Big News From JR’s Old Packinghouse Café in Sarasota

Due to popular demand, JR’s Old Packinghouse Café is now open on Sundays with a relaxed Funday menu.

The new Sunday menu offers some of OPC’s favorites like their award-winning wings, BBQ Pork sandwiches, pork nachos, and an awesome Miami Pork Philly. Enjoy the new juicy Smash burger served single, double, or triple topped with American with fries and coleslaw just to name a few. Now open Sunday’s from noon to 6pm, featuring Live Music from 1-4pm.

The menu also offers fried queso chicken sandwich with fries and slaw, shrimp po boy with fries and slaw, fresh roast pork loin, mojo spiced, gently shredded, and served with grilled onions, black beans, rice, and garlic toast. The award-winning Cuban sandwich and a Fisherman’s platter with fried basa, fried shrimp, and fried clam strips served with fries and coleslaw.

From JR’s Website- JR’s Old Packinghouse Cafe got its roots in 1999 serving great food to the locals with reasonable prices and soon a great following ensued. Then came the live music and there was no looking back.

Located in East Sarasota, JR’s Old Packinghouse has survived a major fire, an international pandemic and we owe it all to our family followers…the patrons who come back week after week for the coldest beer, full bar and best value in tasty burgers, scrumptious Cuban food, and informal gathering. You have our commitment to continue the timeless commitment to quality, outstanding service, and a friendly atmosphere.

We welcome you, your friends and family to see what all the fuss is about. The Old Packinghouse Café follows the old tradition of passing the hat to help support local musicians. In the spirit of the age-old street performers, our musicians appreciate any support you can offer. So when the hat comes by and you are enjoying the music help them out! In so doing, the Old Packinghouse can continue to keep the food & drink prices down for our most valued customer, you This is not your local fast food “restaurant.’

JR’S Old Packinghouse Café is located at 987 South Packinghouse Rd. in Sarasota.
941-371-9358

Photo from JR’S Website