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The menu at Jerry's Drive In includes classic diner fare like burgers (including their popular bacon cheeseburger), fries, onion rings and milkshakes. Other dishes include barbecue pork, chicken, fried mullet and a variety of seafood entrees, gizzards and livers, plus Southern sides like fried okra and hushpuppies. Soups include the popular bean soup, fish chowder, chili, vegetable beef and oyster stew. The restaurant seats around 75 people with a combination of booths, tables and barstools.
The walls are covered with signs and bumper stickers, many with humorous or sarcastic slogans, along with sports posters and pennants of favorite area teams. According to Jerry Jimmy Halstead, "Everything we have here has been given to us. Anyone can bring in any décor, and we will hang it up."<ref>[http://media.www.thevoyager.net/media/storage/paper977/news/2007/01/24/Entertainment/Eat-Drink.And.Be.jerry-2686285.shtml "Eat, Drink, and Be 'Jerry.'"] ''The Corsair'', January 24, 2007.</ref>
The Jerry's building has endured a number of tribulations. On [[May 15]], [[1999]], a fire originating from the deep fryer gutted the restaurant, causing $200,000 in damage. It reopened two months later. "We were able to save the memorabilia on the walls and everything. Too bad we couldn't save any of the famous grease," joked owner Jimmy Halstead.<ref>"Jerry's restaurant has that old look in reworked building." ''Pensacola News Journal'', July 30, 1999.</ref>
