Beast's Review of Florida Coastal Cuisine

[BeastMan]

Just got back from vacation over the weekend and I didn't post much in the Weekend C&D threads because my room was like a bunker with terrible reception. That leads me to the idea of sharing some of the dishes I had with a quick rundown.

First night we walked down to Pier Park which is located right by where we stay. It's touristy down there so the food expectations aren't through the roof by any means. We went to The Back Porch, locations in Destin & PC, and we've never had a bad meal there. Always solid. I was in the mood for something light and got a Blackened Tuna and Shrimp Salad. Came with some grilled peppers and well as some glaze that was sweet. Cucumber ranch for the dressing. It was the best thing I've ever had there. Everything paired just right. A little heat from the blackened seafood, I little sweetness from the peppers and the glaze, and a creamy dressing to tie it all together. Great dish.



Next place we went was Hunt's Oyster Bar. Been here numerous times and it's one of our favorite places in the St Andrews area of PC on the bay. It's family owned and has been open for 60+ years. Great food and it's relatively cheap. We've never been there when it wasn't on a wait. This time we went on Tuesday at 6pm and it was pouring raining. Guess what? An hour wait. That tells you something. I got 3-cheese cajun chargrilled oysters. Legit. For my dinner I got a grouper throat platter. The meat was a little more firm than the filet would be but it was sweet and white as snow. It's was closer in consistency to lump crab meat. Was really good and I didn't mind picking around the bone.