You know how it is, right? The one time you decide to get something different you spend the entire meal wishing you'd just ordered the usual.
So when I go on vacation I try not to choose restaurants that I go to at home. That way I'm forced to try something new and there's nothing to compare it to.
Well, somehow I managed to retain my creature of habit status while in Gulf Shores. It's entirely D's fault. He introduced me to this local restaurant chain called Shrimp Basket. (I wonder what crackerjack marketing team came up with that name?)
It looked like nothing more than your standard hole in the wall restaurant...
...but it seemed to be extremely popular. And the food was amazing. Also cheap! D and I ended up going twice in a week. (D, three times!)
Of course, we ordered the same thing each time. (Refer back to opening paragraph if this surprises you.) Fried popcorn shrimp, shrimp cole slaw, potato salad, and hush puppies.
If that doesn't make your mouth water than clearly you're either not a Southerner or you're insane.
I loved the place so much I considered buying a t-shirt. Sadly, I did not.
2 comments:
You know, I've never had a hush puppy? and I don't eat seafood, but that slaw looks great and I love a good potato salad! At least it's a good food habit and those can be hard to break!
C
The potato salad was the one thing I thought could be better. It was still very good though! My potato salad is just better. :-)
It's hard to live in the South and get away without eating any seafood at all.
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