The Whip South

If all goes as planned, a southern branch of The Whip is going to open this summer in Odessa, Del.
The new restaurant, to be called Cantwell's Tavern Restaurant, will be located in the former Brick Hotel (circa 1822).
K.C. Culp, the operating partner of the popular Springdell tavern, told me that he is involved in the new venture thanks to a Whip patron, Donnan Sharp Jones of West Marlborough, who is vice president of the Historic Odessa Foundation. The Foundation, dedicated to preserving the small town's 18th- and 19th-century buildings, was considering opening a restaurant to raise money and attract visitors, and Donnan asked K.C. if he'd be interested in running it.
K.C. said he has been assured that there will be ample parking for patrons.
Here's what the site at Second and Main Streets looked like back in February when I took a little road trip south of the C&D Canal (love the magnificent Senator William V. Roth Jr. Bridge!). That's the future kitchen that is being built behind the Brick Hotel.
According to Historic Odessa's website: "Cantwell’s Tavern will offer lunch and dinner Wednesday through Saturday, and will be open on Sundays for brunch and dinner. Furnishings will reflect an early 19th century American Tavern including six rooms with fireplaces and a reproduction of a period bar in the tavern room. Menus will reflect the culinary history of the region and change seasonally to feature traditional American tavern fare and locally grown and organic produce, meat, and seafood."