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If lobbyist Wade Hopping succeeds in removing the manatee from the endangered species list, what's the next step? He'll probably open...
By HOWARD TROXLER
© St. Petersburg Times, published October 8, 1999
WADE'S DINER
"Home of the Manatee -- The OTHER White Meat"
Now Open For Business in Tallahassee -- 24 hrs!
BREAKFAST
Sea Turtle Egg Omelette ................ $4.99
Flatwood Salamander & Eggs ..............$4.99
LUNCH
Heron Hoagie.............................$3.99
Manatee Burger...........................$5.50
Barbecued Black Bear
Sandwich...............................$3.99
Platter (w/ cole slaw & ibis fries)....$5.50
CAP'N WADE'S SPECIALS
Gulf Sturgeon (blackened, broiled, fried).$7.49
Turtle Soup
Green sea turtle...$2.99 cup $4.99 bowl
Loggerhead turtle..$2.99 cup $4.99 bowl
Gopher tortoise....$1.99 cup $3.99 bowl
MANATEE THE WAY YOU LIKE IT
Manatee Steak.............................$8.99
Manatee Kabob.............................$7.99
Manatee Burger............................$5.99
Manatee Fajitas & All The Fixin's.........$8.99
Manatee Alfredo...........................$7.99
Propeller Pureed Manatee Stew.............$4.99
Manatee Veal
(grown specially for Wade's in 10-gal
aquariums)............................$9.99
POULTRY
Wood Stork Teriyaki.......................$6.99
Peregrine Falcon Over Pasta...............$5.50
Red-Cockaded Woodpecker Casear Salad......$7.50
Schaus Swallowtail Breast.................$6.99
Lemon-Sage Breast of Whooping Crane.......$6.99
Roasted Cape Sable Seaside Sparrow........$5.99
Seasoned Scrub Jay Nuggets................$3.99
OTHER DINNER FAVORITES
Key Deer Kabobs...........................$8.99
Rack of Florida Panther...................$9.99
1/2 rack................................$7.99
Filet of Red Wolf.........................$7.99
Spotted Owl Pate..........................$5.99
DESSERT
Texas Rangers Pie.........................$2.50/slice
(they're endangered, too)
SORRY, NOW OFF THE MENU (extinct)
Dusky Seaside Sparrow Pie
Ivory-billed Woodpecker Salad
Bachman's Warbler Croquettes