Memorable meals in SoWal

I agree with you Allifunn! "All meals in Sowal are memorable!" I agree with you too Kathydwells! We too have cooked some incredible meals and enjoyed them with our family while hanging at the beach. I see a few new restaurants that I will be sure to check out next time we are there! Thanks!! I must say though that I love the pan seared scallops with soft cheese polenta and roasted tomato butter sauce with a glass of wine at Boragos!! Most excellent! We also enjoy Cafe thirty-A and we never miss crab cakes at the Red Bar! We usually have a pizza night too, I personally like Angelina's in Seagrove but we like Amore as well. We hit some of the smaller places for lunches and snacks, all good. Wow, I'm getting hungry now!!!

OK...first things first: All meals in sowal may be memorable, but not always for the right reasons. Poor or indifferent service can turn a good meal into a so-so meal. (And no, I'm not going to call any restaurant names. I deal with the managers when service is poor and will not drag names through the mud in a public forum. They deserve a chance to improve.)
That said, impeccable service can also turn a good meal into a great meal. Such was the case Sunday. We visited Cheeseburger In Paradise after church. Arriving shortly after they opened, the place was just beginning to get a few diners, so the staff had plenty of time to address the needs of each table.
My experience that the wait staff at CIP is better than average. On Sunday, David (wish I knew his last name) waited on us and was absolutely terrific. He made suggestions without being pushy. Got drinks back quickly. Gave us ample time to look over the menu. Delivered the food in a timely manner. And kept the tea coming! (I hate an empty beverage glass!) He was personable, kept a check on us throughout the meal without being intrusive...and treated his other tables as well as he treated us.
As usual, the food was good, but David's service made the experience a great (and memorable) one.
IMO, Cheeseburger in Paradise and Carrabba's are two local chains than stand above the rest when it comes to service. The managers insist on great service from their staffs, and the staffs deliver.

Kathy Dwells you are so right on. Your pictures are beautiful and I agree with you. Those are the times when you think life is so beautiful. To SWGB why do I have to prove I am a local to be told where the restaurant is? I am not a local just love it there 2 x a year. Beachmouse you are too funny. I get what you are saying. My hubby and I celebrated many, many, many years ago at a place whose specialty was club sandwiches and Budweiser. He was fresh out of college and got a job offer for $17,000.00 a year! Hot damn, I was making about $8,000.00 and we thought we were set for life! We laugh now about it but it was a great time.

Town pot stirrer and smart ass here.

Usually if I end something with "biggrin" then it means I'm being sarcastic or joking.

Having said that the joke was simply that a joke. Back when we had the 331 we loved it and spent many an evening watching the endless line of headlights coming over the bridge. The tourists never seemed to find it because they associated that area with nightmarish traffic.

SWBG: I thought you were saying I was the town pot stirrer and smart ass and then I re read your post. OK what is "biggrin". I don't know all of the ins and outs of sowal.com but I love it. I must be sensitive. It has been quite a winter here and we are all suffering from SAD!

SWBG: I thought you were saying I was the town pot stirrer and smart ass and then I re read your post. OK what is "biggrin". I don't know all of the ins and outs of sowal.com but I love it. I must be sensitive. It has been quite a winter here and we are all suffering from SAD!

Amen to that last sentence, and we didn't even get snow here.

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