The Brief Pacific Rim restaurant on Hillview Street in Sarasota caught fire over the weekend. A fire heavily damaged Pacific Rim, a staple Sarasota restaurant on Hillview Street, leaving its owners determined to rebuild after nearly 30 years in business. Fire at Sarasota restaurantWhat we know:Pacific Rim restaurant owner Veth Senenoi left the family business on Hillview Street around 9:45 p.m. Saturday. Pacific Rim owner Veth Senenoi surveys extensive fire, smoke, and structural damage inside his dining room after an early morning blaze on Hillview Street in Sarasota. Fans and drying equipment sit inside the smoke-damaged interior of Pacific Rim on Hillview Street as clean-up efforts begin following a weekend fire.