Speakeasy:
A speakeasy was an establishment which illegally sold alcoholic beverages during the period of United States history known as Prohibition (1920–1932, longer in some states).
During this time, the sale, manufacture, and transportation (bootlegging) of alcohol was illegal.
The term comes from a patron’s manner of ordering an alcoholic drink without raising suspicion... bartenders would tell patrons to be quiet and “speak easy."
Speakeasies became more popular and numerous as the Prohibition years progressed, and more of them were operated by people connected to organized crime.
Prohibition produced some of the most notorious criminals that the world has ever seen.
Prohibition allowed men like Chicago gangsters James "Big Jim" Colosimo, Johnny "The Fox" Torrio and the infamous Al "Scarface" Capone to rule crime empires equal to any large corporation in the United States.
Although police and Bureau of Prohibition agents would raid them and arrest the owners and patrons, the business of running speakeasies was so lucrative that they continued to flourish throughout America.
In major cities, speakeasies were often quite elaborate, offering food, live music, floor shows, and striptease dancers.
Corruption was rampant. Speakeasy operators routinely bribed police to leave them alone or to give them advance notice of raids.
Of course, today alcohol is legal so The Walnut offers you a wide assortment of American favorites as well as imported beer, wine and Top Shelf Liquors.
When you discover just how high our Top Shelf goes... you'll want to SpeakUp!
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WEEKLY SPECIALS AT THE WALNUT:
*Monday through Thursday Specials are for Dine-in only, require a beverage purchase, and may not be combined with any coupons.
1/2 PRICE APPETIZERS
MONDAY THRU FRIDAY 3-5PM
HALF PRICE PIZZA!!!
(one topping only)
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$3.95 Chicken Breast Sandwich
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$3.50 1/2 lb Burgers!!!
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25 cent wings all day long (at the bar only)
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Come enjoy our popular Fish Fry!
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Live Music starting at 9pm.
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Try Our Bloody Mary Bar
$5 you call it, then add your own Tabasco, Olives, Celery, Blue Cheese, Pickles, Carrots, etc.
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Join our Beer Connoisseur Club.
We have over 35 craft beers, work your way through all of them and get free beers along the way. It's $10 to join, you will recieve a club hat when you sign up and for every 5 beers you enjoy, you'll get the 6th beer free!!!
Daily Beer Specials:
$2 Coors Light
$2 Bud Select
$3 Leinie Honey
$3 Goose Island Honkers Ale and 312
$2 PBR Draft
Thank You for visiting!
The Walnut Speakeasy
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