Fifty Best Food Finds in Mobile

By Billy Curtright

50 Best Food Finds – In & Around Mobile

In an effort to keep food controversy in the heads of the locals, the subjective 50 Best Food Finds in and around the Mobile area will also give outsiders an idea of where to go for what. The food finds get stronger as you count it down:

50.) the classic glazed donuts at Krispy Kreme (downtown location only)

49.) banana cream cheese pie at Mario’s Original French Quarter

48.) the Sunday buffet lunch at The China Doll

47.) the breakfast taquito at Waterburger

46.) Blue Fox pasta dish at Papa’s Place in Daphne

45.) pasta salad at Twice Baked Café (formerly Chandler’s Café)

44.) fresh roasted peanuts at A&M Peanut Shop

43.) couscous at Food Pak International Foods

42.) the pecan chicken at The Bakery Cafe

41.) café latte at Carpe Diem

40.) turnip greens at the Dew Drop Inn

39.) The New Yorker sub at Firehouse Subs

38.) Veal Scaloppini Loretta at Loretta’s

37.) Pete’s Chef Salad with chicken, artichoke hearts & marinated hearts of palm at For Pete’s

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36.) Shrimp Tortellini at Gambino’s in Fairhope

35.) cornbread at Queen G’s

34.) coconut cake at Martha Rutledge catering

33.) Flounder Florentine at Gus’s

32.) the Robert Frippiccino blended coffee drink at Satori Coffee House

31.) all-you-can-eat fried mullet at Ed’s Seafood Shed on Monday nights

30.) the bread pudding at The Bakery Café

29.) Crawfish & Shrimp Napoleon at the original Justine’s and Justine’s at the Pillars

28.) potato salad at Hennessy’s

27.) the beer selection at Drayton Place

26.) the barbeque sauce at Dreamland

25.) the hummus at Mediterranean Café

24.) fried oysters at Gilligan’s at Dauphin Island

23.) spinach salad with chicken at Guido’s in Daphne

22.) a Dixie Dog All The Way at Colonial Dixie (unfortunately, there’s only one of these classic places left on Government Blvd.)

21.) the Chrissie after-dinner drink at both Ruth’s Chris Steakhouse & Felix’s Fish Camp

20.) the “Big Pulled Pork Sandwich” at the Brick Pit

19.) gumbo at Charlene’s Spirit of Mobile

18.) anything fried at Nan-Seas

17.) peach preserves at the Tiny Diny

16.) the Sofia Loren pizza at Papa’s Pizza

15.) the Combo Poboy at Roshell’s

14.) West Indies salad at Winzell’s

13.) the wine list at Quatorze

12.) seasonal frosted sugar cookies at Pollman’s Bakery

11.) onion rings at the Dew Drop Inn

10.) the basil spring roll appetizer at Café 615

9.) trout meuniere almondine at Felix’s Fish Camp

8.) any lamb or beef filet at Mosley’s Fresh Produce & Wine

7.) the burger at Callaghan’s

6.) any of the brick-oven fired pizzas at La Pizzeria (especially the white pizzas)

5.) the foie gras at Quatorze

4.) seared tuna appetizer at Ruth’s Chris Steakhouse

3.) great, locally-made fresh French bread – we’re still looking

2.) the crab cake salad at the Fairhope Inn

1.) any sautéed fish dish at Osman’s

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