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More than 1,000 mojitos were served across Doc Ford’s Rum Bar & Grille locations during the restaurant’s National Mojito Day celebration, which also awarded four guests $250 gift cards through a weeklong lime jellybean guessing contest. Guests who ordered a mojito July 11 also received a complimentary keepsake glass.
“National Mojito Day is always a fun celebration at Doc Ford’s and our customers love it,” said Joe Harrity, a partner with HM Restaurant Group, which manages Doc Ford’s Rum Bar & Grille. “The day entices them to try a mojito for the first time or explore the various flavor profiles on our mojito menu.”
The restaurant offers a variety of handcrafted mojitos, from the traditional mojito to tropical-inspired favorites.
Guests at each location also guessed the number of jellybeans filling a 16-ounce mojito glass to win a $250 gift card. The restaurants received more than 300 entries. The winners are:
• Sanibel: Alise Pastorik
• Fort Myers Beach: Jack Molnar
• St. Petersburg Pier: Roger Newsome
• St. Pete Jungle Terrace: Laura Pinkovsky
Doc Ford’s, a popular award-winning family friendly venue for Caribbean Rim-inspired cuisine and cocktails, features a unique balance of flavors and is known for its sauces, spices, passion and signature Yucatán shrimp served daily. Beloved by locals and visitors alike as a spectacular seafood restaurant delivering a legendary guest experience, Doc Ford’s is open daily from 11 a.m. to 10 p.m.
Established on Sanibel in 2003, Doc Ford’s Rum Bar & Grille is a perennial Tripadvisor Travelers’ Choice winner. The pier location was named the country’s No. 1 restaurant for Best of the Best Restaurants for Everyday Eats in 2023.
Philanthropy and community outreach are engrained in HM Restaurant Group’s company philosophy. Proceeds from specialty cocktails at Doc Ford’s have raised over $140,000 for children’s hospitals in Southwest Florida and St. Petersburg. HM Restaurant Group also supports local nonprofits dedicated to conservation, community, education and the environment. The “Ding” Darling Doc Ford’s Tarpon Tournament, founded in 2012, has donated over $2 million for conservation and water-quality research at Sanibel’s J.N. “Ding” Darling National Wildlife Refuge. The 15th annual tournament is May 7, 2027.
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