There’s a new kid in town.<\/p>\n
Well, to be more specific: It’s a new restaurant. In Florida.<\/p>\n
Swig <\/a>quietly opened a new restaurant in Cape Coral<\/a> May 4. The news didn’t stay quiet for long, and a steady stream of customers could be seen popping by the chain restaurant known for its “dirty sodas.”<\/p>\n \u27a4 Swig opens in Cape Coral, bringing more ‘dirty soda’ to SW Florida<\/a><\/p>\n What is Swig?<\/p>\n Swig <\/a>is a popular drive-thru drink chain that got its start in Utah, and is known for its “dirty sodas.”<\/p>\n Since the first restaurant opened in 2010, the company has expanded to 164 locations<\/a>, including 10 open or coming soon in Florida.<\/p>\n The menu <\/a>includes a variety of sodas already pre-mixed, revivers, refreshers, pretzel bites, cookies and hot chocolate.<\/p>\n You can also create your own <\/a>soda, refresher and reviver:<\/p>\n Soda: Create your own dirty soda with soda, flavors, fruits and creams<\/p>\n Refresher: Create your own with water, flavors, fruits and creams.<\/p>\n Reviver: Create your won with reviver energy, fruits and creams.<\/p>\n What is a dirty soda?<\/p>\n Dirty sodas typically start with soda. Then comes the “dirty” part. Throw in flavored syrups, fresh fruit, purees or even cream.<\/p>\n The possibilities are endless and limited only by your imagination and tastebuds.<\/p>\n Dirty soda became more mainstream in 2022 after going viral on TikTok<\/a>, according to eater.com.<\/p>\n An example of one of Swig’s pre-mixed dirty sodas is the Shark Attack<\/a>, which has Sprite, lemonade, blue raspberry and a gummy shark.<\/p>\n Or you can grab a Happy Camper<\/a>, with root beer, toasted marshmallow and half and half.<\/p>\n Does Swig sell food?<\/p>\n Swig offers pretzel bites and cookies.<\/p>\n What do dirty sodas have to do with Mormons?<\/p>\n When Swig first opened in 2010, its \u201cdirty soda\u201d became a popular alternative to coffee and alcohol <\/a>in the Mormon community, whose members traditionally avoided those beverages.<\/a><\/p>\n In 2012, the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints released an official statement stating caffeinated soda is allowed.<\/a><\/p>\n How many Swig restaurants are there in Florida?<\/p>\n Swig opened its first Florida restaurant in Clermont in 2024. Since then, the company’s website shows seven Florida locations.<\/p>\n Current Florida locations<\/a> are:<\/p>\n Three new locations will be opening soon:<\/a><\/p>\n Contributing: Robyn George, Fort Myers News-Press, Naples Daily News<\/p>\n Cheryl McCloud is a journalist for the USA TODAY Network-Florida’s service journalism Connect team. You can get all of Florida\u2019s best content directly in your inbox each weekday day by signing up for the free newsletter, Florida TODAY, at https:\/\/naplesnews.com\/newsletters.<\/a><\/p>\n