Palace Grill in Gulfport gets new owners

In February after 60 years of serving Southern dishes to Coast residents and visitors, the Palace Grill in Gulfport closed its door, but those doors won’t be closed for much longer.

- in february, after 60 years of- serving southern dishes - to coast residents and visitors- the palace grill in - gulfport closed its doors.- but, those doors won't be close- for much longer.- last week, bearded owl barber - owner, will devin and his - business partner charles rik de- bought the gulfport diner - with the plans of keeping the - same name and menu of the - historic- restaurant.

- devin was a loyal customer of - the palace grill himself.

- he ate there every tuesday and- ordered the diner's famous- peach cobbler.- devin assures patrons that they- can expect the same things- at the palace grill as before,- just with a little bit of dew - and - devin's own family touch to it.- - william devin, palace grill - co-owner: "the- reason i want it is because i'm- big into the old school - americana thing.

My - barber shop's the same way.

I - wanted to keep that tradition - alive because i grew- - - - up eating here.

My grandma woul- eat here when she was younger.- and so, it's- been kinda a family thing.

And - didn't want to lose that- feeling, especially in- the day-and-age we're in now- where things are becoming - - - un-personable.

And dinner, food- in general, in the south is one- of those things that brings - families- together and i knew how much it- meant to everybody down here, - because it meant the- same to me."- devin and dew hope to open the- palace grill for business by th- end of april, after some small-