There were not many to choose from, actually there were 2 that I found online and one of them was Flip Flops Dockside Eatery. There was a Happy Hour, it was on the water and they had Fish Tacos. All were on my list of requirements, so off we went.
This place is about 15 minutes from our hotel and it is located right on the intracoastal and has a water taxi available that will take you to all of the bars and restaurants along this particular strip.
From the outside, this was looking pretty good.
Once inside there is an open kitchen on your left and the chef was there to greet us. We had to ask if they were open because there were no people, and no tiki bar to be seen. The chef tells us the tiki bar was just around the corner and from our definition, it was a bar, NOT a tiki bar. However, if you read the defininition of a tiki bar, it describes it as serving tropical drinks and decorated in Polynesian decor. Never said anything about a thatched roof, so I guess this is a tiki bar by definition.
There was a lot of space to seat lots and lots of people, however, you are seeing everyone there in the picture above, well besides us and one other couple. As you can see, they could use some really good advertising to fill these seats, and I couldn't even get in all the seats in the camera frame.
As for the menu, the prices were pretty fair, ranging from $5 to $20 from appetizers to entrees.
Our waiter, Rick, brought out a basket of Flip Flop Island Sauce with homeade crackers for us to sample and it was good, however, the crackers could have been just a bit crunchier and the sauce was so hot you couldn't taste anything else (like my beer). The sauce was made out of tomatillos and serrano chilis (my guess) and we ate as much as we could before our taste buds couldn't take anymore.
Ron selected a bowl of black bean soup and a garden burger with sweet potato fries. He really enjoyed both dishes and said he would definitely order the soup again.
I had the fish tacos (which you can get only by asking) and they came in a basket with 3 tacos and were filled with mahi mahi, guacamole and a pineapple salsa. I just had to put some of the Flip Flop Island Sauce on there and it really kicked them up a knotch.
We drank a bucket of beer and ate our food along with some great conversation with Rick (the waiter), had a great view and decided to call it a night and head back to the hotel.
Tomorrow we are on our way to Key Largo and am sure we will find another Tiki Bar or two and I will definitely tell you about them.
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