We just got back from another wonderful vacation on 30- A. We did not have a bad meal at all, but one stood out, and that was D and K.
When we started up the stairs and could here the New Orleans music playing, just helped set the tone for something special inside.
Kat had set us up in the main room with a great view, but the waiter said we could set there or this smaller room, which we took, turned out it was the Ann Rice room, which help set up what turned out to be a truly outstanding meal.
My wife had the Sun-Kissed Martini Trio, WOW, the remoulade, was just perfect, and what HUGE crab claws. I being the gumbo junkie I am had to try Jaime's, and of coarse he had a great roux, which you must have. It was FULL of seafood, one of the best gumbos I have ever had, and I have had A LOT.
For the entrees, the wife had the Pan Fried Snapper with Seafood Cream Sauce , and I had the Grayton Grouper with Soft Shell Crab. Both just so fresh, and SO much food. Of coarse we had to try Kat's famous Key Lime Pie, and that just toped the whole meal off.
As good as that meal was,the setting t was just as good. You can tell they really put in a lot of hard work trying to make this a little bit of the Big Easy, at Grayton Beach.
Doug, Jamie and Kat made us feel right at home. Kat would come by every so often and talk with us about New Orleans, she just made the whole experience one that I will not forget.
I will close with this, if you don't go the D and K on your next visit, then you have missed out on a truly great place to eat, and there are some very fine places down on 30-A.
Thanks Kat, Doug, and Jamie!!!!
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We went to D & K's for an early dinner today and it was very good. We had a nice glass of wine, salad and the blackened ribeye....it was delicious and grilled perfectly....we also loved the blackened chicken on pasta ...It was when we ate the fried shrimp those memories from our childhood growing up on the coast .... when they KNEW how to fry seafood!
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We went to D & K's for an early dinner today and it was very good. We had a nice glass of wine, salad and the blackened ribeye....it was delicious and grilled perfectly....we also loved the blackened chicken on pasta ...It was when we ate the fried shrimp those memories from our childhood growing up on the coast .... when they KNEW how to fry seafood!
:welcome: So glad to hear you had a nice dinner. Those fried shrimp take me back too!
I wish I had been there to meet ya'll.....but some nights I spend with our young daughter. Tonight happened to be that night. I hope in the future I do get to meet you in person....and take your picture for our SoWal Celeb Board!
Thank you for dining with us! It means so much to everyone at D&K's:clap: Come back soon!!
Kat and Doug:wave:
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YUM! I will have to try these at our next visit to D & K's Cafe!!!
Leslie, my new friend, looking forward to seeing you again when ya'll return!:clap:
:wub: :wub: Kat:wave: ;-)
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"Otha Brotha", SIL, and I enjoyed yet another OUTSTANDING meal at D&K's last night. The stuffed shrimp & tasso grits appetizer is so heavenly that next visit I'll be getting a double order for my meal!! Finally left a pinch of room for dessert & we shared the Chocolate Pecan Praline Torte for dessert (w/ whip cream instead of ice cream)...to die for!!!
Thanks Again Doug, Kat, Jamie & Team for another extraordinary experience :wub:
Thanks Again Doug, Kat, Jamie & Team for another extraordinary experience :wub:
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Kat didnt lie, it is so good it make you wanna slap your mama!😀
Like I need pie for that😀
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"Otha Brotha", SIL, and I enjoyed yet another OUTSTANDING meal at D&K's last night. The stuffed shrimp & tasso grits appetizer is so heavenly that next visit I'll be getting a double order for my meal!! Finally left a pinch of room for dessert & we shared the Chocolate Pecan Praline Torte for dessert (w/ whip cream instead of ice cream)...to die for!!!
Thanks Again Doug, Kat, Jamie & Team for another extraordinary experience :wub:
Awwwww Dune-AHH I missed you!:bang: And I so enjoyed our last visit!!!!! Hope the "Otha Brotha" liked it as much as you do!!!!:welcome: SIL!
Please keep me your prayers as I have Chronic Fatigue Syndrome :yawn: :sleeping: and Fibromyalgia:bicycle: that popped it's ugly head again!!!!! Just need to get some rest then I will be back to myself.
:bow: Thank you for supporting us and your cheerful posts on SoWal make me laugh. :funn::rolling: The best medicine!!!!;-)
Hope to see you again in the future.
:wub: :wub: Kat:wave:
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Like I need pie for that😀
:lolabove: That's so Kathy Griffin!:rolling: :floor: :clap:
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I've gotta get to the new D&Ks. I used to go there and read books with a nice lunch. Such a nice spot.
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:drool: :drool: We have a new dessert coming for dinner.....YummY! I'll post a picture
soon. Our new Chef, John Sallman, who was a chef at Cafe Provence for 3 years is creating our own D&K's New Orleans traditional Bread Pudding.....and of course that wonderful bread comes from Gambino's!!!!!
:bow: :clap: :bow: Thanks to Beachbummett and her table of par-tayers on Saturday night. They are always so much FUNN! Let's see.......Peter, Allifunn, CorkontheOcean, goofer44 and a new couple (who moved here from New Orleans years back) made up this GRAYT table. I :wub: You All! :bow:
It was such a wild night that I even had a couple of SoWal (Cafe Lurkers):floor: that didn't let me know they were in until they were walking out the door. You know who you are.........and now I know who you are. But don't worry...."What happens at D&K's stays at D&K's"!
More D&K News Coming Soon! (Jazz music for D&K's?????):roll: Only the Shadowman :ninja: knows.:cool:
:wub: Kat:welcome:
Chef John with Doug below.....and Beachbummett's table, but I don't have the New Orleans's couple's picture!!!! :bang: And, I really enjoyed getting to know them.
soon. Our new Chef, John Sallman, who was a chef at Cafe Provence for 3 years is creating our own D&K's New Orleans traditional Bread Pudding.....and of course that wonderful bread comes from Gambino's!!!!!
