We unloaded the BMW after breakfast and headed out to see the towns and beaches. It was not an ideal day cold and windy with a light drizzle. First stop was West Marine for some ON/OFF to remove the mustache on the bow of the boat when we get to some clean waters. Next we rode along the shore line into Florida which is only about 10 miles from the boat and then back to Gulf Shores to have lunch at Bills at the Beach. My Chiropractor had recommended this place too and it turned out great. We were greeted at the door by Bill the owner who gave us some recommendations and even brought us samples of the Gouda Grits after I said I wasn't a fan of grits and he told me he didn't used to be either.
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| We didn't order one but it looks amazing |
We both had a bowl of the smoked shrimp bisque the soup special of the day and then I ordered the shrimp and grits, a first for me. Bill's prides itself on only serving USA sourced fresh fish and shrimp and has nothing farm raised on the menu. The shrimp and grits had a 1/2 pound of jumbo shrimp and was delicious.
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| The Shrimp and Grits |
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| Tacky Jack's |
It was raining harder so we headed back to the wharf and hung out on the boat for the afternoon. Around 6:45 the lights and music started up on Main street so we headed up to have a look. We had planned to have dinner at the Villagio restaurant and were seated at the bar upon arrival. Nice vibrant atmosphere and we had seats over looking the open kitchen and pizza oven. We had decided that since we had a pretty big lunch we would have a couple of their small handcrafted pizzas and a salad.
It was prepared right in front of us and put into the oven which is 618 degrees. A Chicken Pesto pizza and a Villagio pizza (basically an all dressed). along with two Caesar salads and a nice bottle of wine. Our waiter was great and told us who everyone was from owners to chefs and made our experience a very pleasant evening. The light and smoke show outside ramped up a couple of times during dinner and we enjoyed the view from our seats. Debbie asked me if what we were seeing in the kitchen was normal and I said yup looks pretty normal to me, organized confusion with lots of people running around like crazy
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| The pizza chef took our picture. Thanks |
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| Lots of lights and sounds |
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