Bubba Gump in Harborplace

Hey Phil, make room for Bubba. This from Richard Gorelick of The Sun:

That didn't take long. The anchor restaurant space in Harborplace's Light Street Pavilion that for 31 years was home to Phillips has a new tenant. Bubba Gump Shrimp Co., "the first restaurant group based on a motion picture," will occupy the space previously occupied by Phillips Seafood Restaurant and Phillips Express.

It's the first in Maryland and the Chesapeake region, though Gorelick points out that they almost got here as early as 1998. Next question: will Bubba Gump be getting their shrimp from Thailand?