In preparation for my upcoming jaunt to Florida I've scoured Chowhound and Roadfood to identify likely eateries.
I jotted down dozens of places to eat between Palm Beach and Miami and the number one place on my list is Green's Pharmacy. It's a breakfast and lunch counter inside a working pharmacy. I've eaten at at least one other of those vanishing beauties in my life, the drugstore in Erwin, Tenn. on Main Street. I mentioned Green's to Ian last week and he was all for it. One of our favorite things to do is to sit at counters and watch the short order cooks display their skills. Yeah, we're sappy. But we're okay with it.
And here's a list of results from Roadfood (mostly for my benefit to refer to later):
1) | Barbara Jean's - Ponte Vedra Beach,
FL
Food Items: "She Crab" Soup - bowl, Bread Basket, Broccoli & Rice Casserole, Catfish Sandwich, Chicken Fried Steak, Cooked Cabbage, Crab Cake - 7 oz, Dirty Rice - bowl, Eight Shrimp Breaded In Coconut, Pot Roast, Squash Casserole, The Chocolate "Stuff" - Bowl |
2) | Blue Heaven - Key West,
FL
Food Items: banana heaven dessert, banana pancakes, barbecued shrimp, jerk chicken, Yellowfin Tuna Sandwich |
3) | Bob Roth's New River Groves - Davie,
FL
Food Items: Boiled Peanuts, Coconut Patties, Coconuts, Coffee, Fruit Juice, Key Lime Pie, Key Lime Pie, Key Lime Tarts, Mangoes |
4) | Catalina's On the Beach - Ft. Lauderdale,
FL
Food Items: Black Bean Soup (Bowl), Breaded Steak, Empanadas, Enchilada Plate, Fried Chicken Chunks, Pork Filet, Skirt Steak (Luncheon Portion), Whole Red Snapper (Baked or Grilled) |
5) | El Siboney - Key West,
FL
Food Items: Cuban mix sandwich, garlic chicken, Key Lime Pie, roast pork |
6) | Frank 'n Stein - Stuart,
FL
Food Items: Bratwurst, Draft Beer, Large Mug, Frank 'n Bun, Frank 'n Chili, Frank n' Kraut, The Monster |
7) | Half Shell Raw Bar - Key West,
FL
Food Items: conch chowder, Florida grouper, oysters |
8) | Havana - West Palm Beach,
FL
Food Items: Media Noche Sandwich, Pan Con Bistec, Sandwich Cubano |
9) | La Teresita - Tampa,
FL
Food Items: Banana Flan, Cuban sandwich, ropa vieja, Vaca Frita |
10) | Louie's Back Yard - Key West,
FL
Food Items: Arugula Salad, Grouper, Key lime pie, shrimp, yellowtail |
11) | LuLu's Waterfront Grille - Ponte Vedra Beach,
FL
Food Items: Fried Shrimp Dinner, Hushpuppies, Intracoastal Scampi, Ocean Platter, Oysters On The Half Shell, Tropical Slaw |
12) | Lums Family Restaurant - Davie,
FL
Food Items: Beer Steamed Hot Dog, Ollieburger |
13) | McDuffy's - Key West,
FL
Food Items: Hawaiian shave ice |
14) | O'Steen's Restaurant - St. Augustine,
FL
Food Items: Cole Slaw, Fried Chicken, Fried Shrimp, Hush Puppies, Minorcan Clam Chowder, Rice With Gravy |
15) | Pepe's Cafe & Steak House - Key West,
FL
Food Items: coconut bread, mashed potato cake, Sunday night barbecue |
16) | Skopelos on the Bay - Pensacola,
FL
Food Items: baked grouper, Grecian salad |
17) | The Coffee Cup - Pensacola,
FL
Food Items: Naussau grits, omelet, Pie, Soup |
18) | Whitey's Fish Camp - Orange Park,
FL
Food Items: Catfish Sandwich, Froglegs, Gator Tail, Hamburger, Hushpuppies, Red Beans & Rice, Turtle, Whitey's Famous All-U-Can Eat Catfish |
19) | Wolfie Cohen's Rascal House - Miami Beach,
FL
Food Items: borscht, Chocolate Bobka, chopped liver, Corned Beef and swiss, Egg Cream, Grilled Frankwurst, Kasha Varnishkas, pastrami sandwich, Plain Cheesecake, short ribs |
hee! I love knowing that someone else researches where they want to eat before the hit the road. It's not the only research that I do - but I do frequently have a long list of places that we just might want to try to grab a bite in!
Have fun - can't wait to hear about the Florida jaunt...
Posted by: lla | Friday, 07 September 2007 at 09:50 PM