Last evening it was the end of a rainy day and we needed to get out so we met Suzy at Docs Seafood in Orange Beach. We had no expectations beforehand but had heard that the local seafood was good there and that they had great specials between 4 and 6 pm. Worked for us so away we went at 5:15 and hoped for a great experience.
The building itself didn't look like much but there were cars outside so in we go!
Once inside we found it to be ultra casual beach type surroundings with lots of colour and simple furnishings.
The Gumbo was very good and the plate of food was more than I could eat. This was the fish, stuffed crab and shrimp platter and it was $8.95. There was more than I could eat so Richard had to help me finish it up...
The fish was Asian Catfish...not sure if that means that Asians caught it or it came from Asia...the latter would seem all wrong for a restaurant that is so close to the Gulf...
The fish was Asian Catfish...not sure if that means that Asians caught it or it came from Asia...the latter would seem all wrong for a restaurant that is so close to the Gulf...The fellow who served us, John, said the place has a two hour wait on a Saturday night in the summer!
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The sad bit about Asian Catfish is that it's an invasive species that's destroying many freshwater habitats - They're amazinglyhungry and don't care what fish they eat. At least it's food for us, though! I'm enjoying your travels and am looking forward to more.
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- Jerr
Asian Catfish are an invasive species that are rapidly eating our native freshwater fish and without those, algae is blooming unchecked. It's a serious problem. I'm enjoying reading about your travels - Thanks for your stories!
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- Jerr
Jerr,
ReplyDeleteThanks for the feedback- the fish was tasty but I didn't realize that it indiscriminately ate everything it encountered...hmmmm...
I prefer king crab or grilled red snapper but didn't seem to be on the menu!
I checked out your blog and enjoyed reading about your life in California. We are hoping to get out that way this winter as well. I really want to dry camp at Quartzsite Arizona.
Christina