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Restaurant suggestions for Fort Walton Beach/Destin

Posted on 7/24/23 at 10:20 am
Posted by St Jean The Baptiste
Laredo, TX
Member since Aug 2015
5828 posts
Posted on 7/24/23 at 10:20 am
I’m heading out there with the fam next Monday. Thanks in advance.
Posted by wesfau
Member since Mar 2023
555 posts
Posted on 7/24/23 at 10:27 am to
What are you looking for? Kids or no? How much do you want to spend?
Posted by St Jean The Baptiste
Laredo, TX
Member since Aug 2015
5828 posts
Posted on 7/24/23 at 10:40 am to
Any type of food.

The kids will be with us.

Price is no option.
Posted by Jimbowie397
Member since May 2017
98 posts
Posted on 7/24/23 at 10:58 am to
Louisiana lagniappe.
Posted by wesfau
Member since Mar 2023
555 posts
Posted on 7/24/23 at 11:11 am to
Not much in FWB that I'd recommend except Bamboo Sushi.
For Destin:
McGuire's
Harbor Docks
Boshamp's
Jasmine
Craft Bar
790
Ruby Slipper (b'fast/brunch)
Buffalo Jack's
Fat Clemenza's

YMMV, but I wouldn't take kids to Lagniappe (if you can ditch them, go. the food is fantastic)
Posted by St Jean The Baptiste
Laredo, TX
Member since Aug 2015
5828 posts
Posted on 7/24/23 at 11:33 am to
Isn’t there a restaurant in Destin where you can hold an alligator?

Also, why wouldn’t you take kids to Lagniappe? Are there a lot of drunks there? Waitresses scantily-clad? No tendies?
Posted by tigerterrace
Mobile, Alabama
Member since Sep 2016
3398 posts
Posted on 7/24/23 at 1:09 pm to
Destin Boardwalk

LINK /

Crazy Lobster

Kids will like Hammerheads

AJs Seafood


This post was edited on 7/24/23 at 1:19 pm
Posted by geauxpurple
New Orleans
Member since Jul 2014
12716 posts
Posted on 7/24/23 at 1:47 pm to
Mimmo’s
Good Italian food and a wood burning pizza oven.
This post was edited on 7/25/23 at 11:40 pm
Posted by runforrestrun
Baton Rouge
Member since May 2013
828 posts
Posted on 7/24/23 at 2:13 pm to
Tuscany in Sandestin is phenomenal.
Posted by wesfau
Member since Mar 2023
555 posts
Posted on 7/24/23 at 2:28 pm to
quote:

Isn’t there a restaurant in Destin where you can hold an alligator?


Fudpuckers. There's a reason it's not on my "restaurant" list.

quote:

Also, why wouldn’t you take kids to Lagniappe? Are there a lot of drunks there? Waitresses scantily-clad? No tendies?


Because I don't think kids belong in most restaurants. The atmosphere is not geared towards them.

The list with Crazy Lobster and garbage on it, that's your "restaurants for kids" list.

Mimmo's is very good Italian, as is Tuscany (the new location is in the Market at Sandestin).

This is my hometown, I know the restaurants.
This post was edited on 7/24/23 at 2:30 pm
Posted by SippyCup
Gulf Coast
Member since Sep 2008
6163 posts
Posted on 7/24/23 at 2:52 pm to
quote:

Fat Clemenza's


5 minutes from my house. Loved going here before it became popular. Now there is a wait even during the off season.

quote:

Lagniappe


It's hit or miss with them. Sometimes it's great, other times its actually pretty bad.

quote:

Craft Bar


Great Burger.


My favorites. Cuve', Pazzos, 30A Cafe, Bijous. Stinkys use to be on that list but its fallen off lately.
Posted by notiger1997
Metairie
Member since May 2009
58417 posts
Posted on 7/24/23 at 3:05 pm to
quote:

Because I don't think kids belong in most restaurants.


Well that’s interesting
Posted by wesfau
Member since Mar 2023
555 posts
Posted on 7/24/23 at 3:18 pm to
quote:

My favorites. Cuve', Pazzos, 30A Cafe, Bijous. Stinkys use to be on that list but its fallen off lately.


Yeah, since OP was asking FWB/Destin, I didn't go farther east than Miramar.
Posted by BigB0882
Baton Rouge
Member since Nov 2014
5320 posts
Posted on 7/24/23 at 3:56 pm to
They have a really good Thai place in Navarre. It’s nothing special as far as decor or service but everything I have ever eaten from there has been fantastic. They do a lot of to go business and we liked to pick it up our first day there and ordered a shite ton so we had plenty for lunches or a late drunken dinner. I assume it is still there but it’s been a few years and I don’t remember the name to look it up.
Posted by RougeDawg
Member since Jul 2016
5963 posts
Posted on 7/24/23 at 6:36 pm to
quote:

McGuire's


The steaks here are legit.

Old Bay Steamer if you don't mind spending some money.
Posted by LostTiger27
Member since Aug 2019
327 posts
Posted on 7/25/23 at 9:55 am to
A lot of kids don't belong in a lot of public places. It's inconsiderate to the adults trying to enjoy themselves. Obviously I blame the parents and not the kids
Posted by HDAU
Member since Nov 2014
1582 posts
Posted on 7/25/23 at 3:35 pm to
quote:

Nimo's .
Good Italian food and a wood burning pizza oven.


I think you are referring to Mimmo's and I recommend that place too!
Posted by Shaun176
Baton Rouge
Member since Aug 2008
2494 posts
Posted on 7/25/23 at 3:48 pm to
Fat Clemenzas- get reservation
Craft Bar- Monday-Wednesday they have specials. Good Burgers and Fish and chips.
Publix- pub subs
Posted by geauxpurple
New Orleans
Member since Jul 2014
12716 posts
Posted on 7/25/23 at 11:41 pm to
That’s right. Mimmo’s.
I always confuse the spelling with Nino’s which is another very good Italian restaurant we like to go to in Houston.
Posted by St Jean The Baptiste
Laredo, TX
Member since Aug 2015
5828 posts
Posted on 7/31/23 at 10:03 pm to
I went to Mimmo’s and the pizza was excellent!

I got it to go. I went inside to pick the pizza up and the restaurant was really nice.
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