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Dinner in Mobile?
Posted on 6/18/11 at 5:25 pm
Posted on 6/18/11 at 5:25 pm
In Mobile tonight and looking for a nice dinner for two. Not into the fried seafood thing. Good quality, casual elegance, doesn't need pretense. Open to all cuisine - asian, indian, mobilian, fresh is good! Staying downtown at Renaissance, but have a car. What ya got?
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Posted on 6/18/11 at 5:31 pm to ynlvr
Tough question because Mobile is one of the worst food towns in the country from my experience.
Posted on 6/18/11 at 5:34 pm to Tiger Authority
Afraid of that. How about I back up and ask for a good barstool with food "on the side"?
Posted on 6/18/11 at 5:35 pm to ynlvr
They have some decent bars downtown though, which is odd for a place to have a good bar scene with virtually no food scene.
Posted on 6/18/11 at 5:37 pm to ynlvr
Wow, that is a tough one. There is a Ruth's Chris there and I believe a Zea's. I had a good meal at a little place downtown year's ago but it closed. Neat little wine shop/restaurant called the Bakery but I only had drinks there and apps at the bar. Seemed to do a decent business. Might work for a casual night.
Posted on 6/18/11 at 5:40 pm to Beauxnes
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Wow, that is a tough one. There is a Ruth's Chris there and I believe a Zea's. I had a good meal at a little place downtown year's ago but it closed. Neat little wine shop/restaurant called the Bakery but I only had drinks there and apps at the bar. Seemed to do a decent business. Might work for a casual night.
I went there too and was going to post it but I looked it up and not sure if it's open or not.
Posted on 6/18/11 at 5:42 pm to Tiger Authority
OK, Trip Advisor is telling me about a place called The Royal Scam. Name is so very tempting. Bistro, Tapas, etc. Has my attention so far.
Posted on 6/18/11 at 5:54 pm to Tiger Authority
You are right TA, Bakery Cafe is closed. My bad....
Posted on 6/18/11 at 5:57 pm to Beauxnes
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You are right TA, Bakery Cafe is closed. My bad....
I was somewhat surprised as well. Like I said, I went for a rehearsal dinner a long time ago there and it seemed like a good spot for Mobile. Maybe their product went down or maybe it's just a testament to the Mobile food scene, who knows.
I would think a decent restaurant could crush it there but my friends from Mobile tell me that it's not a foodie town and good places die there all the time for a lack of support.
Posted on 6/18/11 at 5:57 pm to Beauxnes
no wonder the cruise ships are abandoning this port. nice port too. good gulf access. not as much up river as the mississippi though.
Posted on 6/18/11 at 5:58 pm to Beauxnes
Hopjack's is also good. Great pizza and fries plus a very extensive beer selection.
Posted on 6/18/11 at 5:59 pm to ynlvr
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no wonder the cruise ships are abandoning this port. nice port too. good gulf access. not as much up river as the mississippi though.
Actually the Mobile port has made great strides in a very short period. Good little economic environment in Mobile right now. They have the problem of Daphne/Spanish Fort white flight but who doesn't have that problem.
Posted on 6/18/11 at 6:01 pm to Tiger Authority
But why anyone would take a cruise ship from Mobile is beyond me.
Posted on 6/18/11 at 6:09 pm to ynlvr
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The Royal Scam
I ate here with a buddy, food was very good...
Posted on 6/18/11 at 6:20 pm to Tiger Authority
True. I thought they were going to eat New Orleans lunch after Katrina, but the sizzle has simmered. The loss of the refueling tanker stung pretty hard. That was a political nightmare up against Boeing and the "domestic" jobs.
Posted on 6/18/11 at 6:23 pm to ynlvr
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True. I thought they were going to eat New Orleans lunch after Katrina, but the sizzle has simmered. The loss of the refueling tanker stung pretty hard. That was a political nightmare up against Boeing and the "domestic" jobs.
Well the trajectory of the two cities over the long-term is far different. NOLA is static at best, unfortunately.
Posted on 6/18/11 at 6:28 pm to Tiger Authority
Very parochial mentality though, not so different than the historical protectionists of New Orleans. Hard to break out of that comfort zone.
Posted on 6/18/11 at 6:28 pm to Tiger Authority
Very parochial mentality though, not so different than the historical protectionists of New Orleans. Hard to break out of that comfort zone.
Posted on 6/18/11 at 6:30 pm to Tiger Authority
I digress. I am voting for The Royal Scam. Will report.
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