Eddie V's Prime Seafood
American seafood and steak restaurant chain
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Eddie V's Prime Seafood is an American seafood and steak restaurant chain owned by Darden Restaurants.
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| Company type | Division |
|---|---|
| Industry | Restaurant |
| Genre | Fine dining |
| Founded | 2000, in Austin, Texas, U.S. |
| Founder | Guy Villavaso Larry Foles |
| Headquarters | 1000 Darden Center Drive Orlando, Florida, U.S. 32837 |
Number of locations | 30 (January 2026) |
Area served | Texas, California, Colorado, Arizona, Florida, Massachusetts, New Jersey, Pennsylvania |
Key people | Eugene Lee, former CEO, retired 2022 (Interim CEO/Chairman[1] of Darden and President of Darden's Specialty Restaurant Group) Guy Villavaso (Co-Founder) Larry Foles (Co-Founder) John Carver (Corporate Chef) |
| Products | Seafood Steak |
| Parent | Darden Restaurants (2011–present) |
| Website | eddiev.com |
| Footnotes / references [2] | |
History
![Chilean Sea Bass cooked "Hong Kong" style from Eddie V's in Fort Lauderdale, FL](#/media/File:Chilean_Sea_Bass_cooked_"Hong_Kong"_style_from_Eddie_V's_in_Fort_Lauderdale,_FL.jpg)
The first Eddie V's was opened in Austin, Texas in 2000 by Guy Villavaso and Larry Foles.[2] In 2011, the brand was sold for $59 million cash to Darden Restaurants, and became a part of Darden's Specialty Restaurant Group.[3]
Locations
There are 30[4] Eddie V's restaurants across the United States.