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Tag: dining
Coverage of dining from South Alabama News, the local news source for Mobile, Baldwin and the surrounding counties of the Alabama Gulf Coast.
Baldwin County
Third Restaurant Fails at the Alabama Gulf Coast Zoo as Safari & Vine Closes Mid-Season
Safari & Vine, the restaurant on the grounds of the Alabama Gulf Coast Zoo in Gulf Shores, has closed after roughly four months. Its owners also shut Portabella’s in Foley, saying they ran out of time and money.
Local News
At Los Arcos, a Mexican Mainstay Blends India and Costa Rica on Old Shell Road
Los Arcos Mexican Restaurant near the University of South Alabama drew notice for a menu that folded Indian and Costa Rican flavors into its traditional fare, the handiwork of its owners Shah and Rocio.
Local News
A Familiar Name Returns: Constantine’s Brings Lebanese Cuisine Back to Old Shell Road
Constantine’s, a name long familiar to Mobile diners, returned to the local restaurant scene on Old Shell Road, serving authentic Lebanese fare that won early praise from a lifelong connoisseur.
Local News
Nan Seas Restaurant Closes on Cody Road After a Post-Katrina Second Act
Nan Seas Restaurant, which relocated to Cody Road after Hurricane Katrina damaged its Dauphin Island Parkway home, closed its doors on March 2, 2009, ending a long run in Mobile.
Mobile
At Sonny’s on Schillinger Road, a Second Chance That Paid Off
A Mobile barbecue franchise with a checkered past won back a skeptical diner after new management took over, with sweet and smoky ribs that earned a monthly return visit.
Mobile
Two Meals at The Blind Mule, and Both of Them Were the Last
Stale smoke, a gumbo with no taste and red beans that defied description sent our critic out the door of a downtown Mobile music bar with no intention of returning.
Baldwin County
R & R Seafood Was Written Off by a Reliable Source. The Crawfish Said Otherwise.
A Causeway seafood market that became a restaurant after Katrina exceeded low expectations, with boiled crawfish cooked just right and a shrimp poorboy on New Orleans bread.
Local News
‘Do Ya Want Dat Dressed, Dahlin?’ In Search of a Proper Roast Beef Po-Boy
Dressed, pressed, and messy enough to require a stack of napkins: our critic laid out the rules of a proper roast beef po-boy, then admitted he had yet to find one in Mobile.
Mobile
The Brick Pit Is the Best Barbecue on Old Shell Road. That Is Not the Same as Good.
Our critic found the pulled pork dry and the ribs tough at Mobile’s best-known barbecue joint, and made an argument that the real standard lies somewhere up Interstate 65.