A mere 50 ft from its earlier location, Double Roads in Jupiter lastly opened its doorways to prospects previous and new in late January after going darkish for nearly two years. Proprietor Vince Flora shut down the long-standing native music lovers’ hang-out in 2021 as a result of a mixture of points, from COVID to noise ordinances to an absence of enough parking. And the bar’s regulars weren’t completely happy. “There was a lot outcry on the town over our closing, so when somebody approached us a few yr after we closed about reopening, we determined we might do it once more,” says Flora.
Flora landed not removed from the unique location, snatching up the previous Outback Steakhouse web site when the restaurant shut down. And with much more area than its earlier location—
7,000 sq. ft to be actual—plus nice acoustics and many of parking, Flora was capable of develop on the dwell music restaurant idea and make Double Roads each larger and higher than earlier than.
Double Roads has a little bit of the whole lot: every day dwell music, a full-service restaurant, a file retailer with a vinyl stock of greater than 10,000, a music and memorabilia retailer, a pizzeria, and a membership-based speakeasy. “We took the whole lot out, pulled the nails out, and recycled wooden as a lot as attainable,” Flora says of reworking the area. “I used to be the lead carpenter and designer. That is mainly a fruits of all of the issues I at all times needed to do however didn’t have the room for beforehand.”
Music continues to be the principle beat at Double Roads, seven nights every week. Monday nights characteristic a Chicago blues jam session, and Tuesdays are dedicated to units by numerous native musicians. Wednesdays herald nation music and line dancing, and Thursdays are all about rock and blues. Dance music dominates weekends, with a 5:30 p.m. early present and a 9 p.m. (a lot louder) present. The restaurant additionally provides Sunday brunch, which after all comes with dwell music. And when the solar goes down on Sundays, a jazz jam takes over the scene, with native musicians inspired to affix in.
For individuals who know, it’s no shock that music is such a robust focus of the brand new Double Roads—in any case, that’s what Flora, a musician himself, constructed the unique enterprise on. Flora’s personal blues, rock, and R&B band, Massive Vince and the Phat Cats, performs the fourth Saturday of each month. Initially from New Jersey, Flora—who performs harmonica and guitar—toured with main artists for a few years and moved to South Florida again within the mid-Nineties. When he arrived within the space, he heard a few Jupiter seaside spot known as Double Roads the place youngsters surfed and partied round bonfires—and one thing about it struck him.
“I just love the historical past,” he says. “The title is iconic, so I integrated it into the marketing strategy I had for this restaurant venue that I’d been dreaming about my entire life.”
When he began planning the brand new incarnation, he determined to play up the meals extra, specializing in barbecue. “Our meals is South Florida–type barbecue, which implies we’re influenced by eachone,” he says. Different widespread menu objects are the Cuban egg rolls, hush puppies, and gumbo. (And, sure, the flame-broiled burgers are nonetheless on the menu.)
Whereas Flora operates the meals operations and band bookings, his spouse, Kelly, runs the again of the home and the beverage program. Double Roads has liquor partnerships with some high-profile of us: Tequila model Santo Fino Blanco, owned by rocker Sammy Hagar and Chef Man Fieri, sponsors the principle stage. And Bob Dylan’s whiskey model, Heaven’s Door, sponsors the hooked up speakeasy, a by-invitation-only non-public room with a killer craft cocktail program.
If all that wasn’t sufficient, Double Roads simply added an on-site pizzeria to the combination. “It’s a full vibe,” Flora says of Double Roads. “My philosophy is to present individuals a motive to remain. You may sit in a chair and benefit from the band, however there are additionally all these different issues you are able to do whilst you’re right here. Take a look at the file or the music retailer, browse the memorabilia, seize a slice of pizza or some barbecue, a beer, or a cocktail. It is a musical corridor for individuals who love music.”
To order a spot for nightly music, buy tickets prematurely at doubleroadsfl.com; walk-ins are welcome on a first-come, first-serve foundation.
