St. Augustine, Fla.—The
Ice Plant Bar embraces old timey food and drink traditions. It is located just
south of the historic old St. Augustine and in the 1927 established St.
Augustine Ice plant. One of the owners used to be a co-owner of the farm-to-table
Floridian Restaurant also located in St. Augustine.
In keeping with the name and
history of the building The Ice Plant Bar makes their own ice with a method
dating back to the 1920s.
This bar, located on the second floor of the
building, makes artisan cocktails, drinks, and plates of food made with
ingredients partially sourced from Florida farms including two dairies that
make cheese.
I went in for lunch back in April of this year. I ordered a small plate dish of Cedar Key Clams in Harissa Broth with black eyed peas
and local fingerling potatoes ($13).
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| Ice Plant Bar, St. Augustine, Fla. Copyright 2014 by Helen A Lockey |
They move purified water as
it freezes to make large blocks of ice daily that are free of air bubbles,
impurities and imperfections. Then they carve that ice into several shapes and
sizes.
This means it does not melt
as fast as modern ice and so it is colder and makes more precise drinks.
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| Cedar Key Clams in Harissa broth, Ice Plant Bar, St. Augustine, Fla. Copyright 2014 by Helen A Lockey |
It was the best Florida
sourced clam dish I had had all year. The spicy, slightly salty broth with bits of fresh tomato and green onions really brought
out the sweet, earthiness of the clams.
If you want to go to the Ice Plant Bar, it is located at 110 Riberia St., St. Augustine, FL 32084. Phone number (904) 829-6553
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