Gulf Shores Seafood, at 921 Gulf Shores Parkway, Gulf Shores, AL, .
When on vacation, I like to try the regional specialties, or at least try something I won't be able to get easily back home. I tried a pound of Royal Red shrimp at Gulf Shores Steamers - although the food was pretty good, the less said about the service there the better. (In mitigation of that condemnation, the woman serving us was on her second night of being a waitress, I understand. However - there are some people who shouldn't be in a particular business, and she didn't seem cut out for what she was doing at all.)
The next day, I picked up a quart of gumbo and a quart of seafood chowder at Gulf Shores Seafood. We stuck them in the cooler overnight, and had the gumbo the next day. WAHOO! I rarely get such a combination of flavors - it may have been because it had been refrigerated overnight, but it was incredibly good. If I'd had a half-gallon of the stuff, I'd have sucked it down without stopping, it was so tasty.
The stuff was a bit pricy, but well worth it.
On the way back, we stopped at Streets Seafood in Bay Minette, AL. In all honesty, we were lured in by the signs, saying if you hadn't eaten there you wasted your trip. Eating there... well, it was a waste of time and money. You may notice there are other reviews in the above link... the Waffle House in Bay Minette got 10 stars, while Streets got 3.
Yeah. That bad. And the gumbo was thin, to boot. We won't stop there again.
J.