Just for Fun2023-10-04T15:09:06-04:00

Just for Fun

Fun Things To Knowโ€ฆ

  • Sloppy Joeโ€™s is listed on the National Register of Historic Places
  • The Sloppy Rita was named “Best Margarita” in Florida by reader of Florida Monthly Magazine.
  • Two Cuban National Record fish hang in the bar โ€“ one is a Marlin which is 569 lbs. caught by author Phil Caputo, and the second is a Dolphin which is 67.5 lbs. caught by the Sloppy Joeโ€™s Fishing Team in 1998.
  • A second huge Marlin hangs on the picture wall.
  • The picture wall inside Sloppy Joeโ€™s features photos of Hemingway throughout his life.
  • The winners of Sloppy Joeโ€™s Hemingway Look-Alike Contests fill another picture wall at the Satellite Bar.
  • The airplane propeller, which hangs over the Main Bar, was from one of the first PAN AM flights between Key West and Havana.
  • March 15, 2008 Kenny Chesney first performed at Sloppy Joeโ€™s for 4 hours and 20 minutes. Chesney’s second unannounced show was March 14, 2009 taking the stage for 2 hours and 30 minutes. His third performance โ€œKenny in The Keysโ€ show was March 16, 2016, performing 3 hours and 15 minutes, Eric Church and Old Dominion’s Matthew Ramsey joined Kenny on stage.
  • Billy Currington and his band performed a 90 minute show at Sloppy Joeโ€™s December 5, 2009.

Trivia

Sloppy Joeโ€™s, originally named the โ€œBlind Pig,โ€ opened in what year?2022-09-15T17:01:03-04:00

1933

How long has Sloppy Joeโ€™s been located at Duval and Greene Streets?2022-09-15T17:01:43-04:00

Since 1937.

Who suggested to Josie Russell (original owner) that he rename his shabby bar Sloppy Joeโ€™s?2022-09-15T17:02:12-04:00

Ernest Hemingway

What was the name of the 300-pound hearty bartender at Sloppy Joeโ€™s in the โ€™30s?2022-12-08T06:26:04-05:00

โ€œBigโ€ Skinner

What era was ending when Sloppy Joeโ€™s opened?2022-09-15T17:03:19-04:00

Prohibition

Inside Sloppy Joeโ€™s bar hangs a Cuban record Marlin caught by journalist and author Phil Caputo. How much does it weigh?2022-09-15T17:03:42-04:00

569 pounds.

Ernest Hemingway was born July 21, 1899. Each year around the authors birthday Sloppy Joeโ€™s hold what event?2022-09-15T17:04:04-04:00

The Annual Hemingway Look-Alike contest.

True or False. Sloppy Joeโ€™s has a menu with quality, reasonably priced food.2022-09-15T17:04:24-04:00

True.

True or False. Sloppy Joeโ€™s has live entertainment.2022-09-15T17:04:48-04:00

True. Live entertainment 365 days a year, from Noon to 2:00am each day.

What event does Sloppy Joeโ€™s hold each October during Fantasy Fest?2022-09-15T17:05:20-04:00

Sloppy Joeโ€™s Annual Toga Party

What event does Sloppy Joeโ€™s host each New Yearโ€™s Eve?2022-09-15T17:05:40-04:00

Sloppy Joeโ€™s Annual Dropping of the Conch Shell

News

Fun Fact

The beginning of U.S. 1 in March 1951; U.S. 1 has since been extended to the Monroe County Courthouse in downtown Key West.

Just For Fun

This photo was sent in by a customer seeking the Coconga Cocktail which used to be featured on the outside of Sloppy Joeโ€™s in the early 60s.

Sloppy Joes, Key West, FL

It was September 8, 1978 when late Sidney Snelgrove and the late Jim Mayer became owners of the world-famous watering hole โ€œSloppy Joe's Bar.โ€

Fishing Team

The Sloppy Joeโ€™s Fishing Team followed Ernest Hemingwayโ€™s tradition by going to Cuba and bringing back THE BIG ONE โ€“ a Cuban National Record Dolphin at 67.5 pounds!

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