Food for the Travelling Angler
Since chow is near and dear to my stomach, and by popular demand, in random order, here are a few places I have eaten at while on fishing trips and liked. There are many good spots I have forgotten in each of these spots as well, so experiment.
By City,State:
Tucson, Arizona
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Chacos Cafe 2027 S Craycroft Road near back gate to Davis Monthan AFB...Very Authentic Mexican excellent especially for Lunch!
Valparaiso, Florida
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Boathouse Landing Worth a drive from Destin or Fort Walton for sure. 124 N John Sims Pkwy in Valparaiso FL..order the amberjack. Also very scenic! Not far from Eglin AFB back gate. Ask to see the fish picture album.
Fort Walton Beach, Florida and vicinity
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Staffs Resturant...its all homemade and good, but I get the shovelnosed lobster.
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Old Bay Steamer...102 Santa Rosa Blvd, Okaloosa Island, anything steamed in a bucket
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Ricks Crab Trap ...anything steamed, grilled, or fried. Eat outside, very inexpensive :0)
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Daddys...140 E Miracle Strip Pkwy northside of Hwy 98 near Hurlbert AFB. Seafood, BBQ, and Thai...all excellent and inexpensive.
Destin, Florida
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McGuires Irish Pub ...they also have a spot in Pensacola..both are very good...get the burger or whole salad and come VERY hungry.
Big Pine Key, Florida
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Big Pine House of Music...show up early eve get the fish. Watch out for little deer when driving here. MM31 Bayside 305-872-9000
Islamorada, Florida and surroundings
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Mangrove Mikes...Breakfast is their Game and they are Pros...SHOW UP EARLY i.e. 6AM!!!! Next to the Sunset Inn
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Chilly Willies Bar and Grill...dinner and a beverage...the seafood is excellent and inexpensive.
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LoreLeiEat on the sand, get there by 4:30ish...food and drinks, live music, and a sunset party. Parking is tough, but if you stay at the Lamplighter, Bluefin, or Sunset Inns, it is an easy walk.
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Islamorada Fish Company in Islamorada (The original...behind Worldwide Sportsman on the Gulf)..a little more pricy but also good. Get there around 5PM ish or you will wait. On the up side if you are late the nurse sharks and tarpon like to show in the middle of the dock around dark.
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Zane Grey Long Key Lounge...Sit at the same digs as the legends, looking out over the Gulf from the Old Keys Hotel (now Worldwide Sportsman)..Very Pricey but worth appetizers and drinks. Sit outside.
Titusville, Florida (Orlando FL)
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Dixie Crossroads (one in Orlando as well). Worth a drive from anywhere! Come early and explore the gardens.
Homosassa, Florida
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Riverside Crab House and Monkey Bar (at the Riverside Resort). Get the shrimp, softshell crabs, or fish. Come lunch to dinner and watch the monkeys on Monkey Island.
South Bend/Mishawaka, Indiana
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Little Bears near Central Park...spectacular midwestern food for any meal, esp. breakfast.
Not far from Central Park Bait and the fish ladder.
Hit Bonnie Doon Drive-In on 2704 Lincoln Way West
for dessert.
Portage/Burns Harbor/Trail Creek/Michigan City Indiana
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Leroys Hot Stuff Porter Indiana...excellent music mexican food and fried lake perch...yummy.
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La Azteca (Michigan City) ...Good Mexican food...good to warm up with after a day of steelheading.
Branson, Missouri
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Danas Barbeque and Burger...a favorite lunch spot for burgers, onion rings, chicken and pulled pork, and not far from the Hatchery Hwy 165 near Fall Creek Rd
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Scoops... 7900 State Highway 165..A little ice cream and deli on the south side of Lake Taneycomo across from the scenic overlook on hwy 165 lunch, snacks, and Ice Cream
(see my book on Lake Taneycomo for more)
Springfield, Missouri
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Buckingham Smokehouse BBQ417 886-9979 2002 South Campbell Dr. Springfield MO (Accross from the Bass Pro Shops Catalog Outlet, next to the monster Bass Pro Shops HQ). Plentiful, good, and inexpensive BBQ, from smoke salmon to brisket and pulled pork. If you happen to be in the area, or on the way back from fishing Tanneycomo, a good side stop.
San Diego, California
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Cotixan Mexican Food ... 6785 Mira Mesa Blvd #145 Hard to find but yummy.
(again lots more places...explore, explore :0)
Massachesetts (many locations)
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The Willow Pond Kitchen in Concord near Lexington...great food -- odd waitstaff
Maine (York Beach just across the border from NH)
Nashua/Merrimac, New Hampshire
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The Lobster Boat...453 Daniel Webster Hwy anything seafood is great and fresh...fried smelt in winter to steamers or lobsters in summer.
Albuquerque NM
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Sadies Dining Room Off 4th in Albuquerque NM. Red Sauce = burn off the tongue :0), Green= warm but tastey.
Chicago, Illinois
(yes there are MANY MANY more in Chicago, this one is right next to a good fishing spot though)
Aberdeen, Maryland
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Maimie's Cafe (with Love)
939 Beards Hill Road, Great homestyle food (including seafood and crab cakes), wicked good soups, and decadent deserts, all very reasonably priced
(MORE TO FOLLOW AS I REMEMBER THEM :0)
NOTE: I accept no liability for the links, appearence, environmental sensitivity, quality, fitness, location, existance, non-existance, listing, healthiness etc. If you choose to eat at these spots, or follow links, you are on your own.
