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'''Rube Burrow's Food and Spirits''' was a bar and restaurant opened in the early 1980s at 1005 [[20th Street South]] in the heart of [[5 Points South]] | '''Rube Burrow's Food and Spirits''' was a bar and restaurant in [[Five Points South]]. It was named after the 19th Century train robber [[Rube Burrow]] and featured decor of Burrow's antics. | ||
It opened in the early 1980s at 1005 [[20th Street South]] in the heart of [[5 Points South]]. It moved from its original space into a larger one next door when [[Pickwick Plaza|Pickwick Place]] opened in [[1987]]. The manager was [[Michael Windham]]. The restaurant closed in late [[1996]]. | |||
Rube Burrows' menu included nachos, blackened chicken fingers, fried mushrooms and potato skins appetizers. The "Magic City Salad" was served in a fried flour torilla shell. | |||
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years=1980s - [[1996]] | | years=1980s - [[1996]] | | ||
after=[[Nirus]] | after=[[Nirus]] | ||
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==External links== | ==External links== | ||
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==References== | ==References== | ||
* Levinson, Julie (November 12, 1985) "[http://contentdm.mhsl.uab.edu/cdm/compoundobject/collection/UABPUB/id/14043/show/14041/rec/194 Pickwick Place at Five Points South hated, loved]" ''Kaleidoscope''. Vol. 24, No. 19, p. 1 | |||
* Harvey, Fletcher (November 1, 1996) "Dining at Rube Burrows offers hit-and-miss for patrons." ''Birmingham News'' | * Harvey, Fletcher (November 1, 1996) "Dining at Rube Burrows offers hit-and-miss for patrons." ''Birmingham News'' | ||
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[[Category:20th Street South]] | [[Category:20th Street South]] | ||
[[Category:Pickwick Plaza]] | [[Category:Pickwick Plaza]] | ||
[[Category:1980s establishments]] | |||
[[Category:1996 disestablishments]] | [[Category:1996 disestablishments]] | ||
Latest revision as of 13:45, 5 January 2018
Rube Burrow's Food and Spirits was a bar and restaurant in Five Points South. It was named after the 19th Century train robber Rube Burrow and featured decor of Burrow's antics.
It opened in the early 1980s at 1005 20th Street South in the heart of 5 Points South. It moved from its original space into a larger one next door when Pickwick Place opened in 1987. The manager was Michael Windham. The restaurant closed in late 1996.
Rube Burrows' menu included nachos, blackened chicken fingers, fried mushrooms and potato skins appetizers. The "Magic City Salad" was served in a fried flour torilla shell.
| Preceded by: The Outrigger |
1005 20th Street South 1980s - 1996 |
Succeeded by: Nirus |
External links
References
- Levinson, Julie (November 12, 1985) "Pickwick Place at Five Points South hated, loved" Kaleidoscope. Vol. 24, No. 19, p. 1
- Harvey, Fletcher (November 1, 1996) "Dining at Rube Burrows offers hit-and-miss for patrons." Birmingham News