Need SoWal restaurant recommendation

I was surprised today to see a sign out in front of Cafe 30A 2 for 1 entrees from 5-6.

Wow, awesome deal. According to their menu only 3 items are excluded (Lobster, Filet Mignon, Rack of Lamb).

http://www.cafethirtya.com/menu.pdf

Love Stinkys as well as Cafe 30A and Fish out of Water. For a great pulled pork sandwich go to Cocoons for very good food to go.

Right now we're all about Pizza Bar, La Botana, Pizza Bar, La Botana, ... with a Red Bar thrown in for lunch and breakfast (even though they don't have Cheerios ) and a Stinky's for lunch.

I haven't prepared a meal except for Cheerios and strawberries since I've been at the beach. I plan to continue that trend. I can (i.e., need to, due overabundance of chain restaurants) cook every meal at home unless I drive into the city, so I'm cool with not cooking for a week.

Geroges
I will have to check out Paradis and the wine list at Stinky's

Geroges
I will have to check out Paradis and the wine list at Stinky's

We were sitting next to some foodies at Pizza Bar tonight, and they strongly recommended Paradis.

Love the Tuna Salade Ni?oise at George's. The grouper sandwich is good, too. We were there this week as well.

I finally made it to Stinky's (in the new building) and it rocks!

They get the Scooterbug stamp of approval for the food, service, decor, and views of the lake. Love the wood interior and everyone seemed to be enjoying themselves and their food.

Love their salads - good lettuce blend, green beans, corn (kernals, not mini ears), and a range of toppers - panne chicken, fried oysters, fried shrimp, crab cakes, etc. Their house dresing is SO good too!

I finally made it to Stinky's (in the new building) and it rocks!

They get the Scooterbug stamp of approval for the food, service, decor, and views of the lake. Love the wood interior and everyone seemed to be enjoying themselves and their food.

Love their salads - good lettuce blend, green beans, corn (kernals, not mini ears), and a range of toppers - panne chicken, fried oysters, fried shrimp, crab cakes, etc. Their house dresing is SO good too!

I think next time eat on the upstairs deck overlooking the lake!

I finally made it to Stinky's (in the new building) and it rocks!

They get the Scooterbug stamp of approval for the food, service, decor, and views of the lake. Love the wood interior and everyone seemed to be enjoying themselves and their food.

Love their salads - good lettuce blend, green beans, corn (kernals, not mini ears), and a range of toppers - panne chicken, fried oysters, fried shrimp, crab cakes, etc. Their house dresing is SO good too!

Exactly. You know it's fresh if the kernels are contiguous and not separate.

Love the interior design except for one thing -- the drink station should be hidden in a corner, not a feature in the center of the dining room. It's surely more practical for the servers, but it is not aesthetically pleasing. But, hey, I obsessed over our house plans in Georgia, and am still annoyed by a few mistakes I made. C'est la vie.

We really like the basic menu at Stinky's.

Does anyone have opinions on Wild Olives? We are always looking for a breakfast place and it was suggested to us. We usually eat at Broken Egg and Fabrice.

We haven't tried breakfast at Wild Olives or Fabrice. We love Hibiscus, Red Bar, and
Cheerios with strawberries and bananas.

Don't like bananas in my cereal, but it's hard to beat Cheerios w/ raspberries for breakfast. Strawberries or blueberries are an acceptable substitute.

Chefed and I had a nice dinner at Cafe Thirty-A last night. Cobia is in and boy was it good with Israeli Couscous. I conned Ed out of a fried oyster and it was really plump and juicy. I had to let him have some of my duck though. We had a wonderful night and ran in to many old friends.

Does anyone have opinions on Wild Olives? We are always looking for a breakfast place and it was suggested to us. We usually eat at Broken Egg and Fabrice.

Hibiscus Cafe in Grayton for breakfast... waffle wonderful... waffle topped w/chunky peanut butter, fresh fruit, coconut, pecans & honey. Multi grain pancakes.. w/fresh bb, bananas, choco chips, pecans... some of it, all of it or plain. Spinach & Feta Frittata, Artichoke w/mushroom & tomato frittata, Mexican Quiche.. black beans, green chiles, corn & tomotoes... Oatmeal.. topped w/fresh fruit, brown sugar & pecans w/organic 3 seed toast... fresh fruit smoothies...biscuits & soysage gravy... vegan bake... cinnamon roll french toast... and more...... All cooked and served with LOVE!

I vote for Stinky's....we ate there in Nov. and it was awesome and great service as well...

I vote for Stinky's....we ate there in Nov. and it was awesome and great service as well...

Yes they are awesome, but you forgot to mention that reservations are always a good idea at Stinky's.

Yes they are awesome, but you forgot to mention that reservations are always a good idea at Stinky's.

Does Stinky's take reservations?

Yes they are awesome, but you forgot to mention that reservations are always a good idea at Stinky's.

Does Stinky's take reservations?

Good question, shaken. I know The Lake Place takes reservations, but unless it is something new, Stinky's did not.

Good question, shaken. I know The Lake Place takes reservations, but unless it is something new, Stinky's did not.

So the hostess was just ignoring me when the phone rang and she started flipping through the big book that said "Reservations" on it?

So the hostess was just ignoring me when the phone rang and she started flipping through the big book that said "Reservations" on it?

Huh - you learn something new every day, I guess. It would have been neat if the reservationist had mentioned this the last three times I stopped in, found out there was a 2 hour wait and left. She even recognized me from the old place.

Has anyone done this with success - made a reservation and then not had to wait for a table?

So the hostess was just ignoring me when the phone rang and she started flipping through the big book that said "Reservations" on it?

Huh - you learn something new every day, I guess. It would have been neat if the reservationist had mentioned this the last three times I stopped in, found out there was a 2 hour wait and left. She even recognized me from the old place.

Has anyone done this with success - made a reservation and then not had to wait for a table?

I am familiar with that 2 hour wait as well. I just checked their website & it said "No Reservations". Perhaps the hostess was taking reservations for Lake Place. Or maybe you need a secret password to get a reservation.

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Stinky's website does say no reservations. I have a group of 10 to take out on an upcoming Thursday night. The next day is a very full day of business presentations, so I was looking for something fun and casual. I called Stinky's and they said that we would definitely have a wait, possibly lengthy. With that many people, some of whom I have never met, that's too risky.

All of the suggestions look good, but since I am looking for a large group, does anything jump out as a fun place to go? We don't really need privacy, and a band would be great, but not a must. Also, if it's not in the top three in terms of cost, that would be a plus.

Hibiscus Cafe in Grayton for breakfast... waffle wonderful... waffle topped w/chunky peanut butter, fresh fruit, coconut, pecans & honey. Multi grain pancakes.. w/fresh bb, bananas, choco chips, pecans... some of it, all of it or plain. Spinach & Feta Frittata, Artichoke w/mushroom & tomato frittata, Mexican Quiche.. black beans, green chiles, corn & tomotoes... Oatmeal.. topped w/fresh fruit, brown sugar & pecans w/organic 3 seed toast... fresh fruit smoothies...biscuits & soysage gravy... vegan bake... cinnamon roll french toast... and more...... All cooked and served with LOVE!

Yes, yes, yes! The Hibiscus breakfast is the best. I had the most wonderful time over a solo Thanksgiving holiday 2008, and Cheri and the entire crew took care of me every morning. And, the COFFEE is FANTASTIC! Hugs from Austin - Jenny