Its building was constructed in 1926 for the Fellsmere Estates Corp. and was at one time home to the Florida Crystal Sugar Co. Mother-daughter team Fran and Susan Adams opened the restaurant in 2002.

Dollar bills on the walls, gators on the menu, sunsets in your face — here are 16 Old Florida-style restaurants worth the road trip.

Gator Joe's Beach Bar & Grill is an Old Florida classic with a waterfront view J.R.’s Old Packinghouse Cafe | Sarasota Details: 987 S. Packinghouse Road, Sarasota; 941-371-9358; packinghousecafe.com ...

Gator Joe's Beach Bar & Grill is an Old Florida classic with a waterfront view J.R.’s Old Packinghouse Cafe | Sarasota Details: 987 S. Packinghouse Road, Sarasota; 941-371-9358; packinghousecafe.com ...