Crickets
Roasted, seasoned, crunchy. The gateway bug.
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The Side Bar Tavern presents
The Second Annual
Challenge
Sunday
Oct 25
11 AM
Step right up
On the board.
Edible insects, the squishies, and something to wash it down. Eat what you dare. Film your friends.
Mealworms
Salted and toasted. Tastes like a bar snack. Looks like a dare.
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Scorpion
Whole. On a stick. Yes, the tail too.
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The Squishies
Soft, glistening, and exactly what you think. Ask what's in the dish. Or don't.
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This year's headliner
Foul Fowl · Featured 2026
BalutThe egg that bites back.
A fertilized duck egg, steamed and eaten straight from the shell — a Filipino street-food legend and the single most talked-about bite on the Square this year. Salt, vinegar, nerve. Finish it and you've earned the story.
Crack it
Sip it
Finish it
Tell everyone
Liquid courage
Wash it down.
Full liquor bar, Florida craft on the tap wall, and a bartender who has seen what you're about to do. Whatever gets you to the second bite.
See the tap wall
Competitors
Put your
name on the board.
Sign up so we know who's eating. We'll have your plate ready, your name on the board, and a crowd ready to watch you regret it.
IPick what you're taking on. You can always add more at the bar.
IICheck in at the bar by 11 AM Sunday. We call competitors up in order.
IIIFinish the board and you're in the history books. Finish the balut and you're a legend.
Sunday · October 25 · 2026
Pull up a stool.
If you dare.
When
Oct 25 · 11 AM
Where
Courthouse Square
Entry
Sign up free
203 Courthouse Square · Downtown Inverness · Pet-friendly patio
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