Downtown Sarasota's Main Bar and Sandwich Shop was established by retiring circus performer Antonio Borza in 1958. The trampoline artist and his wife, Thea (who was a bareback horse rider in the circus), operated the bar and diner until 1972. Over the course of those 14 years, Antonio and Thea adorned the walls of the establishment with pictures and memorabilia from their time in the circus. Those pictures and memorabilia still hang on the walls today, a reminder of the legacy left in Sarasota county by the Ringling Brothers Circus.
Main Bar and Sandwich Shop serves 50 different sandwiches.