Hidden Litle Gem. On one of the hottest days of the year, I stopped in to try out Fish City Grill. The recent construction nearby made the short journey from Bedford much longer than need be, and parking can be a little tight in this strip mall style establishment, but it was worth the wait. I stepped into a cool, rather darkened room and was immediately greeted and seated. As a solo diner, one is often thrown wherever is convenient and out of the way, but I was given the opportunity to pick a table, booth, or the bar. I took a seat at my booth and was asked if I had been there before. I said “No”, and had the daily blackboard specials pointed out to me, as well as the fact that it was happy hour until 7:00. I was also provided a menu. Very shortly thereafter, my server, Savannah stepped up with a warm greeting. As I had indicated my desire for an adult beverage during happy hour, specifically beer on tap, she quickly named off my choices, being sure to specify which were, and which were not, on the happy hour list. I settled for a tall Longboard Lager. It arrived quickly and ice cold. I placed my food order upon the beer’s arrival. I hadn’t had an Oyster Po’ Boy ($9.99) since I lived in New Orleans in the early 90’s, so I chose that, and since I had my eye on the Crab Bisque anyway, I substituted the soup for the standard fries or slaw (this was an additional $1.99).
While I waited the couple of minutes for my soup to arrive, I took note of the restaurant itself. It is clean, simple, and comfortable. It is a mixed crowd, which was not very busy when I arrived at 5:45, but was packed with people waiting when I left, some 45 minutes later. The noise level is low to medium. Normal conversation seemed easy, and it appeared that everyone around me was enjoying their food and drinks.
A cup of crab Bisque arrived soon after, and I dug in. It was magnificent. It was warm, creamy, silky, with shredded bits of snow and blue crab, and just the right amount of seasoning. Having had my fair share of bisques, I will say there are generally two types: the savory and the sweet. This falls more towards the savory side, with just a little sweetness coming from the crab. Several minutes after finishing this, the Oyster Po’ Boy showed up at my table.
For being a $10.00 sandwich, I was a little disappointingly surprised at the overall length, coming in at around 6” or 7”. For that price, I expected a little more, I guess. But that is my only food complaint. The oysters were perfectly cooked. They were golden brown, as advertised; nicely breaded with corn meal on the outside and creamy, fresh oysters on the inside. The baguette style bread was wonderfully brown and crusty ion the outside, and soft and chewy on the inside. The remoulade, paprika’d and pinkish in the Louisiana style was excellent. There was a small mound of crisp lettuce, and a reasonable covering of tomatoes. I added a bit of pepper to the tomatoes, and a good splash of the Cajun style hot sauce available at the table. From first bite to last, this was a great sandwich. I highly recommend it, and the restaurant in general. I will definitely return.
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