Our story
Natives of St. Petersburg, Rob and Jason joined forces with New York City Executive Chef Susan Burdian to bring a globally inspired menu from a scratch kitchen.
Voted Tampa Bay’s Best New Restaurant 2021
Owners Rob Bowen and Jason Teabout were both born and raised in St. Petersburg, Florida. Jason served 24 years in the US Army, and Rob built St. Petersburg’s premier design firm, Rob Bowen Design Group. The two went to high school together, then reunited years later over a shared passion for food and travel.
They travelled the world together, experiencing world-class dining in country after country. Social Roost was born when the two were in the Mediterranean and had an idea: bring those world-travel dining experiences back to the community where they were raised.
They joined forces with New York City Executive Chef Susan Burdian, and the three developed the globally inspired, scratch-kitchen menu served at Social Roost today. And because delicious food deserves delicious cocktails, Rob and Jason built a lavish craft cocktail menu, with drinks designed around social themes.
Who’s behind the Roost
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Rob Bowen
Co-owner
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Jason Teabout
Co-owner
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Susan Burdian
Executive Chef
Our service model
Social Roost adds a 20% service charge to all restaurant sales. Our commission-based model pays our team a percentage on every dollar sold, so they earn dependable, fair wages, with no expectation of a gratuity on top. If you feel an additional gratuity is warranted, your server keeps 100% of it.