One thing becomes abundantly clear as you leave the mainland behind and drive onto the Florida Keys: Unlike other areas of Florida, The Keys seem to keep the best of their seafood for themselves. I lived in Orlando for fourteen years and was constantly irritated by the shoddy selection of seafood, even though the city is only forty miles from the Atlantic shore. Last Thursday I pulled my rental car into the parking lot of a little joint called Mrs Mac's Kitchen, on Key Largo. It was around 2pm and my crew hadn't eaten since breakfast. This place looks like your typical Florida diner. Goofy, piratey memorabilia made of sea shells and beer cans hung from the cieling, and license plates from all corners of the country were pasted to the walls. The menu was pretty large but the specials board was HUGE. Everything from Yellowtail Snapper to Key West Pink shrimp was available. We started with the smoked fish dip, which was great and followed it with crab salad, hogfish, and shrimp. The portions were ridiculously large and the food was obviously prepared with love. You get the picture. This place, like so many others in the keys, was very solid. Seriously. It's hard to screw up seafood this fresh. If you ever find yourself crusing down US1 towards Key West, give Mrs Mac's Kitchen on Key Largo a try for breakfast or lunch. You won't be sorry. http://www.mrsmacskitchen.com/Mrs Mac's Kitchen
One thing becomes abundantly clear as you leave the mainland behind and drive onto the Florida Keys: Unlike other areas of Florida, The Keys seem to keep the best of their seafood for themselves. I lived in Orlando for fourteen years and was constantly irritated by the shoddy selection of seafood, even though the city is only forty miles from the Atlantic shore. Last Thursday I pulled my rental car into the parking lot of a little joint called Mrs Mac's Kitchen, on Key Largo. It was around 2pm and my crew hadn't eaten since breakfast. This place looks like your typical Florida diner. Goofy, piratey memorabilia made of sea shells and beer cans hung from the cieling, and license plates from all corners of the country were pasted to the walls. The menu was pretty large but the specials board was HUGE. Everything from Yellowtail Snapper to Key West Pink shrimp was available. We started with the smoked fish dip, which was great and followed it with crab salad, hogfish, and shrimp. The portions were ridiculously large and the food was obviously prepared with love. You get the picture. This place, like so many others in the keys, was very solid. Seriously. It's hard to screw up seafood this fresh. If you ever find yourself crusing down US1 towards Key West, give Mrs Mac's Kitchen on Key Largo a try for breakfast or lunch. You won't be sorry. http://www.mrsmacskitchen.com/
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