A Quickie™:
I had seen these places all over the Burbs, and was encouraged to find out a branch was opening near to Stately Breakwind Manor.
I over-ordered as I am wont to do when trying a brand-new place. Got some Perch, Jumbo Shrimp, Chicken fingers and hush-puppies.
It was all edible, if not head-spinning. We're not cancelling our reservations at Pappadeux to eat here, but if either Wife or I catch a boner for fried Seafood; and not in the mood to drive more than a mile, Sharks is a safe bet. Prolly a notch or 2 above "Long John Silvers", which is the closest analog I can think of; but they have a long way to go to reach the yum factor of the Friday Fish Fry at the Luxie club in North Aurora (q.v. my Yelp here).
N.B.: Another place where "Lemon Pepper" is a featured shake for every thing coming out of the kitchen. When did Lemon Pepper get so popular? I'm not a convert, yet. The fellow behind the counter said the Lemon Pepper in their behind-the-counter shakers was different and superior to the branded Lemon Pepper in the bottle offered for purchase.
As my ironclad rule is: "Try it the way chef intended it when it's your first time in", I had them put the Lemon Pepper on the HushPuppies. There was no discernible flavor "zang" on the pups. although they were fine HushPuppies. Then again, I have never had the Sharks Pups WITHOUT the Lemon Pepper. Maybe they regularly tasted like compressed sawdust, only to be awakened by the application of the featured shake.
One never knows...
Throwing three this time. Going to try it again soon... read more