Tennessee Pass Cafe

Coconuts

Coconuts
Ft. Lauderdale Beach, Florida

As a native Floridian beach bum turned Coloradan Mountain Bunny, it was amazing to be back at my old stomping grounds for Mother's Day.  I lived in Ft. Lauderdale for 24 years and don't know HOW Coconuts was never on my radar!  Maybe it's because my love of seafood is relatively new, but I spent pretty much my entire 4 years of high school at Ft. Lauderdale Beach!  Regardless, it was a must-try Boy and I had to accomplish during our quick vacation!  

We went for lunch on a Monday afternoon which meant half-off bottles of wine!  Woo hoo!  Day drinking is fun on vacations!  We split a bottle of bubbly white, one of my favorite complements to seafood, especially in the tropics.  Outside.  At noon.  

For an appetizer we split the raw oysters.  The variety is ongoing, and I can't remember the type we had.  It doesn't matter.  They were amazing.  It's hard to get fresher oysters than from a restaurant next door to a fish monger and with a deck that's right on the water!  If it's available I enjoy my oysters with Tabasco Green sauce on a saltine, but they had this amazing champagne vinaigrette to go with them.  Delish!  

They were very reasonably priced, and I loved them.  I love oysters--this is a newfound love for me.  

For entrees we kept with the seafood theme of the trip.  I mean, why not?  Colorado is landlocked.  Florida isn't.  I got the Crabcake BLT (I know, who is the genius who came up with this?!) and Boy got the Lobster Roll.  The crabcake was perfectly cooked, with an abundance of crabmeat and just enough filler to keep it from falling apart.  The bacon was crispy, just the way I like it, and the veggies were extremely fresh.  Boy's lobster roll was all lobster.  It was incredible!  Just a little dressing to bind it.  The bread was perfectly baked!  

I'm not much of a fries girl, but those were fantastic!  I stole a couple from Boy's plate while he was staring at one of the boats docking on the Intercoastal.  Score!

Back in Colorado, I find myself dreaming about the seafood we ate while in Florida--the best coming from Coconuts.  It took me 26 years to find it, but you best believe I'll be back next time I go visit the parents!  

Cheers and good eating, my friends!