Local restaurateur unveils new culinary concept in downtown
September 15, 2023 - Stephen Schrutt, the entrepreneur behind a handful of innovative culinary restaurants in downtown St. Pete, is opening another new concept - Concrete Jungle. Schrutt's Hunger Thirst Group company teased the concept on social media, showing a "coming soon" banner at 475 Central Ave. Schrutt said Concrete Jungle will likely open by the end of October. The news comes after he announced another new concept - Summer Camp, a restaurant and bar featuring a “campground” with tents, fire tables/pits and an outdoor stage for live music that will open later this year at 2060 1st Ave. S.