Cuisine:

• Sea food
• Others
• American
• Regional
• Caribbean
• Ribs

Quinn's Description:
For over a decade as executive chef at A Fish Called Avalon, Gerry Quinn was a fine-dining beacon amidst Ocean Drive's sea of overpriced tourist traps. At his own multileveled indoor-outdoor restaurant in the "swanky little Park Central Hotel" (as described by its famous fictional resident, the vampire Lestat), prices are indeed high if diners opt for the place's specialty, seafood. But dishes like signature Bam! Bam! Shrimp (hot-sweet marinated and grilled palm sugar-coated Gulf jumbos, subtler than most similar bang-bam-boom preparations thanks to sauce served on the side) are still superior to most Drive fare. Keep alert, too, for wonderful local fish rarely found in local eateries, like hog snapper, lightly sautéed to retain this reef specimen's incomparable delicate sweetness. Quinn's tart Key lime pie, with a light cookie (rather than graham cracker) crust, is also more subtle than standard. Bargain-seekers will find no cheap plonk on the thoughtful wine list, but it's loaded with fairly-priced (barely twice retail) picks.


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