Eating Out on the Emerald Coast

As a chef I tend to hold restaurants to a higher standard than most other patrons.
If I try and like a restaurant I may include it one this web site.
There are many other good restaurants along the Emerald Coast, these listed stand out above all the others in my opinion.
Your favorite may not be listed because I may not have tried it yet.
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Hwy 85 south at John King Road
Mexican - Good food and good service
The Chili Reyanos are really good and the atmosphere is relaxing.

Ryan's
Hwy 85 south
buffet - real good for a buffet chain
The all you can eat steak nights are pretty good.

the Wild Olive
797 North Pearl Street
Excellent upscale dinning.
They have a quality menue specializing in seafood, steaks, pasta and desserts.
The food and service are both fantastic.

Bonefish Grill
4447 Commons Drive East #105 (in Paradise Key Shopping center with Publix and Ross's)
Destin
Good food and good service.

Olive Garden
Across Hwy 98 from Bass Pro & Destin Commons
Destin
Good Italian food, friendly service.

McGuire's Irish Pub
Hwy 98, near the Destin Bridge
Great burgers, excellent prime rib, fantastic microbrewery.

Magnolia Grill
Brooks Street in "Old" Fort Walton Beach (between Hwy 98 and the intercoastal waterway)
Excellant food. The best veal dishes on the gulf coast. Great seafood, steaks and Italian food.
Freindly people, great service, an excellant dining experience.

790 North
790 N Beal Pkwy., across from the Wright Baptist Church
Fantastic seafood and Cajun dishes - friendly people serving wonderful food

Bellissimo
178 NE Eglin Pkwy
great Italian food - generous portions - great taste

Buffalo's Reef
116 NE Eglin Pkwy
best hot wings anywhere, no one else comes close
If you like buffalo hot wings this is the best place to eat
They have wingding nights where you eat all the wings you want, try it out.

Slick Mick's
19 Eglin Pkwy (near Hollywood Blvd. intersection)
best Philly Cheese Steak around
Have a Philly Cheese Steak (with everything) and see what I mean.

Staff's
24 SE Hwy 98
seafood
One of the oldest restaurants in Florida and great seafood.

The Breakfast Place
789 North Beal Pkwy.
Breakfast and lunch
Good prices, good portions and good food. They make a great hamburger.

Two Trees Restaurant
1959 Lewis Turner Blvd. (FWB Golf Club)
Good lunch and breakfast

Logan's
Mary Esther Cutoff across from the mall
A fun place, throw the peanut shells on the floor.
A good chain restaurant.

Cici's
Sun Plaza Mary Esther Cutoff
pizza buffet
A good "all you can eat" pizza and salad buffet, reasonably priced.

LaRumba's
Between Food World and K Mart
Mexican
Just as good as the LaRumba's in Crestview.
On Monday evenings after 6pm they have a live Mariachi Band

Perry's
(the old Nicametos) In Palm Plaza
Seafood & Steaks
As fan of Nicametos for decades I really hated to see them sell the business. But 18 hour days for decades is very exhausting. Nicametos was without an equal. It was the best seafood for hundreds of miles, maybe the best anywhere.
To be fair I gave Perry's (the new owners) a try. What a pleasant surprise. The food is great and the service friendly and efficient. Give them a try.

Aegean Restaurant
1259 Eglin Parkway (across from the courthouse)
Excellant Greek menue
Check out the daily specials.

Niceville Seafood
John Sims Pkwy
Not a restaurant
Just the best place to get fresh seafood to cook at home.
Have them steam some fresh shrimp for you....... it's great

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Eating Out Along the Emerald Coast
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Another Broken Egg Cafe
104 E Hwy 98
Destin
Great breakfasts
recommended by: Gerald R.

Shalimar Cheer's Pub
1270 N Eglin Pkwy.
Shalimar
THE BEST hamburgers and Cheeseburgers anywhere and believe me I've eaten plenty!! Brenda B.

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