This is a great restaurant/bar directly across the street from Oakland Cemetery. A friend of mine and I decided to go there one Friday night in April even though we expected it to be crowded. Much to our surprise when we arrived we got a spot in the coveted parking lot and the bar and restaurant were virtually empty. We did not chance the great rooftop patio due to the threat of rain, but still enjoyed our cemetery view from the bar.
We had great service and great conversation with the bartenders and other locals needing a Friday night cocktail.
We ordered the rat tails (jalapenos stuffed with shrimp and wrapped with bacon) and the fried green tomatoes for appetizers. The rat tails were great and prove to be a lower fat way to have those stuffed jalapenos we OD'd on in the 90's. The fried green tomatoes are pan fried in a light dusting of cornmeal and topped withe chopped tomatoes and a very tasty dill sauce. My only complaint is that there should be more than 3 rat tails per order. 4 or 6 please.
For dinner I ordered the combo tacos. Actually this is the only thing I have ever ordered here because it never disappoints. With this plate you get a fish, shrimp and calamari taco with homemade potato chips on the side. The fish and shrimp are grilled and are so tasty i crave them . Calamari is not one of my favorite dishes and personally i would prefer a 2 taco option, but the fixings on this taco are great and i tend to pick at those since the other 2 tacos and chips fill me up.
The homemade potato chips are sliced then and fried to perfection.
My friend ordered the shrimp and grits. They are served in one big bowl with huge pieces of asparagus placed on top. At first I thought these looked a little soupy, but when i tasted them they worked. The asparagus was perfectly cooked and the shrimp and grits were tasty as well.
Go here for great atmosphere and good seafood... if you can get it.
Beware parking is not great, but sometimes you luck out and get a spot in the lot.
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