The owner of Coastal Kitchen Forest Gary, known to his customers as “One Man Show,” can be seen working solo most of the time in his restaurant located at York River Crossing in Hayes.
As his business is quickly approaching its two-year anniversary next week, he spoke about his love for Gloucester and his loyal customers.
“I love Gloucester and I love my customers,” said Gary. “My customers are like family to me.”
He has been in the restaurant business for almost 43 years and he is originally from Newport News. He has lived in multiple different counties in Virginia and lived in Kentucky for eight years.
Gary has lived in Gloucester for the about four years and has loved every bit of it. He spent two years of it running his restaurant and about six months of it working at Coastal Country Kitchen. He originally started his business after Doug Bristow sold it to him, later changing the name to Coastal Kitchen when moved the location from Point Shopping Center to its current location in Y...