Fish River Grill #3

I’ve been wanting to try this place after hearing so many great reviews and was not disappointed! Hubs and I both had the OMG shrimp po’boy and the kids shared a chicken finger meal. The swamp soup was just the right thing to instantly satisfy one tired 6 year old and one skeptical, yet hungry 8 year old. So there you have it, kid approved!

Our po’boys were so, so good. The large, plump shrimp were cooked perfectly and lightly fried with the tastiest OMG sauce. The bread was the softest roll we’ve had yet, yet held the sandwich together well. The crisp lettuce and fresh tomato added the perfect crunch and complimented the saucey crunchy shrimp. The kinkle cut fries (my least favorite fry) were cooked perfectly! Crunchy on the outside, light and fluffy on the inside.

As far as the chicken fingers go, I’m always pleased when the chicken is REAL. Just because it’s for kids, doesn’t mean restaurants should skimp on quality. These strips were hand breaded and cut from a real chicken breast.

All of this to say: simple ingredients, prepared well and in a friendly environment are so much better than any commercial venue elsewhere.

Being locals, we eat at FRG #2 and #3 a lot! Always yummy and service is great. My favorite is Whitefish with OMG sauce and the Swamp Burger is the best in town!

Four of us dined at this great local restaurant tonight. My wife and I eat there regularly, but this was the first time for the other couple. The restaurant serves everyone a four ounce portion of SWAMP SOUP, a delicious hot concoction of collard greens, turnip greens, navy beans, great northern beans, black beans, sausage and broth. It is wonderful !! We told the other couple about the wonderful burgers and fish, but we wound up with the Reuben, shrimp poboy, and hot wings. All were wonderful and very reasonably priced. The Red neck beignet is their only dessert, bargain priced at $3.99. and better than Cafe Du Monde in New Orleans. They are locally owned and have locations in Fairhope, Foley, and Gulf Shores. You will not be disappointed

Several of my friends raved about the fried catfish at Fish River Grill so today we met up for a late lunch. Coming in from the afternoon heat, the place was cool and very comfortable while we ate. I ordered the catfish filets while the others ordered the catfish strips. The swamp soup that came with our meal was very tasty - greens & beans cooked in chicken broth. A bowl of this would be so awesome on a cold winter night. My catfish filets were crispy fried in cornmeal and were very good. I tried a fried catfish strip from my friend's plate and liked it better than the filet. The strips were not fried for as long as the filets and were a little softer. Their homemade jalapeño hush puppies were excellent - light, fluffy & spicy. The service was good, our food took about 15 minutes, their prices were reasonable & there was plenty of food - we all needed boxes for leftovers. I plan to be back for their delicious looking Bushwacker (I saw one delivered to the table next to us).