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'American Chopper' star brings one-of-a-kind biker restaurant to Clearwater

2021-06-29

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“American Chopper” fans rejoice! A new $7 million motorcycle-themed restaurant, museum, and concert venue has opened in Clearwater, owned and operated by the show's star, Paul Teutul Sr. aka "Senior." The reality star entered the venture with the former president of TradeWinds Island Resort in St. Pete Beach, Keith Overton.

Opened just last weekend, The OCC Roadhouse sits on 9.5 acres, most of which is used for their new concert venue. According to Vice President Chris Serfustini, the pavilion sits on 25,000 square feet, while the restaurant will have indoor and outdoor seating for roughly 400 people. He also mentions their kitchen is the largest of any restaurant in Pinellas County at 4,000 square feet!

The Restaurant

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While dining at the restaurant you can expect all the usual American options with a few local oddities thrown in there. So, while you can order a burger, pizza, tacos, steak, and other usual menu items, you can also be more adventurous by ordering fried gator tails, frog legs, and bison meatballs.

They have all of your favorites on draft with a few craft beers behind the bar as well. Their cocktails are uniquely labeled with names like Bug Teeth, Dirty Bambi, Giggles Gas, and the Mega Dank Nooner.

The Museum

The OCC Roadhouse museum features some of the more popular custom motorcycles from the show. Visitors can also check out a ton of Teutul's personal memorabilia from his time on "American Chopper" as well as items from the show's set. He explained how he came about the collection to the Tampa Bay Times last year:

I kept every piece of memorabilia over the last 20 years, the original sign when we first opened a motorcycle business, everything you could possibly think of.

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Most notable on display in the museum is the “patch wall” featuring Teutul’s collection of tens of thousands of military and first responder patches from around the world. Serfustini explains the story behind the display saying:

In 2004 [Teutul] built the Ladder Company 3 Fire Bike to commemorate all the first responders who lost their lives during the 9/11 collapse, and he put the bike on display, they had it on display down at Ladder Company 3 for about six months and then he put it on display at his shop in New York and all the first responders from around the country started showing up to pay their respects to the bike and they would bring their patch.

Inside the museum, visitors will also find a store where they can buy t-shirts, tanks, hoodies, and other merch to take home!

The Pavillion

The OCC Roadhouse concert venue will host live music daily. At 25,000 square feet, it'll undoubtedly be this summer's hot spot for bikers. In addition to bike nights and special events, they will also be hosting ladies night, Sunday Funday, and more!

Check out this behind the scenes video by Badgers:

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