Before Palafox Street became a destination—before the restaurants, the crowds, and the national attention—there was a small walk-up hot dog shop with very little to look at and everything to do with people. That shop would quietly become the oldest family-owned restaurant on Palafox. And it started with Jimmy Holler.
Jimmy Holler and the Start of The Dog House
The Holler family has been part of Pensacola for generations, but Jimmy Holler’s story is especially rooted in this place. Adopted and raised in Pensacola, Jimmy grew up with saltwater in his veins. Some of his earliest and fondest memories were spent on the Pensacola Beach Pier. His mother would drop him off in the morning and come back at the end of the day…