5 Bucks Drinkery While Pinellas Park’s 5 Bucks Drinkery offers the same stiff drinks as its flagship bar in downtown St. Pete, this large space and accompanying parking lot definitely draws more of a sports bar crowd from the greater P-Park area. But its soon-to-open Seminole location at 7498 Seminole Blvd. boasts an even bigger bar, full lunch and dinner menu, and a whopping 70 flat-screen TVs for all your favorite games. 7402 49th St. N, Pinellas Park Credit: Photo via Josh Connell
A highly-anticipated new bar and restaurant has finally set its official grand opening date.

Seminole’s newest bar—5 Bucks Drinkery’s third location in Tampa Bay—will debut at 7498 Seminole Blvd. out of the former Sea Hags Bar & Grill (which closed its OG St. Pete Beach spot last year).

Its grand opening is slated for Thursday, Feb. 1.

Like its newly-opened sibling in Pinellas Park, Seminole’s 5 Bucks will offer a variety of beers, wines, seltzers, shots and craft cocktails alongside a menu of casual fare like burgers, sandwiches, wraps, tacos, loaded mac and cheeses, salads and more. 5 Bucks Drinkery is also known for its “Big A$$” 32-oz margaritas, mules and Long Island iced teas which shockingly used to be only $5 each.

The 6,755 square-foot bar and restaurant will feature a massive, wraparound bar, a large dining room and patio, about 70 TVs, and tons of free parking spaces.

And since food and drinks are 5 Bucks’ priority, owner Josh Connell tells Creative Loafing Tampa Bay that his upcoming Seminole location—like its siblings in Pinellas Park and downtown St. Pete—will not be hosting bands or DJs, although he is “not opposed to it.” He says that his business’ success is rooted in the wide variety of clientele it reaches.

“We’re kind of moving into this new phase of existence now that 5 Bucks has proven to be successful outside of downtown St. Pete, and our new Pinellas Park location has exceeded all expectations,” Connell says. “It’s not just college kids eating and drinking here, it’s an even mix of senior citizens, middle-aged people, blue collar workers, folks that live in the surrounding neighborhoods—and we think Seminole’s spot is going to appeal to all walks of life, too.”

Its flagship bar opened in downtown St. Pete over a decade ago and has maintained its reputation for large, yet stiff drinks, casual grub and a laid-back atmosphere since then.

Connell also tells CL that he’s looking to open even more locations across the bridge in Hillsborough County, and eventually in Pasco County and beyond. The process of looking for new spaces to build out in cities like Brandon, Westshore, Wesley Chapel and even Lakeland has already begun.

He also says that he’s open to franchising future 5 Bucks Drinkeries.

For the latest news on 5 Bucks’ upcoming grand opening, head to its Facebook page, where updates are posted regularly.

After Feb. 1, 5 Bucks will be open from 11 a.m.-1 a.m. Sunday-Thursday and 11 a.m.-2 a.m. on Fridays and Saturdays.

Anyone that may have an ideal space for a future 5 Bucks in Hillsborough or Pasco County—or who are interested in a franchising partnership— can email Connell directly at Whatsup@fivebucksdrinkery.com.

Credit: ifvebucks727 / Facebook

5 Bucks Drinkery (Seminole)

7498 Seminole Blvd., Seminole, FL

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This article appears in Jan 18-24, 2024.

Kyla Fields is the food critic and former managing editor of Creative Loafing Tampa Bay who started their journey at CL as summer 2019 intern. They are the proud owner of a charming, sausage-shaped, eight-year-old...