South Pinellas MAD BEACH FISH HOUSE Boaters will race to get the slip at Mad Beach, then fill ‘er up with a bucket of shrimp, snow crab, mussels, clams, corn on the cob and potatoes—among other "Old Florida" style seafood selections. On Saturdays and Sundays, open your eyes and senses with a do-it-yourself Bloody Mary bar brimming with a spicy selection of accoutrements. CADDY'S PUB (previously The Pub Waterfront Restaurant) Pull up to the docks (you’ll find slips for big and small boats), kick off your flip-flops, and nibble on wings (a dozen or so varieties), grouper sandwiches, salads and smoked fish. SALT ROCK GRILL The food and ambience almost cause pilgrimages to this legendary landmark. The booths offer a good view of the fun on the Intracoastal waterway. Toast-worthy drinks, striking scenery, and great appetizers (“Medibbean” shrimp with vermouth and Kalamata olives, mussels Provençale and a chilled shellfish tower with lobster), make Salt Rock everything you want a modern restaurant to be. They do great USDA prime steaks (with massive, three-pound Tomahawk Chops cooked over a 1,200 degree fire), Mile High Meatloaf and Island Style Curry. Are you in the mood for fish? A crackerjack team of chefs churn out red snapper, red grouper and other daily specials brought aboard from Salt Rock’s fleet of boats. SEABREEZE ISLAND GRILL & RAW BAR This indoor and outdoor, boat-casual restaurant also welcomes your four-footed Scrappy or Fido. Its warm, friendly ambience is a good place to decompress after too many office meetings during the day. Order the royal red shrimp, fried hogfish or barbecue pork dinners. SEA CRITTERS CAFÉ The café provides indoor and dockside seating for those seeking grouper sandwiches, lobster rolls, fish and chips, and almondcrusted fried shrimp. A Happy Hour that starts at 3 o’clock brings in plenty of Margarita fans. THE WHARF RESTAURANT Open since 1994, with boat slips for about a dozen, The Wharf helps the skipper who is looking to order peel-and-eat shrimp, grouper, burgers and seasonal blue crab claws. The bonus: almost two dozen beers on tap. CASTILE RESTAURANT Castile Restaurant in the Kimpton Hotel Zamora transitions between traditional and contemporary cuisine. Undeniably creative, it offers a painter’s palette of colorful, earthy Mediterranean and Latin dishes. Chart your own course with Octopus Mediterranean with Potato Confit or Andalusia-style gazpacho with lobster, compressed watermelon and croutons. Whet your appetite with Romesco Butter Sea Scallops with pepper coulis, Smoked Bacon Monkfish with tomato jam and basil risotto, or 28-day, dry-aged New York strip loin with wild mushrooms and grilled eggplant. Check out the gulf and cityscape from its 360º Rooftop rooftop where you can hear live music on weekends. St. Petersburg FRESCO’S WATERFRONT BISTRO Fresco’s has been a popular downtown waterfront destination for two decades featuring a wide variety of appetizers, salads, sandwiches and burgers. You’ll find blackened sea bass, fried oysters, tacos and a shrimp, fish and blue crab combo wrap to entice you. FISH TALES SEAFOOD & STEAK HOUSE An active full-service restaurant with boats all around, Fish Tales is the place to find seafood bowls (scallops, shrimp, clams, corn and mussels), BGFB fish, shrimp, and scallops, deviled crab, and ultimate nachos. A Spicy Seafood Volcano bursts with lobster and shrimp dabbed with spicy mayonnaise. Keep the nautical theme by finishing with Shark Teeth—fried tortillas with confectioners’ sugar. Tampa CAFÉ DUFRAIN Skippers leave the hustle of downtown and mosey from nearby public docks to enjoy its Modern American comfort fare. Dufrain’s smashed steak burgers have a popular ketchupmustard sauce, Shrimp Ceviche, Banh Mi Style Chicken sandwich does not disappoint and both Argentinean skirt steak and Andouille sausage with grits are winning options. TAMPA MARRIOTT WATERSIDE HOTEL From upscale to casual dining, the Tampa Marriott Waterside Hotel offers versatile dining options. Champions Sports Bar is known for its grilled turkey burgers with spicy cranberry sauce, blue cheese Angus burgers, Mahi Mahi and hot, medium, mild, or house-made barbecue wings. Televised sports events draw 20 localsDISH JULY/AUGUST 2017
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