Vacation comes to an end - Destin, Florida

On Wednesday we needed a break from seafood so we chose to eat at one of our favorite places, McGuire's Irish Pub. It is absolutely delicious!

Started with the appetizer of Reuben Rolls. They are so different then anything I have ever had or have found at any other restaurant. This is our favorite appetizer here.

My favorite thing to get for a meal if the Prime Rib. They smoke it and it is absolutely delicious! Mom and I split a prime rib as it is way too much for us to eat alone. Caleb chose to try something different this year and he got their ribs. Dad likes their grilled steak so he had that. We do not ever get dessert here, although, I am sure it is wonderful but we are always to full. Plus, if we want something sweet later we can always find the Hot Now sign on at Krispy Kreme. :)

On Thursday nights they have fireworks at the Harbor during the summer so we went to watch those.

On Friday we ate at Pompano Joe's another favorite as it is located right down the road from us and is on the beach. We took family pictures that night so we wanted somewhere close. We can always rely on all of our favorite the Shrimp PoBoy.

On Saturday morning we wanted a real breakfast so we went to my favorite place since I was little THE DOUGHNUT HOLE! We also east here on the first night we arrive even if it is 11pm and I still order breakfast (they serve it all day). We also try to go back sometime during the week for breakfast. Caleb had the Corned Beef Hash, Mom had the western omelet, and I had the short stack of pancakes.

On Saturday we returned to Dewey's Destins and it was amazing just as it was the first night. I think I have a new favorite! We had a crab dip for an appetizer. Caleb ordered a seafood pasta and I had the Grouper Parmesian. Both were great!

THE END! That ended our week at the beach. A wonderful vacation!

Hope you all had the chance to get away for a while!

Where do you vacation each year?

Day 4: Destin, Florida Family Vacation

Day 4: Destin, Florida Family Vacation

On the fourth day we spent the day on the beach as promised. J

For dinner that night we ate at Stinky’s Fish Camp in Santa Rosa Beach which is just up the beach from Destin. We first decided to go to Stinky’s last year after they were featured in Southern Living for the best Keylime Pie. Well you know how I love Southern Living and one of my favorite desserts is Keylime Pie. It had to be a winner. Last year we were not disappointed so we went back this year.

We loved their Fried Green Tomatoes with Creamy Crawfish Etouffe so we ordered it again for the appetizer. It as absolutely delicious!!! The only thing I would change is to have four instead of just three as most restaurants do serve more than three. However, that is just an opinion thing. We also ordered salads.

Caleb, our adventurous one, ordered The Taste of Stinky’s which included Crawfish Pie, Catfish Meuniere, and Crab Cake. Let me just tell you the entire thing was great but the Crawfish Pie WOW!!! It was amazing! I loved it! I could have just eaten that and been completely satisfied.

Mom, Dad, and I ordered the Shrimp basket. Absolutely delicious! The sauce had this smoky flavor that just gave it that extra zing.

For dessert we had the wonderful keylime pie. This time it had a fruit topping that was wonderful! Again, I was not disappointed. It was so good. Just wish I could have it specially delivered for my dessert everyday! J

They have a cute little gift shop next door with shirts and other souvenirs.  Stinky’s is a great restaurant to visit.

Right down the road you can go through the public access to Santa Rosa Beach. We always go out on the beach and take pictures and the sunset it beautiful here. I really love this beach. It is not quite as crowded as Destin and as I have grown older I like that.

Day 3: Destin, Florida Family Vacation

Day 3: Destin, Florida Family Vacation

On day 3 I began the book I had been waiting on for months, Summer Rental by Mary Kay Andrews! I love her books! This one was great! I really enjoyed it from the little suspense to having me laughing out loud on the beach! I highly recommend this book! It is a great beach read! I tried to read really slow as to savor every page but I will still done faster than I wanted. Now to wait until next summer.

For dinner that night we went to one of our favorites that a lot people still do not know about or just have not tried. Kenny D's they have the BEST gumbo (in my opinion). It has that cajun, New Orleans flavor that just sets it apart! You cannot miss this place it is small but so good!!!

 The Gumbo

 My mom and I both got the appetizer shrimp with a side salad. The gumbo always fills me up.

 Caleb got the Spicy Mahi Melt

It was so good! He is always the one to try new things and I always wish I had ordered it too!

 Dad got (no suprise) the fried grouper sandwich. He sticks to things he knows he will like.

We had a great meal as we are never disappointed in Kenny D's.

Let me know if you have ever tried it.



Day 2 - Destin, Florida Family Vacation

Day 2 - Destin, Florida Family Vacation

Well the next day we were back on the beach. I love the beach! Everything about it well.... maybe not the sand that gets in everything. Haha! I have to say it was HOT! I mean really hot the thermometor and tv said that it was over 100 one day. Now that combined with the humidity makes for a real scorcher but that's what the ocean is for to cool off in. :)

I was reading The Lost Hours by Karen White the first two days. It was a great book. It was a little slow starting off but well worth sticking through. I really liked it and would highly recommend it!

You know me I am all about the food and where we are eating! :) So that night we ate at Dewey Destin. Several locals had recommended it to us and we had planned to try it last year but decided to wait.

Waiting Area

 Back Deck

 View from Deck

 Appetizer: Tuna Dip

It was really good! Many people say it is the best but Pompano Joe's is still my favorite!

 Dad got the blackened Grouper and all grilled or steamed entrees come with Corn, Potatoes, and Slaw.

We all switched something out and they were fine with that. Like I got hushpuppies instead of corn. I know I am the healthiest eater ever! :)

 Caleb got Steamed Shrimp

**Excellent and lots of flavor!

 Mom got grilled Grouper

**Very good!!!

 I had the Mediterranean Mahi Mahi.

I normally get Grouper and he offered to change the fish but I also like Mahi with something like this. It was delicious and something different than what I would normally get.

Our food was amazing!!! So good that we actually went back the last night! I will share about that one later. :) I definitely recommend trying Dewey's if you are in Destin! The food is delicious and both times we were there we had excellent service. Plus, being able to eat outside is a great! They do have indoor seating but when I'm at the beach I love to be outside and enjoy the scenery. Plus this area was well shaded and was not hot.

Hope you are all having a wonderful Monday! What have you been up to these past two weeks?



Day 1

Sorry for the delay blogger was not cooperating with me for the first part of the week.

The first day is always great!
When we go to the beach we are the type that gets up early packs a cooler for the day and stays all day! Oh add a great book.

For lunch on the first day we had not bought our sandwich stuff yet so we walked up the beach to Pompano Joe's. They have my favorite Smoked Tuna Dip! I have tried it everywhere we go and it is my absolute favorite. It's different and has more of a sweet flavor plus they serve it with this flat bread and cucumbers. So yummy! And that is the perfect lunch on the beach!

That night we ate at the Back Porch another long time favorite. One thing that makes this place so nice to me is that it's right on the beach and they pull the windows up and you get that ocean breeze. It's perfect! We have had most of the things on the menu but my favorites are as follows. For an appetizer here I just like their hushpuppies with honey butter. Delicious! We also tried their shrimp and corn chowder and it was really good too! That night I got a Po Boy (Shrimp) Sandwich with onion rings (another specialty here). Now they have the more sophisticated fare here but I wanted the thing that I am always craving when at home and that is exactly what I ordered. :) Now Caleb got another favorite which is the Seafood Nachos. Mom had the Grilled Grouper Sandwich and Dad has the Fried Grouper Sandwich.

View while eating

I'm getting hungry just looking back at these. You can't get food like that here in our part of Georgia.