Fourth Street Shrimp Store
If you’re anywhere in the area, drive by to see the colorful, cartoonlike mural on the outside of this establishment just north of downtown. On first impression, it looks like graffiti, but it’s a gigantic drawing of people eating. Inside it gets even better, with paraphernalia and murals on two walls that make the main dining room seem like a warehouse with windows that look onto an early-19th-century seaport (one painted sailor permanently peers in to see what you’re eating). You’ll pass a seafood market counter when you enter, from which comes the fresh shrimp, the star here. You can also pick from grouper, clam strips, catfish, or oysters fried, broiled, or steamed, all served in heaping portions. This is the best and certainly the most interesting bargain in town. There’s limited outdoor seating.
If you’re anywhere in the area, drive by to see the colorful, cartoonlike mural on the outside of this establishment just north of downtown. On first impression, it looks like graffiti, but it’s a gigantic drawing of people eating. Inside it gets even better, with paraphernalia and murals on two walls that make the main dining room seem like a warehouse with windows that look onto an early-19th-century seaport (one painted sailor permanently peers in to see what you’re eating). You’ll pass a seafood market counter when you enter, from which comes the fresh shrimp, the star here. You can also pick from grouper, clam strips, catfish, or oysters fried, broiled, or steamed, all served in heaping portions. This is the best and certainly the most interesting bargain in town. There’s limited outdoor seating.
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