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| − | [[McGuire's Irish Pub]] is a popular Pensacola restaurant and local [[:Category:Landmarks|landmark]]. Founded by [[McGuire Martin|McGuire]] and [[Molly Martin]] in [[1977]], the restaurant was originally located in [[Town & Country Plaza]]. McGuire's moved to its current [[Gregory Street]] location in [[1982]]. It is known for its on-site brewery and patron traditions, like kissing a stuffed moosehead and stapling autographed dollar-bill "tips" to the ceiling. A second location has also opened in [[Destin]]. | + | [[McGuire's Irish Pub]] is a popular Pensacola restaurant and local [[:Category:Landmarks|landmark]]. Founded by [[McGuire Martin|McGuire]] and [[Molly Martin]] in [[1977]], the restaurant was originally located in [[Town & Country Plaza]]. McGuire's moved to its current [[Gregory Street]] location (Pensacola's [[1927 firehouse|original firehouse]] and later the [[Old Firehouse Drive-In]]) in [[1982]]. It is known for its on-site brewery and patron traditions, like kissing a stuffed moosehead and stapling autographed dollar-bill "tips" to the ceiling. A second location has also opened in [[Destin]]. |
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| − | McGuire's Pensacola location, at 600 East [[Gregory Street]], is located in a 1927 building which was originally a [[1927 firehouse|firehouse]] and later the [[Old Firehouse Drive-In]]. The 20,000 square foot building has 400 seats in various themed rooms such as the Pipers Den, Notre Dame Room, The Irish Links Room and the Ruprecht O'Tolf Wine Cellar.<ref name="site">[http://www.mcguiresirishpub.com/ McGuire's Irish Pub website]</ref> There is also a private dining room where the [[Irish Politicians Club]] meets.
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| − | A second location opened in [[Destin]] in [[1996]].
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| − | The McGuires have three children
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| − | ==Food and drink==
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| − | McGuire's offers steak and seafood along with [[Wikipedia:Irish cuisine|Irish cuisine]] and pub fare.
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| − | The restaurant was named Steak House of the Year by the National Beef Council in [[1998]]. McGuire's advertises its steaks as "Certified Angus corn-fed beef, never frozen and hand cut daily."<ref name="site" /> McGuire's menu also features more than 20 hamburgers, including the $100 "Grand Burger", made with [[Wikipedia:Filet mignon|filet mignon]] and served with caviar and champagne.<ref name="menu">[http://www.mcguiresirishpub.com/MenuPDFs/McGuires_Dinner-Green.pdf McGuire's Irish Pub menu]</ref>
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| − | McGuire's also operates its own [[Wikipedia:Brewery|brewery]], brewing five regular beers and one seasonal variety, as well as [[Wikipedia:Root beer|root beer]].<ref>[http://www.mcguiresirishpub.com/brewery.html McGuire's Irish Pub Brewery]</ref>
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| − | The restaurant has won numerous Florida Trend Magazine's Golden Spoon Awards and Wine Spectator Magazine Awards of Excellence.<ref name="site" />
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| − | McGuire's has a number of prominent traditions:
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| − | Stapled to the walls and ceilings of McGuire's Pensacola location are more than 750,000 one dollar bills. According the restaurant, when Molly McGuire received a dollar bill as her first tip, she tacked it up behind the bar for good luck. Other patrons "added to the collection" and it soon became a McGuire's tradition.
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| − | ===Kissing the moose===
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| − | First-time visitors and special guests are encouraged to kiss a large stuffed moose head mounted near the music stage.
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| − | ==Sponsorships==
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| − | Since [[1988]], McGuire's has sponsored the [[McGuire's Pipe Band]].
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| − | Each year, McGuire's sponsors the [[McGuire's St. Patrick's Day 5K Run]], which is billed as the largest prediction run in America.
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