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GULF COAST FOOD LOVERS guide
Top 14 Bar locations in United States
byGCFL ❤
Live update: Updated April 13, 2022Copy link
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PEOPLE ARE SAYING:
Lisa Buckner OldhamHole-in-the-wall place. Yummy food. Relaxed atmosphere
2. Fish River Grill
PEOPLE ARE SAYING:
GCFL ❤This is truly where the locals eat. Fish River Grill is a staple and they are always busy.
We love the OMG Shrimp Poboy Feast, Seafood BLT and the burgers here.
The burgers are big and messy with simple ingredients.
Don't forget the complimentary swamp soup. It's delicious!
3. Luna's Eat & Drink
PEOPLE ARE SAYING:GCFL ❤Specials: Happy Hour, LunchGCFL ❤The Nashville Hot Chicken Sandwich is my favorite. Check out the behind the scenes video on how it's made:
https://youtu.be/7o0Pu2JXMaE
4. Big Beach Brewing Company
PEOPLE ARE SAYING:GCFL ❤Our favorite local brewery!
Big Beach is always putting out creative small batch beers and they keep some of their most popular on tap.
They have food trucks and live music Thursday - Sunday
Our favorite is the Gnarwhal Food Truck. Gourmet food to go along with some delicious craft beer.
5. Cobalt, The Restaurant
PEOPLE ARE SAYING:GCFL ❤Blackened Redfish. This is a flavor bomb. Flaky seasoned redfish with Louisiana Hot Sauce hollandaise and some dirty rice to give it a little texture with a little smokiness from the andouille. It's perfect. I enjoyed the side of asparagus with it as well.GCFL ❤Possibly our favorite dish down here. Bronze Gulf Grouper. The buttery grouper and sautéed blue crab mixed with the creamy parmesan risotto and the acidity of the Creole tomato sauce was delicious. This is the standard at Cobalt.
6. The Beach House Kitchen and Cocktails
PEOPLE ARE SAYING:GCFL ❤After a nice evening at the Beach, we stopped over at The Beach House Kitchen & Cocktails to put in a takeout order and enjoy a few cocktails while we waited.
Jason was our bartender. I'm watching about 6 drinks at a time go out to servers while he starts taking our order.
We started out with a margarita. Hmmm. I notice he's not using a mix from the store. That's not well tequila either. Possibly, the best margarita on the island.
So, we put in our order and we notice this big clear container you see in commercial kitchens. I ask him what's in it. Oh, I'm trying to get a head start on my simple syrup. He then proceeds to tell us about how they make their own syrups and mixers. They use small batch bitters from #bittercube The lime juice in that margarita? It's fresh, daily. You can taste the difference.
Their shirts say, drink more cocktails. So, we didn't want to be rude. We got the piña colada and painkiller next. I usually stay away from drink machines but, they use premium ingredients in those too. Delicious!
We get our food and Jason opens every container to double check. We go back to the condo and.... Look at those blackened trigger fish tacos! So much fish. Great flavors. The tortillas aren't homemade but, they were suitable. Everyone enjoyed their food.
Beach House is killing it on West Beach.
GCFL ❤Winter Specials at The Beach House
7. GTs On The Bay
PEOPLE ARE SAYING:GCFL ❤GTs on The Bay is one of our favorites because it has something for everyone. Pizza for the kids, seafood dishes, tropical drinks (like the one they serve out of a pineapple), great view of the bay, outdoor dining and a pirate playground area for the kids.GCFL ❤GTs Lunch Specials
8. Bahama Bob's Beach Side Cafe
PEOPLE ARE SAYING:GCFL ❤Bahama Bob's has the best Bushwacker. Change my mind.
9. Fish River Grill
PEOPLE ARE SAYING:GCFL ❤Ready for some down home cooking ?
One of our favorite restaurants down here. Always good service and the food comes fast and hot for a good price.
You have got to try the crawfish pistols, seafood BLT, Burgers and their OMG Shrimp Poboy feast. It's soooo good!
Do you like Bloody Mary's? Try the Jubilee Beast with a full soft shell crab on it.
10. The Sloop
PEOPLE ARE SAYING:GCFL ❤The Sloop is a favorite local dive bar with some killer food. The owner is from Philly so, you'll find a great cheesesteak here along with some other creative dishes.
11. Sunset Cork Room
PEOPLE ARE SAYING:GCFL ❤Small place with some incredible food that not many know about.
12. Jesse's Restaurant
PEOPLE ARE SAYING:GCFL ❤One of the most recommended places for a great steak.
13. Sunset Pointe at Fly Creek Marina
PEOPLE ARE SAYING:GCFL ❤We don't make it out to Fairhope very often but, tonight there's a big kids consignment sale and I'll take any excuse to try a new (to us) place.
Everyone always talks about Sunset Pointe and it's only 5 minutes from the sale.
Atmosphere: Cozy little marina side bar and grill with an expansive outside dining area.
Service: Caroline was attentive, knowledgeable and very efficient.
Kids Menu: The fried fish is mahi. Burgers, fried shrimp, grilled cheese. All the kid classics served with sweet potato chips and a cup of fruit. Our server asked if we wanted to sub fries. Our kids went for the mahi and enjoyed it.
The Food: We both went with the grouper sandwich and had it blackened. Pffft. No doubt the best grouper (sandwich grade) ever. A very buttery flavor from a well marbled grouper on a brioche bun with local lettuce and tomato. It's really simple but, high quality.
The grilled slaw slaw reminded me of a cole slaw take on my grandma's three bean salad. A sweet vinegar cabbage and sweet pepper.
The Drinks: The drink of the week was a New York Sour. Fresh squeezed lemon, Rye, egg white and topped with red wine. The frothing that the egg white provides reminded me of a Pisco Sour. It was very refreshing and flavorful.
We'll definitely visit again when we're in the area and definitely recommend.
14. The Keg Lounge and Grill
PEOPLE ARE SAYING:GCFL ❤Recommended this place!
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