Orange County Choppers Restaurant, Museum Opening In June

PINELLAS PARK, FL — The new Orange County Choppers Road House & Museum in Pinellas Park is racing full throttle toward a June grand opening, said Paul Teutul Sr. of the hit Discovery Network series, "American Chopper."

Under construction at a 9.5 acre-complex at 10575 49th St. N. that is also home to Bert’s Barracuda Harley-Davidson, the OCC Road House & Museum will be decked out with a fleet of Teutul's custom choppers featured in the television series along with hundreds of rare items from his collection of biker memorabilia.

Teutul has joined forces with Pinellas County hospitality executive Keith Overton to bring the OCC-themed restaurant and museum to Florida.

With more than 11,000 square feet of indoor space, the family-friendly OCC Road House will be one of the area’s largest full-service restaurants, with indoor and outdoor seating for more than 369 diners and featuring classic American fare.

The restaurant will also feature a 25,000-square-foot pavilion for concerts, outdoor dining, a billiards hall, floor games and other entertainment, and a retail store selling merchandise and collectibles for bikers and OCC fans.

“As a longtime biker and St. Pete resident, I’m fired up to partner with Paul Teutul Sr. and bring something new and exciting to the dining and entertainment scene that will appeal to locals looking for great food, fun and live entertainment, and to motorcycle enthusiasts and OCC fans from all over the world,” said Overton. “We expect this unique destination experience to be an instant success, and a concept we will plan to immediately license to other interested restaurant owners throughout the U.S. and Europe.”

Overton, a 35-year veteran of Florida’s hospitality industry, served as president at TradeWinds Island Resorts in St. Pete Beach for the past 25 years. During that time, he and his team worked with Bert King of Bert’s Barracuda Harley-Davidson and Teutul to create the overwhelmingly successful St. Pete Beach BikeFest, which attracts 75,000 visitors to the area annually.

“That experience got me thinking about other opportunities to build on the synergies from St. Pete Beach BikeFest and Bert’s brand-new destination dealership, and to further collaborate with Paul Sr. on something bigger and badder,” said Overton.

Partnering with the TV celebrity, motorcycle builder and founder of Orange County Choppers was an easy decision for Overton since the two men have become friends over the past decade.

The OCC Road House & Museum will be an extension of the OCC brand, showcasing Teutul’s one-of-a-kind creations in an upscale, industrial environment that will make guests and fans “feel like they’re hanging out with Paul in his workshop," Overton said.

The restaurant and museum will be packed with motorcycle memorabilia Teutul has personally collected over the past three decades, including an enormous “patch wall” with tens of thousands of patches he has received from members of the military and first responders over the years.

Overton and Teutul welcome military personnel and first responders, past and present, to help continue to fill the patch wall, leaving their mark for others to see.

In addition, an Orange County Choppers Wall of History will feature custom choppers in a “chronology of chrome,” detailing the brand’s more than 20-year evolution.

Building the OCC Road House & Museum adjacent to Bert’s Barracuda Harley-Davidson dealership was a natural choice, Overton said. One of the top-performing Harley-Davidson dealerships in the country, Bert’s Barracuda has a loyal following and attracts a steady stream of bikers and brand enthusiasts.

In addition to a built-in customer base and the region’s enduring tourism appeal, the restaurant’s central location in Pinellas County will make it a convenient option for lunch, happy hour, dinner and late-night entertainment, Overton said.

A full year-round calendar of nightly entertainment, major concerts featuring regional and national acts, and other charity and special events at the campus pavilion is also expected to generate traffic to the restaurant and museum.

At a cost of more than $6.5 million to build, Overton expects the OCC Road House & Museum to provide a significant economic benefit to the city of Pinellas Park and beyond by creating more than 50 construction jobs and roughly 90 full-time and 20 part-time restaurant positions.

“The timing of this announcement and the project is intended to bring some very positive news to residents and businesses in this community who are dealing with the negative effects of the pandemic," Overton said. "Paul, Bert and I are very confident about Florida’s recovery and the success of this newly created concept."

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