where was the original sloppy joes
Founded on December 5, 1933, the bar's most famous patrons were Ernest Hemingway and the infamous rum runner Habana Joe. [citation needed] The original location at the time Hemingway frequented Sloppy Joe's is a few doors down to the west, just off Duval Street, at 428 Greene Street, and is now called Captain Tony's Saloon. The bar went through two name changes before settling on Sloppy Joe's with the encouragement of Hemingway. The name was coined from the original Sloppy Joe's bar in Old Havana, [citation needed] that sold both liquor and iced seafood. In the Cuban heat, the ice melted and patrons taunted the owner JosÃ© (Joe) GarcÃ­a RÃ­o that he ran a sloppy place.