Southern food includes Meat-and-Three restaurants, barbeque, fried ANYthing, fresh caught fish, and…read morehunted game. Hominy, hush puppies, cornbread, grits, Alabama white sauce on any meat, especially smoked chicken, are all popular in Alabama. BBQ is practically a religion in the South! As former certified Kansas City Barbeque Society (KCBS) certified judges, my husband and I completed the training and paid the fees to be certified. The "KCBS way" is different from a lot of people's preferences in that, for example, a BBQ rib should actually have some "pull" to it, meaning, when you bite into it, your mouth should leave a mark in the rib. This means "fall off the bones" ribs are not KDBS quality, despite how many love that rib consistency. The KCBS judges slots fill up so quickly and required us to travel at our own cost and we did not judge any KCBS events. Back to Southern food. Deep fried double Oreos are one of the many fried foods here in Huntsville, and Melt restaurant features them on their menu. Meat-and-Three restaurants feature a meat (usually fried pork chop, meatloaf, BBQ, fried catfish, country fried steak/chicken) and three sides (fried okra, creamed corn, mashed potatoes and gravy, baked potato, potato salad, cole slaw, French fries) and bread options such as cornbread, rolls, hush puppies. While Southern Cooking is absolutely delicious, I have to limit it because lets face it, it is high in calories and cholesterol. When I do indulge, it's shrimp and grits, pimento cheese, fried green tomatoes, and fried whole okra.

This is really a Rouses grocery store with an excellent deli area. I like that the meats and…read moreofferings are fresh. I like to get my fruit here because it is often locally sourced and very fresh. The staff is always helpful and cooperative. Sometimes it's pretty busy because of tourists, but everyone is always kind.

Went there for lunch. Amazing experience all the way around. I will definitely be back for the food…read morethe atmosphere and the service and the beer selection. ATMOSPHERE Nothing too special about the atmosphere here. I just love that. It was nice clean open area with large windows and plenty of seating and easy to get around. The bar area look cool and the layout was nice. FOOD this is why you came here, right! All kinds of fish cooked all kinds of different ways. Delicious gumbo. Love that pimento cheese ball appetizer with that blueberry pepper jelly! For lunch, I had the meat and three. It was all good, especially the collard greens. SERVICE THIS WAS MAYBE SOME OF THE BEST SERVICE I HAD THE WHOLE TIME I WAS IN ORANGE BEACH THIS WEEKEND. OUR SERVER WAS SO AMAZING. I HATE THAT I CAN'T REMEMBER HER NAME, BUT SHE WAS ON TOP OF IT AND SUPER DELIGHTFUL. DRINKS The bar area looked really nice. Most of my table had iced tea which everybody enjoyed. I also got a beer from the Mississippi Gulf Coast. I was very impressed by their beer selection and they are a verified venue on the Untappd app so you can go to that app to look at all the beer selection and even filter and sort the beers so that you can have an easier time selecting the proper beverage. It even came out in a glass that matched the beer that I had! I like that extra touch.

I went after church on Sunday with my sister and brother in law about 1:45 pm. The place wasn't…read morecrowded. Had a laid back beach vibe. They had a meat and three sides which is a southern thing. I chose the fresh catch. with side salad, boiled red potatoes, and greens. I had asked the server for the salad first. But it was brought with the meal. The salad was fresh and crisp, with a surprise of a small Peppa dew pepper. Blazing red with a little heat and delicious. Haven't seen them in a restaurant ever. Unfortunately my fish and potatoes were cold, cold and butter congealed. The greens were warm and good I had also ordered the cornbread. It was refreshing to see that it wasn't the usual cake like kind, plus not the ultra sweet kind either. More bread like with a hint of sweetness. Delicious. The fish and potatoes had a nice flavor but unfortunately the cold food spoiled the experience. Since I was a guest of my sister I didn't say anything about the cold food. What a disappointment. Maybe when I return things will be better.

Consistently great bar food, great service regardless of the crowd, and dive bar vibe. As a…read morelocal, it's one of my off season favorites.

Energetic and loud environment, with a beautiful interior. Food tasted amazing but was a tad…read moreexpensive for what it is. Service was great and prompt. Very enjoyable!

The food and service was amazing! The swamp soup was delicious! Fish River Grill will definitely be…read moreon our list to come back to!

Enjoyed our lunch there. Crawfish pistol appetizer was unique and flavorful. Definitely would…read moreorder those again. Swamp Soup, well not my jam. Service was fast and friendly. Fried Shrimp meal came with Fries, fried okra, and some of the best hush puppies I've had in a. Long time. Decor was tasteful and beach themed. Definitely on my list of good food at a good value that assumes my return visit.

Quick walk up service and great food! I would highly recommend. Love that it's located inside a…read morestate park so you can go for a walk after you eat. It was a little chilly when we went, but there were lots of outside games and activities to do outside.

