Susan Haines & Robert Bender
Mayor Ashton Hayward & Buck Mitchell
Melanie Dillon & John Pytynia
T
he highly anticipated grand
opening of The District: Seville
Steak and Seafood was held on
August 9. The Greater Pensacola
Chamber, Buck Mitchell and family, and
many of Pensacola’s fi nest business owners
participated in the offi cial Ribbon Cutting,
initiated by Mayor Ashton Hayward.
The Mayor spoke on behalf of the City of
Pensacola, marking the moment in the city’s
long history.
Guests were invited to tour the brand-
new restaurant, featuring a two-story,
12,000-square-foot restaurant directly across
the street from Seville Quarter. Owned by
Wilmer Mitchell’s Rosie O’Grady’s Inc.,
the District consists of a fi rst-fl oor dining
room, an upstairs lounge and a dry aging
room for its beef, a room that will be visible
to customers through a hallway window near
the restrooms.
The special feature of The District is the
in-house dry aging of their own beef, adding
a quality level that hasn’t really been seen
in this area. In addition to the dry-aged
steaks, normal wet-age steak selections will
be offered with custom-age steaks to make
it onto the menu eventually. Beyond the
beef, the District’s menu will offer fresh
Gulf seafood, specialty composed entrees,
an à la carte menu, a variety of vegetable
and potato sides, appetizers, soups, salads
and homemade desserts. Leather lounge
chairs, love seats and couches, and cocktail-
height tables will fi ll the upstairs lounge
area, which Carmichael expects to mirror the
restaurant with its upscale-but-casual kind of
atmosphere.
Ribbon Cutting and
Grand Opening
photos & story by
Kristina Wright
Wila Licata & Al Brown
VIP Pensacola at The District
Josh & Ashlee Warner
Lawrence Powell & Mariel Davis
Lauren Mitchell, Bill Harrell & Claudia Carlson
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