The Original Oyster House

Fresh raw oysters and cold beer. Need I say more. The Original Oyster House is the place to go for raw oysters. Cocktail sauce comes with a side of horse radish, man, it's good.

http://www.originaloysterhouse.com/

There are 2 locations, one in Mobile (I've never been to that one) and one in Gulf Shores, on the west side of 59. You can't miss it, if you get to the beach, you've gone too far. During peak season be prepared to wait for a table, last time we waited for an hour and a half (at the bar) but it is worth it, all the food is good.

Keylime Pie, don't order it, it's terrible.

Yea, right, it's almost as good as the beer.

"Overlooking scenic Big Lagoon"

701 Hwy 59, Bayou Village

Phone: (251) 948-2445

Fax: (251) 948-2446

Lambert's Cafe

When they say "Home of the Throwed Roll", they mean it. The only way you're gonna get on is to catch it or pick it up after it smacks you in the side of the head. I have one request for you when you go, if you have kids that can't catch for crap, don't ask the roll dude to keep chunking rolls at them. Somebody else might want one and if your goofy kid drops half a pan on the floor, it just aint right, there too good to waste.

http://www.throwedrolls.com/

The food is great, think Cracker Barrel but 10X better. Southern foods and reasonable prices. Most meals come with a couple of vegetables plus rolls and Pass-Arounds. Pass-Arounds are fried okra, fried potatoes, peas and a bunch of other stuff they bring around several times, you can have as much and as many as you want.

I've eaten at all 3 locations, Foley every year. Best thing to do is have a late breakfast then hit Lambert's about 4:00 for an early supper, just skip lunch. It's best to be good and hungry plus sometimes there's a wait to be seated.

The Shrimp Basket

Shrimp Basket

There are 8 or 10 locations within about 60 miles of Gulf Shores. This one is on the west side of 59 right in Foley, AL.

http://www.shrimpbasket.com/

Extremely casual place, nothing fancy just good food. Same owners as Mikee's and food is about as good.

They have a "all you can eat" special most nights.

Great place to eat on Friday night when there is an hour wait at some other places and you want good food and a cold beer. Make sure to pick up a bottle of their hot sauce.

hot sauce

SMOKED PORK TENDERLOIN

*Pork Tenderloin (you can get a small one from Wal-Mart but I prefer the larger one from Sam's)
*Pepper
*Sweet Baby Ray's BBQ Sauce (I use the raspberry on the pork)
*Trappley's Hot Sauce
*Montreal Steak Seasoning (McCormick brand)
*Jalapenos
*Soy Sauce

This sucker was large so I cut it in half to fit in the smoker.

Cut a slit down the middle to hold some of the marinade and pile it on. I like a lot but can get carried away with the jalapenos.

Should look something like this. Cover with foil and leave in the fridg for a day or two. I didn't add it to these but normally I'd pour about half a beer on it, can't hurt. After it sits for 12+ hours, put it on the smoker at 200 degrees for three hours (covered). Uncover it and cook for a couple of more hours at 250 degrees. Smaller loins should cook four hours or so, I cut it up for the last couple of hours just to make sure it browns on the outside.

Should look about like this when done. That juice in the pan, you can pour it over loaf bread and eat it. It's good.

Fine eatin!

Burris Farm Market

Burris Farm Market

Highway 59, Loxley, AL

251-964-6464

On the west side of 59, just a few miles south of I-10.

Everything here you'd expect to find at a farm market. All types of fruits and vegetables, honey and jams plus salsa/relish, plants and yada, yada, yada. You get the idea, they got it here. We stopped one year to get some peaches or something and found that they had a bakery/ice cream shop in the back, now we make a point to stop anytime we're close. They have all types of home made bread, cobbler and ice cream. About the best milk shake I know of, they know that to make a chocolate shake, you start with vanilla ice cream. Most people think you use chocolate ice cream to make a chocolate shake, a good shake is vanilla with chocolate suryp.

Chocolate shake and cobbler with ice cream.

Mikee's Sea Food

"A place of Seafood" is the slogan, could be THE place for seafood. Great food, home-made salad dressing, sides include turnip greens, baked beans, new potaoes and corn nuggets. Small bar, always crowded, even when not so many people there, very small place. Will be a wait to eat during busy season. Laid back atmosphere, very casual and kinda loud. Some might say it's just above a "hole-in-the-wall", I'd have to agree and say that I'll be there everytime I'm in GS.

Links

website:http://www.mikeesseafood.com/

menu:http://www.mikeesseafood.com/menu.htm

map:mapquest

2nd Avenue, East 1st Street

Gulf Shores, Alabama

251-948-6452

In Gulf Shores, you gotta go here.

HOT NOW!

980 North 9th Avenue

Pensacola, FL 32501-4096

(850) 438-4630

Do I really need to add anything else to the description?

BRATS ON THE GRILL

*Bratwurst
*Buns
*Onion
*Chips
*Butter
*Salt & Pepper
*Hot Grill

1. Slice the onion, add a couple of scoops of butter and salt & pepper. Wrap in foil.

2. Place the brats on the grill and cover, give them about 5 minutes on each side. They say you should boil your sausages in beer for a few minutes before putting them on the grill, I figure if you drink 2 or 3 beers while you're grilling them, it's the same differance.

3. Put the onions on top and cover. Turn the brats as needed to brown evenly. Cook for 20 to 30 minutes, good-hot grill and 20 should do, package says 30, you decide.

4. Pile brats, onions and salsa on the bun and you're done. Don't use hot dog buns, get some hogie buns (something with some texture), they won't get soggy as quick.

If you have to have whole wheat buns, just skip the bratwurst to start with and eat a salad.....