<Tr> <Td_colspan="2"> Footnotes / references </Td> </Tr> <P> Eddie V's Prime Seafood is an American seafood and steak restaurant chain . </P> <P> The first Eddie V's was opened in Austin, Texas in 2000 by Guy Villavaso and Larry Foles . In 2011, the brand was sold for $59 million cash to Darden Restaurants, Inc. and became a part of Darden's Specialty Restaurant Group . </P> <P> As of October 2017, there are a total of 21 Eddie V's restaurants: </P>

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