Where to dine for freshest, local seafood?

[jbtcardfan]

Will it still be available next month?

 

[Scooter]

Had lunch at Dewey Destin (original) yesterday. I'm from NOLA and those were the freshest most delicious fried shrimp ever!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

 

[beachmouse]

I've found Dewey Destin's has about an 80% hit/20% miss ratio, but when they're on, they're really on.

 

[Beach Runner]

When we first started vacationing in Destin, our favorite seafood place was Captain Jewel Melvin's. Does that still exist?

 

[beachmouse]

IIRC, Jewel Melvin's closed some time around 2000. There's a park named for him in Destin over towards the airport.

 

[GoodWitch58]

The first time we went to The Back Porch (circa 1982-ish) we LOVED their chargrilled amberjack, but it seems to have changed a lot...smaller portions and not as good as we remembered it from that first trip. We're basically looking for that "old" Back Porch, if it even exists anymore.

it used to be pretty special...now, not so much.

 

[DuneAHH]

Will it still be available next month?

It's my understanding that the cobia season for this year is pretty much over, so doubtful any available next month. Capt. Larry's & his blog may have more info.

 

[Beach Runner]

IIRC, Jewel Melvin's closed some time around 2000. There's a park named for him in Destin over towards the airport.

I didn't realize that it had been THAT long. He sure served some good old-school seafood platters!

 

[Em]

Never had cobia. What's it taste like?

Trey Nick, of Nick's (in the sticks) Seafoood, holding up an 80 lb Cobia caught earlier in the day.

 

[jbtcardfan]

Wow!