Are there any good places to eat on Okaloosa Island?

[PC]

Unfortunately, this yr we will not make it to Sowal but will be staying on okaloosa island. Just wandering if there are any good places to eat there that are not part of the tourist traps like in destin.

thanks

 

[scooterbug44]

I like Pranzo's - good italian food and not $$$.

 

[Kurt]

Lots of great Thai food - Big Daddy's on the other side of town on 98, Thai House....

Old Bay Steamer for Seafood, Pandora's for steak.

 

[beachmouse]

The thing with FWB and Thai food is that there are about 20 different options, and each of those restaurants has fans who will swear it's the best Thai restaurant in town.

If you like or want to try Filipino food, I've heard good things about Sue's Desserts and More on US 98 in downtown FWB. Aegean on Eglin Pkwy across from the courthouse is good Greek diner food. Buffalo's Reef for wings. Tijuana Flats is very Americanized Mexican food, but generally tasty, especially when you put their hot sauce bar to good use.

Fuddpucker's is an utter tourist trap and I wouldn't recommend most of their menu, but I've got a soft spot for their blackened tuna sandwich.

 

[catmoney]

The High Tide is one of my favorite restaurants. Its kind of a dive but I still love it. Its right under the Brooks Bridge.

 

[Alicia Leonard]

Lots of great Thai food - Big Daddy's on the other side of town on 98, Thai House....

Old Bay Steamer for Seafood, Pandora's for steak.

I've eaten at Big Daddy's. It is excellent. Don't look like much, but it's good.

 

[PC]

Thanks for the responses. We will not be eating thai as the wife will not touch it. So its mainly going to be fish sandwiches and seafood fare. We just refuse to go to the tourist traps back in destin. We would drive back down to sowal for dinner but with a 3 yr old that is going to be difficult, she eats early. We might be doing a lot of "going and getting the food and bringing it back to the condo and eating" route.

That High tide sounds good, anymore info on that place?

 

[catmoney]

It has a pretty traditional menu fried shrimp, fish, softshell crab, oysters; Grilled or Blackend fish and shrimp; raw or steamed oysters; great gumbo. You can get dinners or sandwiches and if you have to choose between the fries and the rice, get the rice, its great.

 

[mvy]

Clemenza's

Fat Clemenza's now has a sister restaurant in Uptown Station. W
onderful Italian food.

 

[Carol G]

My favorite restaurant in Fort Walton is Big City American Bistro. Mulhollow's Bistro is also very good... they are both in downtown Fort Walton Beach, just over Brooks Bridge from Okaloosa Island.