Whenever I think of Sanibel I think of shells and beaches and grouper - fried, grilled, blackened - well grouper. OK, I think of cake too, but I ALWAYS think of cake! So who has the best grouper? Well, many folks have never met a beer they didn't like, and I feel much the same about grouper. I'm don't go for fancy sauces that drown the taste of the fish, so I do prefer the simpler preparations.
Grandma Dot's does a good job and the fried grouper sandwich at the Mucky Duck is always on my menu. It doesn't hurt that Grandma Dot's also has a deep dish Key Lime Pie that I buy whole and take back to my rental for periodic attacks through my stay - or that the Mucky Duck has an ice cream brownie sundae [raspberry and chocolate topping for me] that I have a minor addiction to. Doc Ford's had Fish Tacos made with grouper and served with really good black beans and rice.............. OK, they have a good desert too. Carrot cake with a touch of 151 rum. I think there's a pattern emerging here.
Grouper. I'll take votes on the best grouper on Sanibel or Captiva.
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I am going to vote for the Lazy Flamingo - Excellent Grouper sandwich!
mysecretsanibel - that yellow shell in your signature photo is gorgeous. That alone makes me want to run right back there. T, enough talk about the yummy desserts. I'm trying to diet here :-( I really enjoyed my grouper sandwich at Grandma Dot's, so she gets my vote. Best chicken wings: Schnappers. Best salad bar: Jerry's. Best garlic shrimp: Hungry heron (all you can eat also). Oh man, I need to stop thinking about the food on Sanibel - oh what you do to me Tourmaline.
I agrre about those colored scallop shells! I love the orange one and the yellow one myself. I usually have the grilled grouper at Grandma Dot's, so maybe I'll get the sandwich next time.
ah yes, the yellow scallop! We found it last October..my wife also found a tiny yellow scallop years ago, golden yellow, I never seen anything like it ever since :)
Last January, in one day at th ebeach, we found 60...yes, sixty Olives, all deep colored and shiny!
Although no longer there (a tear just fell down my cheek) I would have to say that the best grouper sandwich that USED TO BE on the islands was a TImmy's Nook (another tear just fell). If I HAD to choose a place that actually exists on the islands I would have to say Beachview.
My fav grouper would be the Crunchy grouper at the Sanibel Grill. #2 Lazy Flamingo.
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