Extended Date Nights "My Must Try Restaurants TPA" Food Tour 2024: Florida Cracker Fish Company w/ Offline Tampa Bay | LOTD (Re-style)

We dined in for dinner. The food was very good, just a little on the salty side. The vibe is very relaxed, very Florida country style, if you lived or grew up in the country, you know what I mean. You can find food like this at shacks on the side of the road, and it's the best. They have a large menu, and so much of it looks mouth-watering! If you have no gluten allergies like me, you will have a blast,

The blackened catfish (gluten-free) was very, very good. It was well seasoned and tender, They give you three generous filets with a side, and I would recommend this. I love fried catfish, so even though I could not have it due to the gluten, I would recommend it!

The gator po'boy was delicious and large. It comes with a side, and we chose fries with cheese. It was very filling. The gator was great, and the fries were a bit too salty:

Collard greens were not the best, in my opinion. They were overcooked, mushy, and tasted like caramelized onions. For 4$ as an add-on side, I would skip.

Fries with cheese or without were good. They were just too salty. They said they have a dedicated fryer for the fries only, which was great if you have Celiacs like I do. The fries were thick and crispy too. Charbroil oysters were very good, very delicious. half a dozen is like 12.99. They had parmesan cheese and butter on them.

The grits were made well and delicious, and many restaurants messed up grits, but they got them right, and I love grits, so I would know.

The restaurant is big and open. You come in on one side and seat yourself. You walk up to the counter and place your order, and they give you a buzzer. The menu does have GF markings for those who have Celiacs Disease and can't have gluten, The woman at the counter was very helpful with any questions I had (l needed to know if the fryer was dedicated and if the Broiled oysters with GF). The food came out quickly, it was a lot of food and we had some leftovers. There is a bar on the other side of the restaurant as well. I ordered a cocktail, and it was good, but even that drink was too salty. lol. There seemed to be some salt added to the bottom of the glass for flavor? Overall, the drink was good, but the salt was not,

Overall, dinner was good, I would return for more blackened fish for sure. I would also recommend coming here. They also have lunch and brunch men, which look good.

Below are items hubby ordered which are not gluten-free. Their menu is full of very very delicious non gluten-free items that I wish I could have. Some examples: fried fish, fried shrimp, fried pickles, gumbo, sandwiches etc. Even the shrimp and grits is not labeled gluten-free.