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I've had kidney problems for 10 months (since Oct. 2019). Now that I'm cured (I hope), COVID-19 has stepped into the mix of my life. I don't have COVID-19, but I've gone into self-imposed quarantine. I don't go anywhere or meet any people. I don't want to catch the TRUMP virus and end up back in the hospital.
There has been no eating out. That's the reason this page has been unchanged for more than a year.
We went on vacation in September, 2020. Everything we ate was either ordered for take-out or cooked in our kitchen.
Below is a run down on what we ate at Atlantic Beach:
FULL MOON OYSTER BAR
This was our first meal after arriving at Atlantic Beach. We ordered takeout from FULL MOON OYSTER BAR. You always take a chance when ordering takeout. Will you get what you ordered when you open the bag at home.? This time dinner was cold by the time Debbie got the food home. But, at least we got what we ordered. We ordered four appetizers. We got four appetizers along with unexpected slaw and potatoes.
The Crab Stuffed Oysters were a bit of a disappointment. Tiny oysters were in each half-shell. The goo on top of the oysters was some sort of breading and only a tiny, tiny hint of something that was supposed to be crab.
The BACON WRAPPED SCALLOPS were very tasty despite the chill that matched the cold outdoor wind.
Everything else is pretty much self-explanatory except for the Bayou Balls. Bayou Balls are "(SPICY) Cajun Jambalaya poppers served with a Creole sauce for dunkin'". That's what the FULL MOON menu said anyway.
Debbie really liked the Bayou Balls but I was not impressed. There was too much tomato and rice in the balls and not enough chicken and sausage. And, they were not spicy enough for my palate.
The TUNA BITES with sauce were excellent. Served hot or cold had no affect on the tuna. Notice the black crust on the tuna. It was not fly droppings, although it looked like droppings or some kind of bugs. I guess it was black sesame seeds. Also notice the red flesh of the tuna. It was not undercooked. That's the way tuna should be served - nearly raw. If you want to ruin a piece of tuna, cook it all the way through. I've eaten a lot of overcooked tuna.
The surprise slaw and potatoes were excellent, especially the potatoes.
I came away from the meal thinking this is one way restaurants are coping with COVID-19 - by cutting back on expensive ingredients. I will be glad when the world returns to some normalcy.
By the way, when Debbie called FULL MOON to place our order, the person who answered the call told her he was going to put her on hold for two minutes. Instead she was hung up on. She waited 15 minutes and called again. On the second try she got through and placed our order. When she went to pick up our order, the person who had answered her call apologized profusely for the hang up. He explained the staff had to deal with an unruly patron. Apparently a woman was just crazy or drunk or both and made some sort of scene. FULL MOON staff had to show her the door.
Our dinner cost $55. It was a lot for appetizers, but at least Debbie got a bit of a show to go with the meal.
PUNISHMENT FOR NAPPING LATE
This is what you are served for dinner after you take a three-hour nap at 4:30 PM. I suppose you recognize the bag of chips and the French onion dip. The sandwich is ham, Havarti cheese, and sliced tomato. The meal was barely acceptable for lunch, but a total dud for dinner.
SHRIMP COME OUT FOR THE FIRST TIME
These big boys were baked in the oven with wine and lemon. They were not easy to shell, but still tasty with a dash of Old Bay. That's brown rice with shiitake mushrooms and onions at the top of the picture. If you like brown rice, the dish was da bomb. If not, then you've got a problem.
LEFTOVERS FOR BREAKFAST
This is a standard breakfast for me, if you don't count the leftover shrimp mixed into the eggs. Bacon or sausage usually accompanies the scrambled eggs and always with ice water, spicy V-8, and a cup of black Sumatra coffee.
CRAB FOR DINNER
This was a crab cake meal, but the crab was not in a cake. It was in a pile (upper side of photo). On the side were a homemade salad, hushpuppies, and some of the best corn I have ever tasted.
QUICHE FOR BREAKFAST
The standard lineup for breakfast - ice water, coffee, and spicy V-8. A blueberry scone and a spinach quiche round out breakfast.
THE BIG ONE GOT AWAY
The beast broke the line inches from the shore.
Then there was another bite.
Look, Maw, it's a stingray! This is the second stingray caught by the fisherman. It could have been the first stingray that broke the line and got away, but was dumb enough to take the bait for a second time. Who knows?
I have no idea what the men did with the stingray.
AMOS MOSQUITO'S ALWAYS
The complimentary bread basket from Amos Mosquito's. I ate the cracker thing in the center and Debbie had the two pieces of cornbread. I gave away my share of the cornbread and then remembered Amos Mosquito's cornbread is delicious. Nobody touched the French bread.
This is Amos Mosquito's sushi sampler. It's for people who can't make up their mind.
On the right is Tuna Nigiri which I learned is fabulous. Philly Roll (smoked salmon, cream cheese, scallion, cucumber), Cucumber Sesame Roll (self-explanatory), Liza Roll(fried oysters, carrot, avocado, spicy mayo), and Spicy Crab Roll (lump crab meat, spicy mayo, scallion) are on the left. Then there are the perfunctory chopsticks, and packs of Kikkoman soy sauce.
The chopsticks stayed in the pack. I used my fork. I did drench the sushi in the soy sauce. I love soy sauce.
French fries with a cup of slaw and an awesome piece of fried flounder were my main course. The fries were good. The slaw was good. The flounder was perfectly fried. You can't tell it from the photo, but the piece of fish must have been an inch thick. It was tender and flakey with a nice fried crust.
If not for this public page, I believe I would eat every meal at Amos Mosquito's. It's that good.
THEY WERE'T BUTTERBEANS
A guest digs into Debbie's sauteed scallops on pasta.
The green blob on the right side of the upper plate was some sort of bean mixture that initially frightened me. I have an aversion to butter beans and pinto beans. It turns out there was no need for my fear. The butter beans turned out to be edamame (soy beans) with corn, tomatoes, and peppers. I ate a goodly scoop of the faux butter beans. They weren't bad
CRAB AND SHRIMP FOR OUR LAST DINNER
The crab legs were steamed in a giant pot. This plate was filled a couple of times from the pot.
We had no crab crackers. We used butter knives to get the meat out of the shell.
Shelling the shrimp was too easy. The shrimp were relegated to second place. Despite the crab shell cracking ordeal, it turned into a bit of fun.
Old Bayed and boiled potatoes and corn were heated until tender and served as a side dish.
LIQUOR ICE CREAM FOR DESSERT
This flavor is Irish Cream. We also had Bourbon Vanilla Bean Truffle. Both were excellent.
I'll now settle into WAIT MODE to see whether my kidney is truly healed and the TRUMP virus just, POOF!, goes away like he promised.
