3 /5 BJ Kirby: Well this was certainly a surprise!
Located only a few (5.5) miles from Baxley Municipal Airport, 1.5 miles from Baxley City limits (also a sister restaurant in Waycross).
I arrived at 2:30 on a very hot Friday afternoon. Being from Florida, near Crystal River, I was excited to see if the phone call to the hostess made any sense. I called prior to arriving and inquire as to fresh or frozen. I was told the restraint gets fresh seafood four (4) times each week. Get if we’ve got it fresh OR don’t get it! I get it AND like it!
So, I was greeted by the hostess and promptly seated and further greeted by the waitress who promptly returned with my requested fresh and crisp glass of water (filtered I’m sure). I ordered the “Combination TWO”. My choices were fried Fantailed Shrimp and fried oysters. The shrimp were good since, likely 31-40s (I like the light dusting of batter so I could taste the shrimp). The oysters on the other hand were very small (photos) by comparison to Florida’s Apalachicola oysters. Because of their small size, I believe they were a tad overcooked. I’m not sure how I would even cooked these without dumping a bowl of them into some chowder or Oyster stew. They just didn’t have the flavor or size to give them the oyster consistently I’m accustomed to at home. The Collard Greens were delightfully full of flavor, with bacon and just enough heat/spice to make my nasal passages run! The greens were the highlight of the meal NEXT to the trip to the soup bar. Today, my favorite is Clam Chowder. Both bowls were delicious! The salad bar was like all other salad bars EXCEPT every item in the bar was fresh and crisp. The Tuna Salad and Crab Salad was awesome! They were definitely made on site and NOT from the food vendor. Banana pudding was my go-to dessert although the fresh and crisp pineapple was a nice finish.
