The Local

Cashier could not have been more helpful or friendlier. Had a Turkey Bacon Cheddar on toast. Really really good!

The place is brand new and packed! The ambiance is fun. We ordered the Conch fritters for starters and they were really good, almost,an entree itself as the portion was generous. They tasted like seafood beignets 😜. I would have liked more conch in them. I had a red house wine 1926 that was outstandingly good. For dinner I had the Shrimp Scampi and my friend the Shrimp and Pork grits. The plating was outstanding in both servings. The Shrimp Scampi had zucchini noodles that were at the perfect point of crunchiness BUT the shrimp were scarce and tasted frozen. I expected more flavor on the sauce. My friend's dinner same thing, looked pretty but lots of grits, and little shrimp with the skins on. Service was very good, restrooms were clean, well supplied and fragrant. Overall it was good but they really need to step up their proteins. When I order seafood I expect freshly caught flavor, especially in a shrimping city like Jacksonville. It is a very good start though. Other plates that I saw running around looked just as good. May go back at some point. 😁