Mikata Buffet is renovating the closed Red Lobster in Baymeadows now that the city issued a permit Jan. 24 for the conversion at 8720 Baymeadows Road.
The Rose Group LLC of Jacksonville is the contractor for the $282,606 project to renovate the 7,496-square-foot restaurant.
It also is reviewing a demolition permit of $10,000 to remove some of the existing finishes.