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Originally Posted by kidnerkim (Post 1965102)

Blue fin is good but I prefer the fisherman on 44 in Tavares. Not much to look at but the food is awesome@

Fisherman is in Inverness….

Yelp rates the best seafood, best restaurant in all of TV to be The Anchor Room above Red Sauce in Sumter.
Just don’t try to get in!

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Originally Posted by Buckeye Bleau (Post 1965460)

Yelp rates the best seafood, best restaurant in all of TV to be The Anchor Room above Red Sauce in Sumter.
Just don’t try to get in!

Never heard of it.

[QUOTE=dewilson58;1965441]

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Originally Posted by CoachKandSportsguy (Post 1965439)

However, every one is unique and needs to check out the seafood restaurants themselves, as seafood is an acquired taste, as well fresh vs frozen and fried versus broiled/grilled. . .CoachK and Sportsguy[/QUOTE]

Bingo!!!!!

Example.......Oysters.
Very different from different areas.
NE, SE, Gulf, West Coast.

O'Shucks is a great place to go.
I've sat at the bar and watch a guy down 48 slim-ball and four beers.
Their oysters are usually NE.
West coast tastes like metal.
(my taste buds)

Clam Chowder..............same thing.
Different tastes/preferences by different people.
Jus because you live in an area, does not make you an expert.
It's what you are use to, what you like.

I dew (:icon_wink:) like being in the NE, getting a fresh red snappy thing and throwing it into boiling water. Yum!!!

I raise my own oysters on the Chesapeake Bay. Salty and delicious. Always fresh.

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Originally Posted by dewilson58 (Post 1965441)

I raise my own oysters on the Chesapeake Bay. Salty and delicious. Always fresh.

Cool.
Is a license/permit required????
Personal use or can you sell???

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Originally Posted by adamcurtis (Post 1964908)

I heard a few friends say this about the Blue Fin when we visited recently and was wondering if its accurate or if there is a better place that would be recommended.

Accurate!!!

Cod and haddock seem very popular at Blue Fin. Wish rhey had Florida fish like red snapper, mayi mahi or grouper on their regular menu. They're the best.

Just had brunch very very average food nothing special. Now the Bloody Mary was above average ..

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Originally Posted by Bay Kid (Post 1965532)

Cool.
Is a license/permit required????
Personal use or can you sell???

Personal use. No permit/license required. I have a couple of thousand growing in different stages. My family helps themselves anytime of year. Friends drop by and we steam a few, some are from TVs. They are also great at cleaning the water.

The grandkids like to fish off the dock and we will be steaming crabs this week.

Live is good.

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Originally Posted by kidnerkim (Post 1965102)

Blue fin is good but I prefer the fisherman on 44 in Tavares. Not much to look at but the food is awesome@

Inverness.

I'm from New England too. I have been to O'Shucks and it was very good. The specialty is of course the oysters. Although I have been eating fried clams all my life I have never had a fried oyster. I tried them the the other day and they were good but I guess I prefer clams. Interestingly they offer steamers but not fried clams. Don't understand that. The place is a dive but we usually go to the outdoor patio and that's pleasant enough. My wife does not like seafood but everything she has ordered she really liked. You can add $1 drafts to the appeal (it's Miller BTW - at least the day we went).

Sam St. Johns is just okay. I agree with former poster that the scallops are weird and will not order again. The only reason I go to Sam St. Johns is their fried whole-belly clams which are only served on Fridays and not on the menu. A secret menu thing. This was pre Covid so I don't know what's up now.

But I want to add that the best Seafood I have found is at Dan's Clam Stand in Crystal River. A real New England owner serving real New England seafood. Now the menu does have things like bay scallops for the uninitiated but they offer the "real thing" from New Bedford for us more appreciative diners. The owner came to our table to welcome us. He is super friendly and even gave us free clam chowder. Nothing fancy here but just excellent seafood.

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