:bow: :clap: :bow: Thanks to Beachbummett and her table of par-tayers on Saturday night. They are always so much FUNN! Let's see.......Peter, Allifunn, CorkontheOcean, goofer44 and a new couple (who moved here from New Orleans years back) made up this GRAYT table. I :wub: You All! :bow:
It was such a wild night that I even had a couple of SoWal (Cafe Lurkers):floor: that didn't let me know they were in until they were walking out the door. You know who you are.........and now I know who you are. But don't worry...."What happens at D&K's stays at D&K's"!
More D&K News Coming Soon! (Jazz music for D&K's?????):roll: Only the Shadowman :ninja: knows.:cool:
:wub: Kat:welcome:
Chef John with Doug below.....and Beachbummett's table, but I don't have the New Orleans's couple's picture!!!! :bang: And, I really enjoyed getting to know them.
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AWWWWWWW....Kat it's you that make it so special. Those pictures are from the night FFF, goofer44 and ms goofer44 dined with y'all. Fabulous as usual. That was one of my birthday nights!
This past Saturday night we had a fantastic evening at D & K. Karen & Maunsel are the couple from New Orleans, he has been coming to our beautiful beach since he was 8 months old in the 50's. He is the one that sends me all the vintage pictures from SoWal.
We were joined by Cork, Afunn and goofer44. We all ate so much wonderful food we had to be wheelbarrowed out! We started with the seafood dip and the wonderful crusty bread, can I just get that as my main course next time? I had the ribeye which was cooked to perfection with the oysters lightly battered and cooked just right. We so enjoyed all of the wonderful desserts you brought out to us Kat. You are soooo sweet!:wub: We had banana's foster, the slapyomama key lime pie and that chocolate brownie and chunky monkey was to die for! Can't wait to see you next week.
This past Saturday night we had a fantastic evening at D & K. Karen & Maunsel are the couple from New Orleans, he has been coming to our beautiful beach since he was 8 months old in the 50's. He is the one that sends me all the vintage pictures from SoWal.
We were joined by Cork, Afunn and goofer44. We all ate so much wonderful food we had to be wheelbarrowed out! We started with the seafood dip and the wonderful crusty bread, can I just get that as my main course next time? I had the ribeye which was cooked to perfection with the oysters lightly battered and cooked just right. We so enjoyed all of the wonderful desserts you brought out to us Kat. You are soooo sweet!:wub: We had banana's foster, the slapyomama key lime pie and that chocolate brownie and chunky monkey was to die for! Can't wait to see you next week.
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KAT
we had a grayt time saturday nite. your hospitality makes everyone feel right at home. the only difference is that you guys can really cook !!! those desserts that beachbumett mentioned were outrageous !! i don't know which one i liked better, the bananas foster cheesecake or the choc cake with the chunky monkey. mrs. goofer will be down aug 13 so we will stop by that week. :clap: :clap:
we had a grayt time saturday nite. your hospitality makes everyone feel right at home. the only difference is that you guys can really cook !!! those desserts that beachbumett mentioned were outrageous !! i don't know which one i liked better, the bananas foster cheesecake or the choc cake with the chunky monkey. mrs. goofer will be down aug 13 so we will stop by that week. :clap: :clap:
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KAT
we had a grayt time saturday nite. your hospitality makes everyone feel right at home. the only difference is that you guys can really cook !!! those desserts that beachbumett mentioned were outrageous !! i don't know which one i liked better, the bananas foster cheesecake or the choc cake with the chunky monkey. mrs. goofer will be down aug 13 so we will stop by that week. :clap: :clap:
:bow: :bow: :bow: :wub: :wub: :wub: To YOU g44!;-) :clap: :clap:
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:drool: :drool: We have a new dessert coming for dinner.....YummY! I'll post a picture
soon. Our new Chef, John Sallman, who was a chef at Cafe Provence for 3 years is creating our own D&K's New Orleans traditional Bread Pudding.....and of course that wonderful bread comes from Gambino's!!!!!
BREAD PUDDING
Oh dear lord I LOVE BREAD PUDDING!!!!😱 :leaving:
soon. Our new Chef, John Sallman, who was a chef at Cafe Provence for 3 years is creating our own D&K's New Orleans traditional Bread Pudding.....and of course that wonderful bread comes from Gambino's!!!!!
BREAD PUDDING
Oh dear lord I LOVE BREAD PUDDING!!!!😱 :leaving:
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Yep, bamabeachbum that's me too :leaving: getting to the kitchen as soon as I hear there's a tasting of desserts going on. Chef John is almost there with the bread pudding....we want it to be the BEST! Of course he's having to work with a broken wrist :( poor thing. But, he's soooo good at what he does you would never know his wrist had surgery on it just weeks ago.
Have met some "low keyed" SoWallers in the last few nights for dinner and days for lunch. I almost have to twist their arms to reassure them it's okay to post.....everyone is friendly. :welcome: :wave: :wub:
See you soon! YAYYYYYY It's Saturday!!!!!!!! Hope everyone has a grayt weekend!!!!
:wub: :wave: Kat
Have met some "low keyed" SoWallers in the last few nights for dinner and days for lunch. I almost have to twist their arms to reassure them it's okay to post.....everyone is friendly. :welcome: :wave: :wub:
See you soon! YAYYYYYY It's Saturday!!!!!!!! Hope everyone has a grayt weekend!!!!
:wub: :wave: Kat
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