Bruce Morris Adventure Guide Florida Keys & Everglades National Park (2005)

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.John-son s is a favorite of Key West construction workers and cabbieswho come for the best fish sandwiches and conch fritters onearth. Good food, low prices is their motto.The fish sandwich isat least a foot long and is served on Cuban bread with several hotfish fillets, lettuce, tomato and little plastic cups on the side withlime juice and hot, hot, hot sauce.Eating an entire sandwich ispossible only for the most robust among us.The conch fritters aremore conch than fritter and are served wrapped in paper, hot andsmoking, fresh from the fryer.There is no point in eating a conchfritter made anywhere else.The caf� consists of only a small win-dow on the porch with two picnic tables.It looks as if you re eat-ing at someone s house and you are.Open for lunch and dinnerevery day.Louie s Backyard, 700 Waddell Street, 305-294-1061, www.louiesbackyard.com, $$$$.Jimmy Buffett used to play here fordrinks, or so the stories go.Lunch and dinner are served everyday, and there s live music (not Jimmy) on weekend nights intheir upscale Afterdeck bar.Most locals can t afford to eat here,but would like to (they drink at the bar instead).Mangoes Restaurant & Catering, 700 Duval Street,305-292-4606, www.mangoeskeywest.com, $$$.Chef Paul Or-chard prepares Floribbean fine dining with guava-barbecuedRecommendations 247prawns, yellowtail in passion fruit beurre blanc, and other un-usual combinations.Cheeses are a specialty and their mozza-rella is homemade and, although not from buffalo milk, it isexcellent.Just as in France, pets are allowed in the outdoor din-ing area.The waitstaff is well trained and does much more thansimply spew margaritas out of a plastic hose.My dream is tohave my own pastry chef.The pastry chef at Mangoes does won-ders with local fruits.Their wonderful vanilla ice cream is madeon-site.Almost every bottle of wine on the list is from California,and there are some good offerings for under $30.Wines by theglass are overpriced, starting at $6.50.The people-watching ta-bles have a great view of the sideshow on Duval Street.Open forlunch and dinner everyday.Meteor Smokehouse, 404 Southard Street, 305-294-5602,$$.GREAT RIBS! This is one of my favorite places to eat in town.Not many BBQ joints offer both wet and dry types.Both are ex-cellent and you can order a sampler, which includes both styles.They have three different types of sauce, so you can experiment.The Green Parrot next door is a very hip musician s hangout.TheSmokehouse is open for lunch and dinner every day until 2 am.Blues music wafts through the air, along with the wonderfulsmell of hickory smoke.Nasty Burger, 308 Petronia Street, no phone, $.Nasty burgersare served from a little shack at seemingly whimsical times.Theplace has no name, just a small menu tacked up to the side of thedoor.The menu includes only nasty burgers, which are thick,juicy, greasy and good.Locals seem to know when the place isopen, but it can be closed for months at a time.My recommenda-tion is to simply walk by from time to time and you may get luckyand find it open for business.If it s not, just go next door to John-son s Caf�, which has equally soulful food (see listing above).Pepe s Caf�, 806 Caroline Street, 305-294-7192, $$.The old-est (1909) restaurant in Key West is a funky shack-type place.Steak smothered in pork chops is a signature dish. Interestingburgers and a few seafood items grace the menu.The margaritasare excellent, made from limes, tequila and Triple Sec, instead offrom dubious powders and bottled mixes that you ll see in mostKeys bars.Breakfast is renowned.Open every morning at 7:30.Key West248 Where to EatSeven Fish, 632 Olivia Street, 305-296-2777, www.7fish.com,$$$.This small eatery specializes in surprise, surprise fishprepared in interesting ways.Grab one of the coveted seats at thebar and have a chat with the bartender while you eat.Steaks anddaily fish specials shine.FISHY STORIESThe story I heard about how Seven Fishgot its name is as follows: When the previ-ous tenant, a rough Mexican bar, vacatedthe premises, the only things remainingwere a painting of seven fish and two bul-let holes in the window (from the inside,going out).Both the painting and the bul-let holes remain.Ask to see them.The selection of wines by the glass is good.The last time I washere, they only had two fish on the menu: grouper and tuna.Thegrouper, not line-caught, was excellent and served in a lightcurry sauce.The tuna was offered both lightly seared and raw.Another dish was gnocchi in a Gorgonzola cheese sauce.SevenFish is a little bit cheaper than the other in places, and it is reallyonly in with the locals.With a plain appearance and a location alittle off the beaten path, the emphasis is on good food.Their tagline is: Simple.Good.Food.They are open every day for dinnerexcept Tuesdays.Square One Restaurant, 1075 Duval Street, 305-296-4300,www.squareonerestaurant.com, $$$.This is an excellent dinnerchoice with piano entertainment in casually elegant surround-ings.Filet mignon, braised chops and scallops on spinach in lightmustard sauce are typical menu entries.Square One is located ina little shopping arcade, Duval Square, just off the street.Theyhave a few al fresco tables and are open for dinner only, everynight.For a refreshing change from the norm, the margaritas arequite good.Turtle Kraals Waterfront Seafood Grill & Bar, 231 MargaretStreet at Land s End Marina, 305-294-2640, www.turtlekraals.com, $$.The food is a fusion of Southwestern and tropical, withsuch oddities as grouper-papaya quesadillas.The beer selectionThe Best of the Rest 249is very good, but wines tend to be of the jug variety.Open everymorning at 7:30.The Best of the RestAlice s At La-Te-Da, 1125 Duval Street, 305-296-6706, www.lateda.com/Alices, $$$.The strangelynamed but well regarded upscale dining spot serves un-usual omelets, as well as lamb and other dishes.Open for break-fast, lunch and dinner every day.B.O. S Fish Wagon, 801 Caroline Street, 305-294-9272, $, hasbig, big, juicy fish sandwiches served with squid or onion ringsand beer.The ambiance is fishy, with nets on the wall and plasticfishing floats dotted around.Open daily for lunch and dinner.Bagatelle, 115 Duval Street, 305-296-6609, www.bagatelle-keywest.com, $$$.Set in what is reputed to have been an old seacaptain s house, the Bagatelle is drenched in faux Key Westcharm.Make a reservation for dinner since they are almost al-ways crowded. Ah! you say. A crowded restaurant is usually agood bet. The food is quite good (Key West pricey), but the realselling point is being able to watch the action on Duval Streetfrom the balconies.You just can t beat this people-watching perch.Anyone casually strolling down Duval Street looking for a placeto eat and rest their feet instantly sees that the Bagatelle is theperfect spot.Open for lunch and dinner every day.Banana Caf�, 1211 Duval Street, www.banana-caf�.com, 305-294-7227, $$$.The menu includes cr�pes, duck and other Frenchclassics mixed in with some innovative seafood concoctions.Breakfast, lunch and dinner are served every night.Jazz bandsplay on some week nights.Caf� Des Artistes, 1007 Simonton Street, 305-294-7100,$$$$.This is the real thing if you re looking for contemporary,Gourmet Magazine fine dining [ Pobierz całość w formacie PDF ]

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