STATEN ISLAND, N.Y. — Ask Peter Botros how many restaurants he owns and he’ll shoot back, “You mean ones in existence or ones underway?” Then to really muddy the waters, he throws into the discussion the six or eight imminent “ghost kitchen” openings.

Welcome to Peter Botros’ restaurant realm, quirky storefronts and odd-ball spaces that become infinite canvases. With partners, they offer fantastical food and beverage possibilities, as per the voracious appetite of a 37-year old Port Richmond High School grad putting his Fairleigh Dickinson entrepreneurial degrees to work.