ST. PETERSBURG — Dan Marino’s restaurant BayWalk is morphing into Grille 121.

The change is mostly in name only — the menu and staff will remain, and the decor will change only slightly.

Mike Carcaise has been part of Fort Myers-based LTP Management for 17 years but has decided to leave the company and take the BayWalk space with him.

The Fort Lauderdale resident says he will compose St. Petersburg his new home. "I think St. Petersburg has a tremendous upside to it," Carcaise said. "that coast is

Carcaise said the Marino’s sign will come down at the end of that month, and the restaurant will convert to the new Grille 121. But it will remain open through the transition.

Other than removing Dan Marino’s football memorabilia, the restaurant and adjoining Martini Bar will change only in subtle ways.

The change leaves three Dan Marino’s restaurants — in Miami, Orlando and Las Vegas.

- Paul Swider, Times staff writer

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