I see they closed Dirty Ernie's in Ft. Lauderdale a couple of years ago. That's the end of an era for sure. The place for conch chowder and pulled pork sandwiches on bimini bread as well as tons of other good stuff. It was a genuine dive for the first half of its life. For many years they left the bullet holes in the mirror above the bar where some biker had shot it up. The original owner was a die hard anti-government libertarian and the walls were covered with "radical" slogans as well as a butt load of genuine Florida memorabilia. It was sold and the new owner tried to nice it up and make it more touristy which lost half the atmosphere but fortunately they kept the good food, then he sold it in 2017.

RIP Ernie's, another bit of old Florida lost.


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R Donuts closed in 1990. That was the topless donut shop on Federal Highway just a few blocks from Ernie's.


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