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Tales from the Road…Back at the Beach and Eating Well
A couple of months ago, I bought myself a tee-shirt that reads “All Roads Lead to the Beach.” Now, you’re probably asking yourself what exactly does this have to do with anything. Well, this weekend, I was back at the beach, albeit a different beach, but a beach nonetheless.
It was time for me to explore .
Before I go any further, it’s question time (and to see if you’ve been paying attention to my past posts): what is the best way to truly experience a destination? Anyone? Wait, did I hear someone say “food?” Yes, food, or more food at local restaurants.
The area is filled with all kinds of local restaurants, making it difficult to choose where to go. However, after a lot of internal debating and reading of online menus, I made my selections.
Dinner my first night was at . Located on the Intracoastal Waterway, Lulu’s is one of those high-spirited, funky and fun places. There’s and a that sells tee-shirts, home decor, cookbooks and more.
Back to the food. One thing that you have to order at Lulu’s is the . It’s black-eyed peas in balsamic vinaigrette served with saltine crackers. And trust me, it’s good. Some other appetizer options include Lulu’s Famous Seafood Gumbo ($4.25/cup; $6.25/bowl), Fried Green Tomatoes ($6.95) and Peel & Eat Shrimp ($13.95/half pound; $18.95/pound).
With all of the for dinner (so much sounded good), I opted for the blackened Shrimp Loaf ($10.95).
Since I was on a budget, I decided not to partake in dessert, but will admit that sounded quite interesting and will be something I’ll try next time.
Deciding on lunch the next day was a little difficult to me. I’m picky when it comes to lunch and honestly, I’m not much of a lunch person. However, while I was walking around The Wharf, inspiration (and hunger) struck. I decided to try , which I had seen the while driving around Orange Beach.
Wanting to go “light,” I decided to order only an . After going back and forth between Seafood Nachos ($10.95) and Live Bait Stuffed Oysters ($9.95), I settled on the nachos. Now, these weren’t your typical nachos, either Served on wonton chips, the appetizer included shrimp, crawfish, olives and more.
Dinner that evening was an easy choice. I wanted try in Gulf Shores. Specifically, I wanted some oysters, so I selected the ($10.65/Bon Secour oysters). Now, if you’re not an oyster fan, there a so many seafood dishes to choose from such as King’s Seafood Casserole ($8.99) or Broiled Seafood Platter ($14.99). There’s also ample choices as well as , steamed and seafood dishes.
On the last night of my trip, I enjoyed dinner at in Bon Secour. I’ll be honest and say that this was a total out-of-the-blue choice. I just happened to have been thumbing through a local paper and came across their ad. Intrigued, I visited their website and liked what I saw. This hidden gem of a restaurant is about from the beaches.
In addition to the specials on the chalkboard, their features such items as Grilled Shrimp with Spicy Sauce ($19.95), Fried Oysters or Dinner ($18.95) and a large Tin Top Platter, either broiled ($23.95) or fried ($21.95) with crab cakes, fish, oysters and shrimp. There also Po’ Boys, hamburgers, salads and oysters. I chose the shrimp Po’ Boy with fries ($7.95) and wasn’t disappointed at all.
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