The pub's funky aesthetic and local organic ethos was a good staging ground for my quest to see Florence in a new light. Hour one and I was already pleasantly surprised. Burgers made with quality local beef did not disappoint, and the pub plate included chive spread, pickled onions, a generous helping of smoked tuna and a stack of toasted artisanal bread. Our tattoo-spangled waitress recommended the fresh-squeezed margaritas and listed eight local beers on tap. Sipping our IPAs, we felt fortunate: fifteen years ago you would have been lucky to find Coors and Miller on tap in a Florence pub. - 72 Hours: FlorenceOn the ground and in the air; May 5. 2016 More from 1859 Magazine “Chef & owner Kelsey Terry of Homegrown Public House grew up on the Oregon coast and knew first hand what locals needed- a comfortable joint that serves locally caught fish. The beer battered local albacore fish & chips is the bomb”