The approximately 3-year-old Firehouse Grill, 841 Broadway, is under new ownership.

Nancy and Dennis McKeown, who own several other restaurants in Seaside’s downtown area, purchased the business May 12.

Bob and Lori Breslaeur opened the Firehouse Grill in 2012, and they recently sold it to have more time with family, according to Nancy McKeown, who, along with her husband Dennis, owns McKeown’s Restaurant & Bar, The Irish Pub and Nonni’s Italian Bistro. The Breslaeurs will continue to provide catering services locally through their company, Northwest Celebrations Catering.

“At the Firehouse Grill,” the McKeowns stated in a news release, “we fully intend to maintain, and to expand on, the food philosophy they created at Firehouse using quality, fresh, housemade, organic and local, when available, products. We will also put our own signature on some new menu items while keeping the most popular current items.”

Some of the new menu items include fresh seafood lunch offerings. The restaurant also has added a children’s menu and will serve breakfast all day. The burgers are made with fresh-ground, organic beef from grass-fed cows.

They have obtained a full on-premise liquor license and “will specialize in our Bloody Marys, Mimosas and newest cocktails with fruit purees, such as our Blood Orange Mimosa or Screwdriver and our fresh Ruby Red Grapefruit and Basil Cooler made with Citrus Vodka,” the release states.

The restaurant also provides draft craft local brews from Buoy Beer and Fort George and Pacific Northwest wines.

All the existing staff members, except one, stayed on after the transaction, and the McKeowns have added a few new faces, as well.

As was Bob Breslaeur, Dennis McKeown is the executive chef and he will be responsible for menu and recipe development, quality control and ordering, “including sourcing local and organic product,” Nancy McKeown said. The rest of the cooking staff includes Chef Devin Snider, who started at Firehouse Grill about seven months ago, and Chef Brian Payne, who has an extensive cooking and management background. Joining the crew is Chef Rollie Sakura, from Hawaii, who also has an impressive cooking background and will be “lending his culinary techniques, fresh flavors and beautiful presentations to the food,” Nancy McKeown said.

“We look forward to great things from this amazing team,” she added.

They also are in the process of redecorating the restaurant, and expanding on its firehouse history. The building was the original home of the Seaside Volunteer Fire Department when it was established in 1904. They started painting about two weeks ago, to add a splash of color to the previously all-white walls. The owners also are working with the fire department to get some pictures of past and present events and firefighting items and memorabilia to display, Nancy McKeown said.

“We wish to commemorate the history of our volunteers from then until now,” the release states. “All past and present volunteers and (Emergency Medical Technicians) will receive a 10 percent discount when dining with us at Firehouse Grill.”

The hours will stay mostly the same for now, with a focus on breakfast and lunch. The restaurant is open from 8 a.m. to 3 p.m. Thursdays through Mondays – except Sundays, when the restaurant closes at 2 p.m. and closed Tuesdays and Wednesdays. The McKeowns plan for the Firehouse Grill to eventually serve dinner.

For more information, call (503) 717-5502 or visit www.firehousegrillseaside.net/.