Starfish Grille

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If you enjoy Sushi, this is your place!  They make fresh sushi Tuesday-Friday.  We sat at the Sushi bar and chatted with chef Aung while he prepared our meal.  We started with the Nigiri Special with tuna, white tuna, salmon, octopus, and shrimp.  The white tuna melted in your mouth but it was all delicious.

Nigiri Special-- with Tuna, White Tuna, Salmon, Shrimp, Octopus

Nigiri Special-- with Tuna, White Tuna, Salmon, Shrimp, Octopus

Chef Aung also recommended the Sunshine Roll because we said we liked shrimp.  That was our favorite!  It had mango and a little kick to it.  Very good.

The Sunshine Roll with Shrimp & Mango

The Sunshine Roll with Shrimp & Mango

Next we ordered a California Roll, Crunchy Roll with Shrimp, and a Spicy Roll with Tuna.

California Roll

California Roll

Crunchy Roll with Shrimp

Crunchy Roll with Shrimp

Spicy Roll with White Tuna

Spicy Roll with White Tuna

All were very tasty and worth the reasonable prices.  Thursday nights are Ladies Nights so women drink FREE from 5-7pm.

The Sandbar

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We went to The Sandbar on August 7, 2015.  We ordered the crab cakes and the grouper.  Both were very tasty as were the fresh vegetables.  It is a nicer restaurant with a good atmosphere.  We had a very good bottle of wine with our meal also.  The Sandbar is right next door to us at Sand Pointe.  An easy 2 min. walk!  The staff was awesome as well.  Very friendly

Crab Cakes

Crab Cakes

Grouper with plum sauce

Grouper with plum sauce

The Blue Giraffe

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Tonight we went to The Blue Giraffe restaurant located in Periwinkle Place.  We loved the unique Giraffe decor and spacious seating areas.  We started off with the drink of the day, the Periwinkle Pineapple.  Made from Pineapple vodka, coconut rum, pineapple juice, and whipped cream mixed in.  Very refreshing and delicious!  For our meals we ordered the Crab Cakes with curry sauce and roasted garlic potatoes.  Also, the Coconut Shrimp with mashed potatoes.  YUM!  The crab cakes were the best I have ever had.  2 very generous sized cakes on top of a spicy cabbage slaw.  The garlic roasted potatoes were awesome and the accompanying fresh vegetables were very tasty.  The Coconut shrimp were also very good especially the horseradish marmalade that came with it.  For dessert we were thrilled to see the Double Layer Key Lime Pie Cheesecake!  I LOVE key lime pie and Jeff loves cheesecake so it was the perfect dessert to share and it was heavenly!  Rusty, our waiter was wonderful and made our dinner date all the more perfect.  We will be a frequent guest at the Blue Giraffe.

Crab cakes with  asian slaw and roasted garlic potatoes

Coconut shrimp with horseradish marmalade and mashed potatoes

Double layer key lime cheesecake