SouthPortRawBar.com
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SouthPortRawBar.com - waterfront raw bar restaurant located in Fort Lauderdale
Description
It all started in the early 1970's when two New Yorkers came to town and stumbled upon this cute little beer and wine raw bar that at that time was owned by a man called Ted Twist. We will talk a little about Ted further along. The two chaps from New York, Carmine and Mickey, were in the printing business together and decided to move their families down to Florida and try there luck in the restaurant business. At that time Fort Lauderdale was still a very undeveloped little beach town. Who would have thought that it would become one of the most desirable places to live in Florida, not to mention the Country.
The little raw bar the boys purchased just happened to be on the water and had a few dock slips. The raw bar at that time was very small, just one room and kind of dark. I have heard some of the old timers tell me that Johnny Weismiller, the actor who played the best of the Tarzan characters and who used to live on Las Olas Boulevard, was a regular back then and that after a few beers he would let out his famous 'Tarzan Call' at the bar!
Southport would like to mention that Ted will be greatly missed by everyone here at the Raw Bar, he passed away June 2006. Our kindest condolenses to his family...
Languages
English
Contact
- Southport Raw Bar
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- Ft. Lauderdale Florida
- United States 33315
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- 9547648134
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