Spanky's Speakeasy — Restaurant in Florida

This is going to be my longest review, but I had to do it because I've been telling the story so long I figured I had to make it public.

When I first moved to Florida roughly a decade ago, I was at the World Famous Swamp Buggy Races and there was a guy named Rick there with a smoker on a trailer the size of a mail truck. The pig he was roasting inside of it was the size of a Manatee and he was offering pulled pork sandwiches to everyone. At the time, I wasn't a fan of pulled pork so I did not take him up on his offer. After lots of alcohol and nowhere to get food, I asked for some. By that time, he had run out of buns and filled up a red solo cup. Being a huge fan of a proper bread to meet ratio on a sandwich, I was very disappointed with the no bun situation. That is, until I took my first sip/chug. Words can't describe it so I won't bother. I must have had seven or more cupfuls. Absolutely amazing. So much so, that I became a junkie eating pulled pork everywhere I went chasing the dragon of that first time at Swamp Buggy Races.

After at least a few (3?) years of hunting - I found it. Spanky's Speakeasy. Better, even. Mayby I think this one is better because I can't remember how good the first one was or maybe the first one was so good because I was so drunk. Either way, this one comes with a bun which I'm a big fan of. It's so similar in flavor and texture to rick's, I could have sworn it was him cooking. anytime someone says they like pork I bring them to spanky speakeasy and I can't drive by without stopping in for one and if I don't stop in I think about it for days afterwards.

Fast forward even more time. It's been at least five or six years since I've had Rick's pulled pork at Swamp Buggy races. I'm at the Swamp Buggy races. Rick is there. I tell him the entire story above but as soon as I get to spanky's speakeasy part, he stops me dead in my tracks and tells me to hold that thought. He runs over to his wife and stops her from the story she's telling and he walks her back to me and tells me to tell her exactly what I just told him. When I do, she has a look of shock on her face and I am in the dark. I ask them what's going on and, in shock, they tell me that Rick learned how to make pulled pork from the original owner of spanky's speakeasy over 30 years prior!!

I found the recipe through years of taste testing. Come try the pork is what I'm trying to say. 😎

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I’ve past Spanky’s hundreds of times but never stopped. It was brought to my attention after someone on the local Facebook page posted request for best salad bar in Naples. Spanky’s kept coming up so I now had to try it. I can say I was not disappointed one bit.

I grabbed my google review partner (my mother in law) and two of her friends and off we went. I figured who better to review a restaurant than three senior citizen women. LOL

We arrived for the early bird but Spanky’s is much more than that. They had a nice variety of steaks, chicken, seafood and pork and lamb chops too. The appetizer list was plentiful as well. I came for the salad bar and was not disappointed. Two types of lettuce, cukes, carrots, peppers, onions, mushrooms, bean salad, cole slaw, and much much more. Soup was included on the salad bar along with these delicious thin breadsticks. I was personally pleased to find my favorite salad bar item, bacon bits. The ranch dressing was good and I had to go back for seconds.

Three of us ordered the Prime Rib early bird and one ordered the shrimp platter. For the shrimp, you had a choice of fried or grilled. Each meal came with choice of baked or sweet potato and mixed veggies. The prime rib was an 8oz cut and plenty for me as I filled up on salad. My three guest all completely enjoyed their meal. I can not forget the service as our waitress Sarah was excellent.

The ambiance inside is unique and definitely worth stopping just to see it. We did not stop in the bar, but it too was cozy and very welcoming. It had a local bar feeling and I will need to go back and check it out.

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10/28 I begged my husband to eat out at spanky's speak easy, Im 6 months pregnant and we are on a strict budget, but I loved the food here. My husbands family has been eating here for years and my family has too, we placed our order 12 traditional wings hot, and a burger, cheese, ketchup, mustard, onion. I was there when my husband place the order over the phone I heard exactly what we order, when we get there im overjoyed. I wait in the car due to swollen feet due to my edema, my husban comes out with no food. The manager, owner i dont know who this man was, but they handed my husband the wrong order. They gave him 2 burgers of some sort and a salad and drinks, (we did not order drinks). He had to talk to 3 different people before the manager/owner told him "I know what you ordered, I took the order" My husband politely explained the food was not ours. The manager/owner said "Who is going to pay for this, then refused to give us the right food. I dont know if he was trying to make us pay food that was not picked up or what??? But I am heartbroken and disgusted by the way me and my husband were treated, i will make sure my family never eats here again and i will let everyone with ears know how badly we...