Regulars of the Thirsty Turtle Deli & Tavern were excited to welcome their beloved local bar back, even if they couldn’t buy a beer or cocktail there again just yet. By the end of lunch, they’d sold so many burgers they were totally out of ground beef. 🐢
By the end of lunch, they’d sold so many burgers they were totally out of ground beef. A sign of how ready regulars were to return to beloved local bar Thirsty Turtle Deli & Tavern, even if they couldn’t buy a beer or cocktail there again just yet., following the death of longtime owner Marilyn VerMeer at age 73. She and husband Leonard VerMeer, who died in 2010, opened the Turtle in 1990 after moving to Huntsville from Detroit.
Even without publicity or advertising, there was a strong turnout for lunch Wednesday. “I came out here at one time just to help bring food out and it was full,” says Kromis, who’s worked at Thirsty Turtle for 22 years. “Chuck,” a retired tech worker and Marine who declines to give his last name, has been coming to the Turtle off and on since ‘95. “It’s just an old neighborhood bar,” Chuck says, standing near the back door many regulars use to enter the Thirsty Turtle.
The reopened Turtle’s staff numbers around 10 employees. Outside of ownership, a few employees have been there three to five years. Most of the others are new and learning the ropes.
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