Most know it as the original German Bank and more recently, as the Silver Dollar Cantina. The current owners retained the historical beauty, keeping the original ceiling, tile floor, and the restaurant’s namesake: the vault. The interior boasts a lengthy bar with booths and tables.
The new ‘penny’ bar and the craft cocktails nod to the 1920s prohibition era. But unlike the prohibition, loads of unique cocktails, inspired by the past era, are available, mostly created by Jesse Elliot’s wife Heather, along with some sampling by the owners Mark Giunta and Jesse Elliot.
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