"The great challenge of adulthood is holding on to your idealism after you lose your innocence."

– Bruce Springsteen

Local Restaurants

I don't know which to write about first; the southern hospitality or the food. Since I have a roast in the slow cooker and it's making the house smell all good...let's go with food.

First up, Lang's Seafood just because it was seafood we were craving when we first moved back to the coast.  Very low key inside with meager settings but I think that adds to the experience.  I hate to be made to feel I need to dress up for great seafood and a great view.  The staff is absolutely wonderful and every table can see the waterfront.  The food was top notch.  It was the first time I had ever heard my family shut up as they stuffed their faces. 

Second was Aunt B's.  We heard about Aunt B's by word of mouth and everyone seems to know about and LOVE that place.  If there is a restaurant in Heaven it's Aunt B's.  You know the kind of cooking you get when you go to your Grandma's on a holiday?  Yep, that's what you get at Aunt B's and it is a buffet.  It is down home southern/country cooking.  There are different items for different nights and it's my family's absolute favorite restaurant in the Kingsland/St. Marys area.  The place is big with mismatched chairs and tables which, to me, gives the place an even more homey feeling.  The wait staff will keep your table cleared and glasses filled with whatever drink you choose but their iced sweet tea is the absolute best I have ever had.  Don't be surprised if someone from another table starts up a conversation with you about the weather or how your day has been.  Yep, it's just that homey.

One more place to mention (for now anyway) is Doc's Chicken and Waffles.  Great, great place to eat especially if you love chicken and waffles.  I was still in the mood for fish when we went so I got their fish and grits. I had to fight hubby off my plate after tasting it.  I also sampled their potato soup which is now my all time favorite.  The family approves of the chicken and waffles and also of their breakfast menu.  They have open mike night/jazz night on Thursdays.  You can sit outside and watch the performance while you eat.  Laid back and jazzy comes to mind when I think of Doc's.

One little thing I thought I'd mention; the "To Go Cup."  Every single place we go asks us, "Would you like a to go cup?"  Now at first I thought, "Oh that's nice. They pour the rest of our drinks in a cup." 

No.  They bring a full cup of whatever you were drinking to each person at the table.

Have I mentioned how much I missed the South?

Doc's French Toast Breakfast