Comments on: Comfort food on the Texas Coast http://www.on-stjohn.com/2007/02/20/comfort-food-on-the-texas-coast/ News, Muse and Reviews Wed, 07 Jan 2009 23:30:45 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.0.5 by: kimberly http://www.on-stjohn.com/2007/02/20/comfort-food-on-the-texas-coast/#comment-402 Wed, 21 Feb 2007 15:00:21 +0000 http://www.on-stjohn.com/2007/02/20/comfort-food-on-the-texas-coast/#comment-402 I thought the food was terrific. A bunch of us had breakfast there this past November and everyone in our party was very pleased. Yes, the service did appear to be a bit slow, but that just gave me an excuse to go next door and look in some of the shops. Plus if the food is good...who cares, your on vacation! I would recommend it over a couple of the other restaurants in the area that serve breakfast. I have also had lunch there in past years and thought that was good as well. I thought the food was terrific. A bunch of us had breakfast there this past November and everyone in our party was very pleased. Yes, the service did appear to be a bit slow, but that just gave me an excuse to go next door and look in some of the shops. Plus if the food is good…who cares, your on vacation! I would recommend it over a couple of the other restaurants in the area that serve breakfast. I have also had lunch there in past years and thought that was good as well.

]]> by: Chris http://www.on-stjohn.com/2007/02/20/comfort-food-on-the-texas-coast/#comment-395 Tue, 20 Feb 2007 20:32:45 +0000 http://www.on-stjohn.com/2007/02/20/comfort-food-on-the-texas-coast/#comment-395 JJ's is a MUST!!! The food is tasty, the service is friendly and the people watching is fun! Just a good old fashioned, unpretentious, comfort food place to eat. Love it!!! JJ’s is a MUST!!! The food is tasty, the service is friendly and the people watching is fun! Just a good old fashioned, unpretentious, comfort food place to eat. Love it!!!

]]> by: Rob http://www.on-stjohn.com/2007/02/20/comfort-food-on-the-texas-coast/#comment-392 Tue, 20 Feb 2007 15:22:27 +0000 http://www.on-stjohn.com/2007/02/20/comfort-food-on-the-texas-coast/#comment-392 We never made it to JJ's, we usually want nothing to do with Texas since that is where we're trying to escape from...but name aside I think we'll have to stop in there this time for a cold one, I loves me some Carib!!! We never made it to JJ’s, we usually want nothing to do with Texas since that is where we’re trying to escape from…but name aside I think we’ll have to stop in there this time for a cold one, I loves me some Carib!!!

]]> by: canucknyc http://www.on-stjohn.com/2007/02/20/comfort-food-on-the-texas-coast/#comment-391 Tue, 20 Feb 2007 15:03:04 +0000 http://www.on-stjohn.com/2007/02/20/comfort-food-on-the-texas-coast/#comment-391 Haven't tried it yet, but it is on our 'must-do' list for our next trip. Now I really can't wait, after that review! Haven’t tried it yet, but it is on our ‘must-do’ list for our next trip. Now I really can’t wait, after that review!

]]> by: Heather http://www.on-stjohn.com/2007/02/20/comfort-food-on-the-texas-coast/#comment-390 Tue, 20 Feb 2007 14:25:17 +0000 http://www.on-stjohn.com/2007/02/20/comfort-food-on-the-texas-coast/#comment-390 I second the recommendation. We had a great breakfast there last year. In our party of six, everyone got something different and we all liked our meals. I second the recommendation. We had a great breakfast there last year. In our party of six, everyone got something different and we all liked our meals.

]]> by: rob http://www.on-stjohn.com/2007/02/20/comfort-food-on-the-texas-coast/#comment-389 Tue, 20 Feb 2007 14:21:40 +0000 http://www.on-stjohn.com/2007/02/20/comfort-food-on-the-texas-coast/#comment-389 Long-winded comment coming: In 2004, on our first trip, we had a bad lunch adventure at Polly’s. Namely; we were not served. We wandered out, hot, hungry and thirsty. We couldn’t find anything else, so we sat down at JJ’s. I didn’t want to eat there. It looked horrible. Well, 3 Caribs later (my first Carib I’ll add), some conch fritters and the aforementioned grouper sandwich, I was hooked. We went back 4 more times that week. Fast forward to August 2006. The ladies stepped off the ferry and bee-lined there, leaving the husbands with a pile of bags. For the next week, we had Caribs and conch fritters there every day for happy hour. Coming off a boat from the BVI? Head to JJ’s. Coming in from the beach? Head to JJ’s. By Wednesday, the waitress would see us on the street and put 4 Caribs on “our table”. We love the place and have the shirts to prove it! As the review says, the food is good. Not spectacular, but the music, the vibe, the chickens and the crazies in the park make up for it. I could be a very happy man spending an entire week holed up there, sitting in the outdoor seating area, snacking and enjoying cold beer. Now I’m quite annoyed because I have NO IDEA when I’ll be back there. Long-winded comment coming:

In 2004, on our first trip, we had a bad lunch adventure at Polly’s. Namely; we were not served. We wandered out, hot, hungry and thirsty. We couldn’t find anything else, so we sat down at JJ’s. I didn’t want to eat there. It looked horrible. Well, 3 Caribs later (my first Carib I’ll add), some conch fritters and the aforementioned grouper sandwich, I was hooked. We went back 4 more times that week.

Fast forward to August 2006. The ladies stepped off the ferry and bee-lined there, leaving the husbands with a pile of bags. For the next week, we had Caribs and conch fritters there every day for happy hour. Coming off a boat from the BVI? Head to JJ’s. Coming in from the beach? Head to JJ’s. By Wednesday, the waitress would see us on the street and put 4 Caribs on “our table”.

We love the place and have the shirts to prove it! As the review says, the food is good. Not spectacular, but the music, the vibe, the chickens and the crazies in the park make up for it. I could be a very happy man spending an entire week holed up there, sitting in the outdoor seating area, snacking and enjoying cold beer.

Now I’m quite annoyed because I have NO IDEA when I’ll be back there.

]]> by: wontontammy http://www.on-stjohn.com/2007/02/20/comfort-food-on-the-texas-coast/#comment-388 Tue, 20 Feb 2007 14:09:13 +0000 http://www.on-stjohn.com/2007/02/20/comfort-food-on-the-texas-coast/#comment-388 Well said! This is one of our "must-do's" on every trip. We get drinks in the afternoon and watch the world go by and we just have to go to breekie here before we board the ferry to leave. Nothing changes here and I like it.We also been known to have the fried chicken as a little beer scavenger after a long night! Well said! This is one of our “must-do’s” on every trip. We get drinks in the afternoon and watch the world go by and we just have to go to breekie here before we board the ferry to leave. Nothing changes here and I like it.We also been known to have the fried chicken as a little beer scavenger after a long night!

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