It may be tempting to guage a guide by it’s cowl when deciding to pop right into a new restaurant for the primary time. However these 9 Pensacola eateries are difficult the stereotypes of a restaurant needing to hold a sure aesthetic to be scrumptious, since all of them serve lunch and dinner proper out of their grocery shops.
Here’s a record compromised of each Pensacola staples and the places you have probably driven by a thousand times with out understanding it doubles up as a grocery retailer and a lunch or dinner spot.
1.) Bien Dong Oriental Market, 3510 Cell Freeway
Specialties: Pho noodle bowls, banh mi sandwiches, bubble tea
Restaurant hours: 8 a.m. to six p.m. on Monday and Tuesday, 8 a.m. to 4 p.m. on Wednesday, 8 a.m. to six p.m. on Thursday by way of Saturday, and eight a.m. to five p.m. on Sunday.
It’s simple to get wrapped up on this retailer, which serves as a serious provider for native Asian eating places in search of staples in bulk equivalent to candy chili sauces, udon noodles, dried shitake mushrooms and contemporary ginger. Along with the in depth provide of oriental items, there’s additionally a full-service restaurant tucked away on the facet serving conventional Vietnamese dishes made with the market’s freshest components. The meat pho stays a favourite and goes for about $10, as its spice stage stays minimal sufficient for anybody to get pleasure from. The menu additionally caters to these in search of a grab-and-go possibility on the lighter facet, just like the banh mi sandwiches for $5. The roasted pork sandwiches are additionally a neighborhood favourite, however be sure to come back by on a weekend as they’re solely supplied Friday by way of Sunday.
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2.) Shoreline Foods, 1180 W. Predominant St.
Specialties: Tri-tip Steak sandwich, Rueben, gyro
Restaurant hours: 10 a.m. to six p.m. day by day
This worldwide market and deli has been a Pensacola staple since 1978, so retailer staff would argue in the event you haven’t heard of it by now, you’re probably not from Pensacola. The store prides itself on its piled-high deli sandwiches the place the meat is sliced contemporary day by day and loaded on a thick sub roll. There isn’t one factor on the menu that isn’t a best-seller, staff say, however the scorching deli sandwiches priced at a humble $7.99 are largely what preserve the road out the door. Although the spot is extra of a grab-and-go possibility than a dine-in spot, you may browse the market whilst you wait to snag a deal, like a container of chili powder for $1.50 or a purchase one, get one free sale on Kalamata olives.
3.) Taco Mex Taqueria/ La Mexicana Grocery Retailer, 9101 Pensacola Blvd.
Specialties: Tortas, avenue tacos, fried tilapia
Restaurant hours: 10 a.m. to six p.m. on Sunday, 11 a.m. to eight p.m. on Monday by way of Thursday, 10 a.m. to eight p.m. on Friday and Saturday.
Servicing prospects with a full-scale dine-in restaurant whereas additionally sustaining a neighboring Mexican grocery store makes for a one-stop store for genuine Mexican meals. The Taco Mex menu boasts all kinds of their menu, from fast eats like avenue tacos and tamales, to full lunch and dinner plates. The tacos stay true to custom, topped with onions and cilantro, and served with radishes on the facet, and the entire menu descriptions written in Spanish. All the pieces, right down to the graceful complimentary salsa, is made contemporary. The grocery store was moved into a bigger location two years in the past and gives all kinds of Mexican pastries and freshly baked breads, frozen tamales, contemporary produce and even residence items to recreate the expertise at residence.
4.) Joe Patti’s Seafood Market, 524 S. B St.
Specialties: Joe Patti’s Seafood Gumbo with Andouille Sausage, Boar’s Head New England Clam Chowder, freshly-baked bread bowls
Restaurant hours: 9 a.m. to six p.m. day by day
In case you’re in search of a fast lunch starring among the freshest seafood on the town, a bowl of selfmade seafood gumbo is at all times only a ladle away at Joe Patti’s. Joe Patti’s staff begin each morning whipping up a batch of gumbo for the day, utilizing fish and shrimp contemporary off the boat, andouille sausage, okra, spices and herbs. They might even allow you to style a pattern with a chunk of bread to soak it up. The soups can be found in 4 completely different sizes, an 8-ounce small for $3.15, a 16-ounce medium for $6.15, a 32-ounce giant for $12.25 or a gallon for $48.99. Freshly baked bread bowls are additionally out there day by day, beginning at $1.49, and are available in assorted flavors, equivalent to sourdough and rosemary swiss.
5.) Taste of Jerusalem & More, 2805 W. Cervantes St.
