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South Padre Island Map: Dirty Al'sDirty Al's Frommer's Highly Recommended

Cuisine Seafood
Hours Daily 11am-9pm
Address
1 Padre Blvd
Location Around Town
Reservations Reservations not accepted
Phone 956/761-4901
Prices Main courses $7-$9
Credit Cards MC, V

Frommer's Review

Al has been a fixture here for 20 years. Most of that time he was running a bait shop and serving tacos on the side just to fishermen. Now, his restaurant is what keeps him busy. The main attractions are the fried shrimp baskets, the stuffed crabs, the blackened fish, and the fried oyster baskets. Al fries up the best shrimp on the island here. And his prices are rock bottom. The restaurant/bait shop is beside the marina (which is south of the bridge). Picnic tables are scattered out in front for people to sit down while they wait for their name to be called (this place is crowded for dinner). Al has plans to add a second story soon, which might shorten wait times, but won't do much for the parking shortage.

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