Have you ever wanted to buy your neighborhood hangout?

Hospitality industry veteran Mark Ostrowski is making that happen. A resident of San Jose’s close-knit Naglee Park neighborhood for three years, he is the new owner of the Naglee Park Garage, the quirky favorite housed in a former garage at 11th and San Carlos streets.

The restaurant closed in May after a 12-year run that even drew national attention, courtesy of Food Network star Guy Fieri’s “Diners, Drive-Ins and Dives.”

“I’d always had my eye on it,” said Ostrowski, the former beverage director at Levi’s Stadium whose restaurant résumé includes the Farmers Union in San Jose, Anchor & Hope in San Francisco and Corners Tavern in Walnut Creek. “It’s a local hot spot that people love. We don’t want to tarnish that legacy. We want to re-create an environment that the neighborhood will embrace again.”

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That means doing “what customers loved” — and then some. He envisions offering a seasonal menu with “very creative, approachable twists,” including European and global influences. Think mussels, prawns — “and of course we’re going to have a great burger.”

As a front-of-house guy, Ostrowski believes an “amazing guest experience” is paramount. And he doesn’t plan to rush the menu planning, renovations or the reopening. “We want to do it right.”

Look for the Naglee Park Garage to be back in business in early 2018.