New restaurant will have steak night, seafood boil and bingo, trivia, karaoke in bar

Laurie K. Blandford, Treasure Coast Newspapers

What's the name of the new restaurant in Fort Pierce?

The Funky Cuda

Where is The Funky Cuda?

Opening soon at 109 Fishermans Wharf, Fort Pierce; previously Crocadillo's Island Bar and Grill, and Backyard Bar & Grill, and Buckshot Bay on the Hard

Who owns The Funky Cuda?

Jon Nolli, who owns Pierced Cider, has been updating the building ever since he took over the business as owner in February. In 2018, he opened the Treasure Coast's first cidery in the historic Edgartown neighborhood at the original location of Sailfish Brewing Co. before it moved to downtown Fort Pierce. He previously owned JoJo's Raw Bar and Grill in downtown Fort Pierce before it closed and later became 2nd Street Bistro.

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What kind of restaurant is The Funky Cuda?

"It is actually going to be a bona fide restaurant that will have a bar in it," Nolli said. "We're really going to focus on food. It is going to be an elevated menu from what was there before."

What kind of food does The Funky Cuda serve?

It will feature a seafood boil day with shrimp, crab legs, lobster, corn, red potatoes and sausage. Batches will be boiled every half-hour. It also will have a steak night with the option to pick out a steak, buy it by the ounce and have it cooked. It also will have true Maryland-style crabcakes with jumbo lump crab, lobster rolls, shrimp rolls, gourmet grilled cheese, flatbread and special wings.

"It'll definitely be a different kind of dining for the area," Nolli said.

The menu at The Funky Cuda in Fort Pierce includes an ABT grilled cheese with American cheese, bacon and tomato.
The menu at The Funky Cuda in Fort Pierce includes an ABT grilled cheese with American cheese, bacon and tomato.

What's on The Funky Cuda's menu?

  • Appetizers: crab cake, crab-stuffed portabella, Buffalo chicken tater kegs, fried cauliflower bites, pimento cheese dip, fish dip, queso dip, chips and salsa, conch fritters, warm Cajun crab dip, fried broccoli and cheese bites, Cajun crab rangoon, fried mozzarella medallions, peel-and-eat shrimp, jalapeno poppers, cheese fries ($7.99-$24.99)

  • Cuda wings: 6, 10 or 20 wings; choose mild, medium, hot, garlic Parmesan, Barracuda sauce, Cajun dry rub or Cuda crusted; served with celery and ranch or blue cheese ($8.99-$24.99)

  • Cuda bowls: choose tuna poke, shrimp, crab or mahi; served with jasmine rice, wakame, diced cucumber, avocado, edamame and scallions ($14.99-$17.99)

  • Southwest bowls: choose chicken, burger or portabella; served with jasmine rice, black beans, diced onions, tomatoes and shredded cheese ($13.99)

  • Flatbreads: Caprese, tuna, bacon cheeseburger, lobster, crab or shrimp and spinach ($11.99-$19.99)

  • Smash burgers: original, black and bleu, cheddar jalapeno, pimento, fat Italian, peanut butter bacon, hangover, Cuda ($5.99-$12.99)

  • Handhelds: lobster roll, shrimp roll, crab cake sandwich, mahi sandwich, grilled portabella sandwich, split dog, chicken sandwich, BLT ($7.99-$18.99)

  • Grilled cheeses: classic American, cheddar jalapeno, pimento cheese, ABT (American-bacon-tomato), Caprese, all cheeses ($7.99-$12.99)

  • Quesadillas: choose chicken, shrimp, lobster, Caprese or spinach portabella ($11.99-$18.99)

  • Sides: fries, jasmine rice, mac and cheese, cucumber salad, macaroni salad, black beans, beans and rice, jalapeno slaw, side salad ($3.99-$5.99)

The menu at The Funky Cuda in Fort Pierce includes a poached lobster roll.
The menu at The Funky Cuda in Fort Pierce includes a poached lobster roll.

What else does The Funky Cuda have?

  • Live music: 1-5 p.m. daily, plus 6-9 p.m. Thursday-Sunday

  • Seafood boil: 1-9 p.m. Saturdays

  • Happy hour: all day Mondays

  • Karaoke: 7-10 p.m. Mondays

  • Bingo: 7 p.m. Tuesdays

  • Trivia: 7 p.m. Wednesdays

  • Steak night: 6-9 p.m. Thursdays

When will The Funky Cuda open?

Summer 2024

The menu at The Funky Cuda in Fort Pierce includes a chicken sandwich.
The menu at The Funky Cuda in Fort Pierce includes a chicken sandwich.

What are The Funky Cuda's hours?

11 a.m. to 10 p.m. Sunday-Thursday and 11 a.m. to midnight Friday-Saturday

What are The Funky Cuda's phone number, website and social media?

772-828-3884, Website, Facebook

Laurie K. Blandford is TCPalm's entertainment reporter dedicated to finding the best things to do on the Treasure Coast. Email her at laurie.blandford@tcpalm.com. Sign up for her What To Do in 772 weekly newsletter at profile.tcpalm.com/newsletters/manage.

This article originally appeared on Treasure Coast Newspapers: New restaurant coming soon: The Funky Cuda near Fort Pierce Port

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