13-05-2025
Restaurant on Dauphin Island quickly reopens after storm damage
DAUPHIN ISLAND, Ala. (WKRG) – A popular Dauphin Island restaurant is back in business just days after severe weather pounded the area. The owner of Capt'n Snapper's Marina Bar & Grill says a community effort got him back open sooner than he could have expected.
This is the first restaurant you drive past when you get on the island. For comparison sake–damage from Hurricane Sally kept them closed for a week–with this storm, they were only closed for a day and a the side of the building, you can see where they put up a temporary wall behind the morning, the storm tore a hole in the side of the building and knocked over an air conditioner.
In the kitchen the storm also knocked the ceiling apart and left a lot of debris. Today the kitchen is cleaned up and the ceiling is secure.
Owner David Simms said at first he cancelled their Mother's day special–but thanks to loyal customers and people from the community, they worked at a breakneck pace to get the restaurant reopened for Sunday's special dinner service.
'It was great. You know, it's a community deal down here on the island. It's a small place. And we were very proud and thankful that they all got here and we worked together to get it done,' said owner David Simms. These repairs are temporary, and Simms says they'll eventually have to close for a short time again to get permanent repairs in places. For now, he's grateful to be back open in time for the tourist season to pick up the pace.
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