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Yahoo
18-03-2025
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McGuire's Irish Pub opens in Panama City Beach
BAY COUNTY, Fla. (WMBB) – Panama City Beach residents have been anxious for McGuire's Irish Pub to open the new Front Beach Road location. But the wait ended on Monday. The restaurant can seat more than 500 people and there wasn't an empty seat in the restaurant. The restaurant will feature live Irish music seven days a week. The menu highlights Irish delicacies. 'Everybody's coming for the Irish fair for sure. So we sell it. It's on and for me, it's cabbage. And then, of course, we had cut our own steaks here every day. Very popular. So we sell tons of revised filets and New York strips,' McGuire's Irish Pub General Manager Jeremy Merrill said. McGuire's is located in the old Boar's Head restaurant. The building itself was heavily damaged by Hurricane Michael. Construction began a year ago. McGuire's founder, Martin McGuire, helped design the interior of the restaurant, resembling the two other locations in Pensacola and Destin. 'McGuire handpicked all the artwork that's on the wall. If you take the placement of all the pictures, all the decorations, all the fun things inside,' Merrill said. Customers are excited to have a Panama City beach location. 'We're just enjoying the fun here at McGuire's. It's so exciting that this place is opening up,' McGuire's Irish Pub customer Mia Hakenpwert said. The restaurant includes a brewery where McGuire's makes beer. It's also the source of one of the house favorites called the 'Irish Wake.' 'We say it comes in a dirty old mason jar from the cemetery. It's got a picture of a leprechaun passed out on the front of it. It's called an Irish wake. It's an IPA with orange juice, you know, which is rum-based. And I'm sure going to sell a lot of those today,' Merrill said. McGuire's will be open until 2 a.m. tonight with live music and entertainment. The restaurant is creating more than 300 new jobs. Copyright 2025 Nexstar Media, Inc. All rights reserved. This material may not be published, broadcast, rewritten, or redistributed.
Yahoo
22-02-2025
- Business
- Yahoo
McGuire's Irish Pub Opening in Panama City Beach
PANAMA CITY BEACH, Fla. (WMBB) – You should be able to experience the luck of the Irish this Saint Patrick's Day. McGuire's Irish Pub Panama City Beach is hoping to hold a grand opening on March 17th. Construction of the Front Beach Road pub began nearly a year ago. The restaurant will seat more than 500 people. McGuire's specializes in steaks, Irish fare sandwiches, and a huge variety of burgers. Customers can also enjoy the brewery and wine room, and live Irish music seven days a week with musicians flown in from all over the U.S., Ireland, and Portugal. Old Mexico Restaurant catches fire in Panama City Officials say it has the same decor and atmosphere as the McGuire's restaurants in Destin and Pensacola. 'The one in Pensacola has been there for 45 years. The one in Destin has been there 28 years. And hopefully, this will be there just as long. We're known for our service we're known for employees that really care about the job. So all come down and enjoy our food and our service. I think you'll have a good time,' McGuire's Irish Pub owner & partner Billy Martin said. The building was originally built in the 1970s to house the boar's head restaurant. It's been vacant since 2018 when it was heavily damaged by Hurricane Michael. If you'd like a job at McGuire's, just stop by the new location. Copyright 2025 Nexstar Media, Inc. All rights reserved. This material may not be published, broadcast, rewritten, or redistributed.
