Recently, my wife and I enjoyed a late lunch at the Seafood Shack (http://www.seafoodshack.com/) in Cortez (http://www.orlandosentinel.com/travel/destinations/florida/anna-maria-island/orl-t0201cortezbrfeb01-story.html), a historic fishing village at the north end of Sarasota Bay at the eastern foot of the bridge by which Cortez Rd. crosses over to Anna Maria Island.
Our meal was tasty, but not exceptional. Our entree servings were so large that we had enough left over for dinner.
We had an inside table with a nice view of the water. There are also outside tables.
We both had the same main dish - shrimp and grits, for $18 each. The ingredients were smoked gulf shrimp, white cheddar stone-ground grits, bacon, andouille sausage, peppers, onions, celery, thyme, and butter, topped with shaved parmesan. It was satisfying, but nothing to rave about.
I also had a cup of New England Clam Chowder for $5. It had clams, potatoes, carrots, onion, bacon, and thyme. Like the shrimp and grits, it was nice, but not terrific.
We both ordered the same specialty cocktail - the Hurricane, with light rum, Sugar Island Spiced Rum, orange juice, pineapple juice, cranberry juice, with a splash of grenadine, and a dark rum floater for $6. It was delicious, and the serving size was generous.
Our server, Denice, was terrific, and had a great sense of humor.
We were amused as we watched a couple of crows aggressively grabbing packets of sugar off a couple of the outside tables.
The bottom line is that we were happy with our meal, but would probably try another place the next time we're in the area.
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