Dining: Steph Says Cool Moose Cafe

[ChriswUfGator]

There is a Peach Valley cafe that is owned by the entity that owns Stonewood.  I think they are a small chain.  I've eaten at the location in Gainesville twice and both times it was extremely good.

Yeah that's the one, a guy from Daytona that my dad knows owns it. Not sure how many they have now.

[iluvolives]

I don't think there are many- but I LOVE that place. We have a condo down in ormond and peach valley is always a breakfast stop for us. I was suprised when I found out it was part of the Stonewood group of resturants- it has a very locally owned feel about it. So does the cool fresh market type store next door to it.

[ChriswUfGator]

I don't think there are many- but I LOVE that place. We have a condo down in ormond and peach valley is always a breakfast stop for us. I was suprised when I found out it was part of the Stonewood group of resturants- it has a very locally owned feel about it. So does the cool fresh market type store next door to it.

For many years Stonewood wasn't a chain. A local guy Gale Lemerand owns it as well as Peach Valley. They eventually started expanding, but that wasn't really till the 2000s. Stonewood was around years before it went chain, same thing with Peach Valley. The original location is the one that's still on A1A in Ormond Beach, which used to be a Sophie Kay's Coffee House (don't know how long you've been there) in the 80s and later a Village Inn. It was torn down and the location became Stonewood in the early/mid 90s.

FWIW, the food used to be much better it's been going downhill recently. I don't eat at Stonewood anymore. Peach Valley is still good though, I'm there pretty regularly. Funny, I've never been to any one other than the original one on Granada that's been there forever, so I don't even think of the place as a chain.

[cline]

For many years Stonewood wasn't a chain. A local guy Gale Lemerand owns it as well as Peach Valley.

I assume that this is the same person who has a road named after them on the UF campus.  The one that used to be North-South Drive.

[ChriswUfGator]

For many years Stonewood wasn't a chain. A local guy Gale Lemerand owns it as well as Peach Valley.

I assume that this is the same person who has a road named after them on the UF campus.  The one that used to be North-South Drive.

They renamed North-South Drive? WTF! When did that happen? I guess anything's for sale these days...

[cline]

For many years Stonewood wasn't a chain. A local guy Gale Lemerand owns it as well as Peach Valley.

I assume that this is the same person who has a road named after them on the UF campus.  The one that used to be North-South Drive.

They renamed North-South Drive? WTF! When did that happen? I guess anything's for sale these days...

They did.  I think it was a few years back.  I guess Mr. Lemerand cut a pretty large check for them.