Opinions needed on Nick's and Bayou Bill's

Nick's has all kinds of good seafood and fresh fish from the bay and the gulf. Get whatever was caught that day - flounder, mullet, grouper, etc.

I have not been to Bayou Bill's in a long time. It is very popular and has been packed for decades. Maybe someone who has been to the new building since the rebuild from the fire will chime in.

We go to Bayou Bills on Front Beach. I love their soft shelled crabs. It's pretty kid friendly and when we went after Christmas, it looks like they've replaced the "shops" in the lobby with a raw/grilled oyster bar. Fried shrimp are good and my brother-in-law always had the same fish dish--sorry, can't remember what it is. Lots of other great places to eat in SOWAL and we try to eat at as many as we can, but I do love me a good "captains platter." I'd love to hear some "fried seafood" suggestions.

Captain Anderson's in PCB is always a family favorite.

Nicks is my favorite for any and all seafood!

I've heard good things about Dewey Destin but have never made it out there!!!

PCB is full of seafood joints. SoWal has just about everything but. though you can find lots of fine fresh seafood in fine dining places in SoWal. Summer Kitchen @ Rosemary Beach is one that comes to mind - really delicious fresh fish dishes - very fine dining indeed. Basmati's has a favorite grouper dish - another really nice place to go.

Stinky's Fish Camp is a must in SoWal for good seafood and other selections as well. great burger!

Nick's. For great fried fish, shrimp, scallops, and blue crabs, there is no other in Walton County. It is worth the drive.

If you head over to Panama City, Captains' Table is great for this type of food.

Bayou Bill's is great for crab that doesn't exist in Florida. Your kids can also get a plastic bucket and pale.

Bayou Bill's is great for crab that doesn't exist in Florida. Your kids can also get a plastic bucket and pale.

They get pale if they have a bad weather week. They will get their dinner in a pail at BB's. We pick up quite a few of these left behind pails at Grayton every summer.

They get pale if they have a bad weather week. They will get their dinner in a pail at BB's. We pick up quite a few of these left behind pails at Grayton every summer.

i seen hers up on their hi hores

Captain Anderson's in PCB is always a family favorite.

Nicks is my favorite for any and all seafood!

I've heard good things about Dewey Destin but have never made it out there!!!

PCB is full of seafood joints. SoWal has just about everything but. though you can find lots of fine fresh seafood in fine dining places in SoWal. Summer Kitchen @ Rosemary Beach is one that comes to mind - really delicious fresh fish dishes - very fine dining indeed. Basmati's has a favorite grouper dish - another really nice place to go.

Stinky's Fish Camp is a must in SoWal for good seafood and other selections as well. great burger!

After enjoying the shrimp at DD I passed by the pick-up truck they use to haul away the trash and noticed numerous empty boxes of frozen fish from Asia .

More details- are we talking fish or shrimp? It's hard to find US shrimp on the menu in a lot of places these days, and I wouldn't hold that against a restaurant. As for fish...There is nothing on their menu that is identified as Vietnamese catfish. If you're convinced they're substituting fish, file a complaint with the Department of Agriculture and Consumer Services.

The story just sounds odd to me because in every case of fish substitution I've heard about in these parts, both the invoices and boxes do not identify an Asian point of origin- it's mislabeled that it's domestic.

I crossed paths with Dewey on a work project a few years back, and I like him because he's one of the few people in Destin politics that seems to have both head and heart in the right place, and I don't like to see him accused of something like that.

After enjoying the shrimp at DD I passed by the pick-up truck they use to haul away the trash and noticed numerous empty boxes of frozen fish from Asia .

I would imagine most restaurants, even seafood restaurants, use some frozen seafood. restaurants serve frozen seafood for the most part while maybe offering a fresh fish of the day. a coastal community really does not serve a ton more fresh fish in restaurants than any other town - at least in my experience. unless you are in a little fishing village with a big fishing industry such as Appalachicola or Fernandina Beach. you can find wonderful fresh seafood around here if you know where to go -but its not on every corner.

Nick's in the Sticks, and no other!

Nick's in the Sticks, and no other!

yowza. making me ready to drive up there asap!

After enjoying the shrimp at DD I passed by the pick-up truck they use to haul away the trash and noticed numerous empty boxes of frozen fish from Asia .

Nick's shrimp are second to none in the area...
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and they get them block frozen from Argentina! I asked Nick Sr. one time why they got them from there, and he said they taste great and the quality is consistent.

Whatever...they rock!

Kurt I think you must have moved this for me thanks.

So Nick's is a must. Anybody know how to get there from Grayton.We might even try Bayou Bill's.

I found the name Nicks in the sticks here. However the closest Nicks I see is in Freeport and is called Nicks seafood rest. Is that the one?

Directions to Nick's-

North on 331, take a left at the intersection of 331 and 20, go about 10 miles, and it is on your left, on the Bay.

Takes about 35-40 minutes to get there from Grayton. And worth the drive.

After enjoying the shrimp at DD I passed by the pick-up truck they use to haul away the trash and noticed numerous empty boxes of frozen fish from Asia .

We had the same experience at a very famous Po Boy restaurant in New Orleans - as we were eating, a handtruck came by out table carrying crates of frozen Vietnamese Basa. This might explain why the grilled "grouper" at DD has been fishy tasting the last two times I was there, while the fried grouper tasted fine - frying covers a thousand sins. While I hope that's not the case - I'd love to hear from someone with more "know".

yowza. making me ready to drive up there asap!

I'm ready to go now!

Let's do a Nick's night in a couple of weeks!

To be candid, I never liked the old Bayou Bills. The new one is something else! The old one was a favorite of a friend of ours and he drug us to the new one. The food was fantastic and we have been back three times. The decor is beautiful. It opens again in Feb.

To be candid, I never liked the old Bayou Bills. The new one is something else! The old one was a favorite of a friend of ours and he drug us to the new one. The food was fantastic and we have been back three times. The decor is beautiful. It opens again in Feb.

really??? well, we'll have to give it a try! we used to really like the old BB's about 20 years ago when we were tourists. we haven't been there since then. except for the newer one at PCB - went once - its good for families but I just did not like the food and have never returned.

I hadn't ever eaten at either location at all until this past Christmas. We hit the SRB location twice. It was great both times!

More details- are we talking fish or shrimp? It's hard to find US shrimp on the menu in a lot of places these days, and I wouldn't hold that against a restaurant. As for fish...There is nothing on their menu that is identified as Vietnamese catfish. If you're convinced they're substituting fish, file a complaint with the Department of Agriculture and Consumer Services.

The story just sounds odd to me because in every case of fish substitution I've heard about in these parts, both the invoices and boxes do not identify an Asian point of origin- it's mislabeled that it's domestic.

I crossed paths with Dewey on a work project a few years back, and I like him because he's one of the few people in Destin politics that seems to have both head and heart in the right place, and I don't like to see him accused of something like that.

I did not say he substituted, mislabeled, or was trying to hide anything because the menue doesn't state country of origin. I'm also not accusing him of anything, I'm telling you what I and everyone in our party saw. If you don't like it take it up with him.

Where is Bayou Bills? Sounds like it ought to go on our "try it" list.

Its on the North side of Hwy 98 between the post office and the stop light for 30A. It about midway between the two.