Friday night...Date Night with our friends. We decided to hit Lucille's and catch a flick at AMC Victoria Gardens. With Lucille's having a super long wait time of an hour just to get the buzzer to alert us our table is ready. Looking for an alternative we decided to go check out the Bass Pro Shop across the street. We had heard that the restaurant inside was really nice...The World Famous Islamorada Fish Company. Considering the wait time for a party of 6 was only a few minutes we decided to stay. The setting reminded me of Claim Jumpers a bit, until you walk in and see this huge 11.5 thousand gallon saltwater aquarium, that we later found out has to have a certified scuba diver come in and clean it.
There was a small room off to the side that had just been vacated, so we asked if our party could be sat in there and Ryan our host was able to get the room cleaned and cleared for us. My Date Night crew probably isn't your traditional crew of couples hanging out on the weekend. We clown around with the waiters/hostess, we were fortunate to have two cool waiters Ryan and Jacob (Clark Kent). These guys kept the food, drinks and the laughs coming. My boy Jacob also offers tax tips, so bring your W2's LOL. Put it like this we had so much fun we got out table at about 745pm we didn't leave until 20 after closing...hilarious.
We lets get down to the nitty gritty...the food. By this being a Fish Company of course seafood was the majority of the menu, but they did have something for everyone. As we waited to place our order, Ryan and Jacob brought out three bread loafs, not these bread loafs were served with a cup of butter, but the kicker was the sugar on top of the bread. Reminded me of the good ol days making the sugar toast with butter under the stove...c'mon somebody don't act like you ain't never made no sugar toast...we were killing those loafs. Appetizers to get the dining experience rolling consisted of the Spinach and Artichoke Skillet, spinach and artichokes in a creamy blend of cheeses and the hand-breaded tender wild-caught Alligator...that's right I was feelin Crocodile Dundee-ish so I decided to sample the gator...delicious.
Moving on to the main courses. The prices on the menu for all the dishes were very reasonable I think the most expensive item was The Angler @ $18.95. This came with a order of Crab cakes, grilled Mahi and Shrimp. You can have the flame grilled seafood prepared Blackened, BBQ, Roasted Garlic, Teriyaki and Lemon Pepper. Served with fresh veggies and seasoned wild rice. The Catch of the Day is usually one of these six selections: Gulf Snapper, Trout, Walleye, Halibut, Sea Bass and Lobster Tails...I'm sure the Lobster Tails might be more that $18.95...lol Here's my tip on buying seafood...don't be cheap!!! Reason I say this...on our Date Nights each couple tries to see who can come out the cheapest..cheap and seafood don't mix. My B-Law shot for the Ozarks-Style Fired Catfish sandwich... a Po Boy sandwich...not a good choice especially since my boy Q was about to order the same and Jacob told him "The Grouper Reuben" is a better choice for $3 more it offered the fish be fried or grilled on rye bread with Thousand Island slaw dressing and Swiss cheese. the Ozark was just french bread, two strips of fish hand breaded in seasoned cornmeal, lettuce and tomato...bad choice again cheaper, isn't better. Needless to say he wasn't happy!!! Me and my boy Q both had the Full serving of the Creamy Key West Shrimp Pasta. When they brought out this huge bowl I was like "ahhh yeaaa" only to find out it was only half full...but the 10 jumbo shrimps that was mixed into the linguini pasta definitely got me on full quick. Tauntie, had the Islamorada Portofino, blacked tilapia topped with grilled shrimp in a rich, creamy lobster sauce...scrumptious...definately a crowd pleaser of flavor. Lady Bug had the Chicken & Ribs, half rotisserie chicken and half a rack of ribs. Lastly, Cyn-Dawg had the 10 piece Fried Jumbo Shrimp. No dessert for us this night, too much eating and laughing and just enjoying a good time amongst family.
So if your ever in the Victoria Gardens area and you don't wanna wait forever and a day for Lucille's or Cheesecake Factory, dip on over to the World's Famous Islamorada Fish Company inside The Bass Pro Shop...Holla at my boy Jacob aka Clark Kent I'm sure he will never forget us...I'm out like three strikes!!!
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