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Show Transcript HAPPEN AGAIN. OKEECHOBEE STEAK HOUSE, WERE GIN VETHE STAFF THE OPTION TO WEAR MASKS OR NOT. OBVIOUSLY, THE GUESTS AT THIS TIME, IT S NOT MANDATORY. TO COME IN OUR BILLS. The Reporter: BUT DEALING WITH THE NEWUR SGE IN COVID CASES IS A BIG DEAL. NOT ONLY FOR OKEECHOBEE STEAKHOUSE OWNER, RALPH LEWIS, BUT FOR ALL RESTAURANT OWNS.ER THE PROBABILITY OF US GETTING SHUT DOWN AGAIN, THAT WOULD DEVASTATE THE RESTAURANT INDUSTRY. > LEWIS SAYS THERE S DNGOI ALL THEY CAN TO STAY SAFE AND REASSURE CUSTOMERS, MOST OF WHOM SHEAYS DON T WANT TO WEAR MAS MASKS. WE DEFOG AT NIGHT, SANITIZE, WE HAVE THE ULTRAVIOLENT LIGHT SYSTEMS IN OUR BUSINESS, SEAM AS THE HOSPITALS USE. The Reporter: MARTIN LUTHER KING DONALDSON JUST PUT A MANDATORY MASK POLICYN I PLACE FOR ALL STAFF AND CUSTOMERS. AND
Every city has a legendary restaurant that everyone knows and recommends to visiting family, friends and strangers alike.
When it comes to iconic restaurants, Florida has plenty, including several open for more than a century, including Tampa s original Columbia Restaurant and Miami Beach s Joe s Stone Crab.
While some are special-occasion restaurants, others are everyday favorites.
Here s our list of some of Florida s most enduring (and endearing) restaurants, presented in alphabetical order, from USA TODAY Network contributors from across the state.
Billy s Tap Room & Grill, Ormond Beach
58 East Granada Boulevard, Ormond Beach, 386-672-1910, www.billystaproomormondbeach.com
Billy s Tap Room and Grill s founding date is noted proudly noted on the blue awning above its front door: est. 1922. The first version of the bar/restaurant/banquet hall was down the street at the old Ormond Hotel, which used to be part of Henry Flagler s empire, but it moved to its current ho