Despite the building for it being purchased on April Fools' Day, a new dog bar concept coming to Sarasota is no joke.
Called Boo’s Ice House and Dog Bar, it’s expected to open in October on 10th Street in the Rosemary District, just north of downtown Sarasota.
The original construction of the building in 1947-48 was for an ice house — a place to store ice and facilitate deliveries. The name, Boo’s Ice House and Dog Bar, pays homage to the building’s original use.
Boo’s founders, Mindy Kauffman and her husband, Bobby Boivin, started going to a similar concept in St. Petersburg about five years ago. The gist: a bar and restaurant with outdoor and indoor areas attached for dogs to play.
