Ex-NFL player's seafood eatery misses target opening in Little Rock

Former Henderson State/NFL linebacker K.D. Williams missed his Sunday target to open The Capital's Seafood House, which he said he was timing to the start of the pro football season.

A peek on Sunday through the front door of the one-time gas station at 1706 W. Third St., Little Rock, catty-cornered from the state Capitol, showed the interior was definitely not yet finished, nor did we see any furniture, although we have seen vehicles parked out front so some work may be proceeding.

Calls over the past couple of weeks to Williams' cellphone went unanswered and messages were not returned; in the past couple of days, all we got was a recorded message that the phone's owner "cannot take calls at this time," so we have no details.

Williams had said he's planning to offer "real authentic Caribbean seafood taste -- it's our passion, this is what we do," along the lines of, and with the same menu as, the Tampa restaurant he operates with his wife, Erika Carter -- K&D Crustaceans. (Check it out at kdcrustaceans.com.)

The building was converted from a service station to a used car lot and eventually, in the late '80s, to a restaurant, the previous occupants of which were Solar Cafe (1989-1993), Olde World/O.W. Pizza (1994-2013) and, most recently (June 2015-January 2016) Fresh! -- An Urban Eatery.

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