Specialties: Kababs, shawarmas, selfmade dipping sauces
Restaurant hours: 8 a.m. to 2 a.m.
This go-to supply for genuine Israeli and Palestinian meals additionally gives a full-service, dine-in restaurant with late-night hours. The start line of the meal comes with contemporary bread and complimentary selfmade dipping sauces whereas ready for the meal. The restaurant gives quite a lot of small plates, equivalent to falafel beginning at $4.99, stuffed grape leaves beginning at $6.99 and fattoush salad beginning at $7.99. A few of genuine entrees out there are the Jerusalem Fashion Half Hen for $13.99, beef or hen shawarma platter for $12.99, or the blended grill for $19.99 that comes with a mix of shish kebab, kofta kebab, hen kebab, two falafel, rice and two sides. The grocery portion of the house additionally boasts a big number of hard-to-find gadgets, equivalent to curry and shawarma seasonings, grape leaves, and Center Jap treats like Turkish delight.
6.) Tony’s Asian Market, 3039 E. Olive Highway
Specialties: Sushi rolls, sashimi, nigiri
Restaurant hours: 9 a.m. to 7 p.m. day by day
This worldwide grocer has quite a lot of Asian sauces, snacks and drinks that fill its aisles, along with a full sushi bar. Lots of the rolls are priced at about $5. The choices for the freshly made rolls begin with the traditional California roll for $4.99 and vary into extra concerned rolls, just like the Miami Maki with shrimp, avocado, crabstick inside, and smoked salmon and contemporary salmon for $8.99. Packages of sashimi are additionally out there, with a 12-piece possibility for $13.99 and deluxe 20-piece possibility for $21.99.
7.) La Union, 701 N. Navy Blvd., Unit 6
Specialties: Plantains, arepas, carne asada
Restaurant hours: 9 a.m. to five p.m.
This small retailer and restaurant is the place to go in case you are in search of homestyle Latin meals. The restaurant acknowledges that the surface can be simple to overlook, however notes what it lacks in measurement, it makes up for in taste. The menu states that the meals carries a “grand taste that expands past our small sitting space.” On the menu, you could find ripe plantains that comes as a facet and a contemporary baked arepa filled with hen or pork and sautéed with onions for $5. On weekends, you too can discover empanadas on the menu, full of meat, potatoes and greens for $2.
8.) Saigon Oriental Market and Deli, 604 N. Tempo Blvd.
Specialties: Pho noodle soup, vermicelli noodle, boba tea, Vietnamese iced espresso
Restaurant hours: 9:00 a.m. to six:30 p.m. on Monday by way of Saturday, 9 a.m. to 4:30 p.m. on Sunday
Along with the abundance of contemporary meats and produce at your disposal within the grocery portion of the house, equivalent to contemporary Chinese language broccoli and bok choy, there’s additionally a whole eating room built-in. The restaurant portion advertises among the greatest bubble tea costs on the town, beginning at $2.99, together with quite a lot of appetizers, noodle soups, sandwiches and drinks. The traditional Saigon Pho is without doubt one of the market’s namesake dishes, made with sliced uncommon steak, braised beef chuck and beef meatballs served with bean sprouts, basil, lime and jalapeno for $10.99. Different signature staples embody the Saigon rice, made with grilled pork chops, pork pores and skin, steamed egg and pork meatloaf for $7.99. In case you’re in search of one thing lighter, the traditional Vietnamese sandwiches, such because the banh mi, are solely $4.99 every.
9.) Four Winds Fine Foods Market, 6895 N. Ninth Ave., Suite F
Specialties: Gyro, smoked turkey salad, Italian sub
Restaurant hours: 9:30 a.m. to eight p.m. on Monday by way of Friday, 9:30 a.m. to 7 p.m. on Saturday, and midday to five p.m. on Sunday
One other Pensacola staple since 1981, this specialty grocer gives worldwide meals, beer, wine and fine quality imported and home merchandise. The deli portion of the market takes deli sandwiches to the subsequent stage, serving them on quite a lot of contemporary baked breads and completed with specialty cheeses and spreads. The most effective promoting sandwich being the gyro, made with a warmed pita, hummus, tabbouleh, and a signature beef and lamb mixture of meats all topped off with tzatziki sauce. The store additionally gives a day by day lunch particular for $11.99 together with the sandwich of the day, canned Coke product and a bag of Deep River chips. The store additionally has a plethora of worldwide desserts to high all of it off, equivalent to baklava, desserts, cheesecakes, Danishes, macarons, pies and tarts. Whereas ready for his or her orders, prospects can browse the store’s array of espresso beans, olives, salads, candies, ready meals and spreads and specialty cheeses that mirror flavors from all around the globe.
