A new sports bar and pub is preparing to open its doors in St. Pete. It\u2019s called Jackson\u2019s St. Pete, and when it opens at 1700 34th St S., it will bring back the kind of comfortable neighborhood pub that co-owner Dan Soronen says the area has been missing.<\/p>\n
The restaurateur, who previously owned a similar concept not far away, told What Now on Tuesday that part of the appeal of the project was bringing a more elevated, chef-driven approach to the table.<\/p>\n
\u201cWe don\u2019t have this kind of atmosphere on the south side of St. Pete right now,\u201d said Soronen. \u201cIt\u2019s going to have a warm, pub feel with a decent number of TVs and mostly booth seating. We were excited to get the chance to open that kind of neighborhood pub, and we thought, rather than just doing sandwiches and pizza, let\u2019s do something chef-driven.\u201d<\/p>\n
The space, which previously served as an event venue, was already outfitted with a kitchen, but one which had never been used. The team at Jackson plans to warm up the kitchen space with a streamlined menu that will, at first, feature 5-6 entrees and 3-4 salads.<\/p>\n
\u201cAnd we\u2019ll be going heavy on the specials,\u201d Soronen says. \u201cWith two to three specials a night, until we get the full menu really figured out.\u201d<\/p>\n
And so, future guests can expect seating for about 120, with a cozy public-house feel, and a well-crafted menu headed up by a chef-led kitchen.<\/p>\n
\u201cIt\u2019s going to be a fun, comfortable spot, where you can have a great dinner while watching the game. It\u2019ll be great for date night, too.\u201d<\/p>\n
Jackson\u2019s St. Pete\u2019s social media presence should be launching soon, so keep your eyes peeled!<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"A new sports bar and pub is preparing to open its doors in St. Pete. It\u2019s called Jackson\u2019s…\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":225048,"comment_status":"","ping_status":"","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[13],"tags":[202,204,203,199,201,200],"class_list":["post-225047","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","category-st-petersburg","tag-st-pete","tag-st-pete-headlines","tag-st-pete-news","tag-st-petersburg","tag-st-petersburg-headlines","tag-st-petersburg-news"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-fl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/225047","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-fl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-fl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-fl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-fl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=225047"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-fl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/225047\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-fl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/225048"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-fl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=225047"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-fl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=225047"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-fl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=225047"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}