After touring the Naval Museum and climbing the lighthouse, we decided to try out McGuire's Irish Pub in Pensacola. McGuire's more than lived up to the high recommendations we had gotten from the RV park personnel. Expecting a "comfort food" pub, we were surprised to discover that the restaurant has been featured several times on The Food Channel and has won numerous rewards, including the best steak in Florida. Janice and I both had the filet, which was absolutely
incredible! As if the food wasn't enough, the ambiance is super cool! The restaurant was started by William and Molly McGuire in 1977. Molly wrote her name on the first dollar the restaurant made and stapled it to the wall. Since then, it has become a tradition for customers to follow suit. Take a look at the dollar bills in these pics:
Note all the dollar bills on the walls... and ceiling!
You have to remember that the restaurant covers a full square block! There are now officially in excess of $1 MILLION in dollar bills stapled to McGuire's walls and ceilings!! Do people try to lift a few every now and then? Yep. And there are several newspaper articles posted throughout the restaurant reporting the criminal prosecution of those individuals. McGuire's takes the tradition (and the one million dollars the tradition has generated) very seriously! Bottom line: If in Pensacola, you HAVE to dine at McGuire's!
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