m. to 9 p.m. Monday, Tuesday, Thursday and Friday, and from noon to 9 p.m. Saturday and Sunday. For information, call 1 (888) 638-7318.

New Security Business Hooks Cameras To DVR

Ask the typical television viewer about when they started watching TV using a digital video recorder and the first line of their mouth is usually 'It changed my life.'

For Doug and Vicki Dunbar, those recorders, or DVRs, as they're colloquially known, truly did change their lives.

The married couple, Doug, a former vice president of marketing for Sprint Nextel, and Vicki, the former owner of a catering business, joined forces to buy the first independent franchise of EYESthere, a digital video security company.

'I've been in the corporate world for 25 years,' he said. 'After the last reorganization, when things kept changing, I decided on a change for myself.'

Dunbar worked in Tampa for Sprint Nextel but was relocated to Virginia. He said when researching the franchise, one of his requirements was to return to Tampa.

The local EYESthere office is at 2109 E. Palm Ave., Suite 102.

EYESthere uses DVRs instead of traditional closed-circuit television and videotapes for business security cameras.

The DVR, which is basically a computer hard drive, stores the recordings digitally instead of on individual tapes, which need to be replaced and create clutter.

The recordings also can be viewed live or 'on tape' through a company's computer network or even through the Internet, Dunbar said.

The systems are customizable to each client depending on how many cameras and how much recorded time needs to be saved, he said.

'It makes it all much more efficient,' he said.

For information, call (813) 248-6000.

New Owners Take Over Bay To Bay Dry Cleaner

The dry cleaner at Bay to Bay Boulevard and Manhattan Avenue has new owners, a new name and a new coat of paint.

Isaac Yazback has taken over the dry-cleaning business, 4330 W. Bay to Bay Blvd., changing the name to Cedar Cleaners.

It is the second location for Yazback, who plans to open another store on Gunn Highway in the next month. The other is in Wesley Chapel.

Yazback said he's changing everything about the business, which provides dry cleaning and laundry services.

'We're running it our way,' he said.

The store is open from 7 a.m. to 8 p.m. Monday to Friday and 9 a.m. to 5 p.m. Saturday. For information, call (813) 837-5752.

Opening a new business? Expanding or relocating? Contact reporter Michael H. Samuels at msamuels@tampatrib.com or (813) 835-2109.

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