Dustin Choate, owner of Tremont Tavern, is also general manager at the Feed Company Table and Tavern, a Southside restaurant he opened with other local restaurateurs Miguel Morales and Charlie Loomis.When half of all startup restaurants fail after their first year, having continued success after a decade is a pretty big deal.
That’s why Dustin Choate, owner of Tremont Tavern, hosted a two-day celebration of food, beer and music over the past weekend to say “thank you” to the loyal customer base to whom he said he owes his success.
“We’re like a family here, and we try to extend that atmosphere to all the people who come here,” said Choate. “We have a really big focus on taking care of people, and I think people recognize that and appreciate it.”
Choate previously worked in pharmaceutical sales, and started Tremont in 2006 after becoming disinterested in corporate America. While he said he expected Tremont to succeed, what surprised him was the growth he experienced in just a few short years. He said he was just mainly looking to be his own boss and do something he loved.
“If I didn’t make a whole lot of money doing that, I figured that was OK,” he said.