Short drive off the main road to a quiet spot with indoor and outdoor seating. Very friendly staff…read morewith great service. A lot of indoor and outdoor games for the table. The food was solid and the live music was a nice touch. Truly enjoyed our time here as a family!

Good country cooking like mama used to make!!! The cornbread is even made in a cast iron skillet.read more

I love the food it's fantastic the bbq melts in your mouth and the bread pudding is to die for the…read morepoppy seed chicken is great you can't beat the price for a buffet

we go to gulf shores for spring break. Desoto's is our favorite destination for seafood. Great…read morefood, great service.

Service was great! We had a party of 11 and most of our food was cold by the time we got it - which…read morewas a huge bummer. Otherwise a fine experience.

While down in the Gulf Shores, we stopped by this place and were not disappointed! We got there…read morefor an early evening supper and we were glad we did because it filled up fast! We sat what was considered "outside" which at the time they had awnings down. So it was comfortable. Our server was awesome, super nice and very attentive. Never had to wait long. We never had to wait long for our food either. We had hush puppies for an appetizer, which were good. Husband had breaded shrimp. Which were nicely light and breaded. I had the Steamed Island Combo with crab legs, and deep-water reds which I have never had before until then and they were delicious! And HUGE! You cannot quite tell by my picture, but there were a ton of them under all of that. Highly recommend recommended it. I would definitely go back there!

We came here 2 nights in a row. Usually I wouldn't do that, but the place was close to where we…read morewere staying and had great fresh fish. The first night I got a salad with fresh catch and the second night I had the grouper dinner with fries. I also got the crab claw appetizer and the jalepeño stuffed shrimp appetizer. The crab claws were fantastic scampi style. The fish was fantastic. The frozen cocktails could've been better, but they were strong. Great place to go, but does not have beach views as some of the photos seem to make it appear.

Decided to visit the new Tin Top and I liked the layout. Very spacious but a bit noisy. The food…read morewas very good and was served hot on a hot plate which was great. The one thing I didn't like was the new tabletops. They are comprised of a series of small boards spaced about 1/4 inch apart so if anything gets spilled it goes right through. Also noted in between the boards were plenty of food particles that were left by previous patrons. Defiantly need place mats. Just my opinion!

First and foremost, we decided to go here because it had a fantastic selection of seafood,…read morebeautiful outdoor seating area, and live music. We were not disappointed at all. The appetizers were delicious (seafood stuffed mushrooms and fried pickles), and the entrees were gigantic. What made the trip a 10/10 for us is the management. I had a medical episode and the manager, our waitress, and the owner of the restaurant sat with my family and me until the ambulance arrived. Not only did the owner refuse our money and paid for our entire meal, he also made sure our waitress was tipped as well. Fantastic place to eat, and the owner is an angel. We will be back every single time we come down to our home away from home.

The rolls.... We heard about the rolls that were thrown at you and had to experience for ourselves…read more We were NOT disappointed! We had an absolute blast here. We had to wait about 15mins for a table which was fine bc it was dinner time and it's a popular spot. We sat down and it wasn't 2 mins when the Famous rolls came out. The young man who threw them was super nice and I swear he should be in the MLB, he's got an arm on him I tell ya. Honey caught his roll with no issues. I caught mine straight in the chest and it exploded. It looked a little worse for the wear but BOY WAS IT GOOD!!!! Our server was super friendly and got everything out to us quickly. There were various servers with fried okra, macaroni and tomato's, black eyed peas, and other amazing sides. My only complaint was that they wouldn't serve me from the kids menu. I had a medical procedure that doesn't allow for me to eat much and the server said she wasn't allowed to serve me from that menu. Aside from that, everything else was amazing and we had a blast. We loved it!!!

04/11/26 This was a…read morefun experience. We arrived a little after 1:30pm on a Saturday and waited about 30 minutes for a table for 2. Our waiter Holden promptly greeted us and brought us drinks. He gave us a few minutes to look over the menu and we finally decided on country fried steak. A gentleman came around with fried okra before our meals came out and it was delicious. This was our first time trying okra and it did not disappoint. Our meals came out pretty quickly and we sat waiting to have rolls "throwed" at us. My husband spotted the roll thrower, put up his hand, and had a roll "throwed" at him that he ended up partially catching with his hand and his chest. I was slow raising my hamd and had to wait for my roll. Surprisingly, I caught the roll. It was soft, but heavy. We then waited for the girl to come around with the apple butter and molasses. We each got a scoop of apple butter and proceeded to enjoy our rolls. We also had the fried potatoes with onions which was the best side second only to the rolls themselves. The sides with our entree - french fries, corn bread, peaches- were okay, but I could do without them. The mashed potatoes and gravy were a good pairing with the country fried steak. The real winners were the "throwed" rolls, friend potatoes with onions, and the okra. Holden was wonderful and attentive. He provided a box to take my leftovers, offered us togo drinks even though all we ordered was water, and went back and got me togo silverware so I could enjoy my leftovers in the car. I don't know if we would go out of our way to return, but it was a fun experience and we enjoyed most of what we ordered.