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​Do you love food?  So do we!  And we enjoy exploring all of the cuisine available in and around the Coastal Bend.  It seems new restaurants and dining opportunities continue to pop up all around us and we look forward to each new experience.
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When it hits your palate, does it blow your mouth up? Does it make your jaw drop until you realize that the food is spilling out? Does it make you close your eyes for a moment? When it does, you'll know. And all of the dishes on this blog will make you drool.
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Blue Clove Fish Tacos | The Blue Clove

8/9/2016

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If you haven’t yet been to The Blue Clove, you need to stop playing games and get there!  

When we arrived, the parking lot was slammed, so we parked across the street (returned to a nastygram from the manager of the laundromat threatening to have us towed, so driver beware). We were happy to find there was a table for two available, so we didn’t have to wait for a seat – but it was the last one!  After our lunch, it was very clear why the place was packed…

First look at the menus showed some serious value-based pricing. Turkey and avocado sandwich with fries for $6 – crazy! 

​We started by ordering a small salad, which was MUCH larger than expected and super fresh!  They also brought us a basket with a couple fresh, herbal bread knots and some homemade blueberry muffins.  Those were great, but we were trying not to fill up before trying some of the menu fare.

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Back to the salad… It was super fresh and crunchy and exactly what you would hope for in a garden salad, but never really expect. The ingredients were also cut perfectly and fit nicely onto a fork, avoiding that whole “lettuce slapping you in the face” situation you get into with many restaurant salads. We ordered ours with blue cheese dressing and were delighted to find big hunks of blue cheese in the dressing.  It was a great way to start our meal.

​We also ordered a cup of seafood gumbo to share, since we saw a bowl go by and it looked tasty.  
Wow – lovely depth of flavor and they did NOT skimp on the meat!  Fish, shrimp, scallops, crawfish, and sausage were loaded into this dish, along with rice and vegetables in a rich, flavorful broth.  Fabulous gumbo! Yum!
For our lunch entrees we ordered the Shrimp ala Diabla and the Blue Clove Fish Tacos. The tacos were killer! From the crunchy veggies and the perfectly seasoned fish, to the creamy avocado… the flavor and texture combinations were on point.  Top that with the chipotle sauce and you have the best fish taco we’ve had in a LONG time!

And the shrimp in the Shrimp ala Diabla?  Huge! And bathing in a delicious bowl of creamy white wine sauce and spicy peppers, onions, and garlic. The aroma alone was enough to get your mouth watering.  But the flavor was spicy perfection.  
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We would be remiss if we failed to mention the fries... Not only are they hand-cut fries, they are lightly battered and peppered.  The size and texture bring to mind the flavors of fries dipped in a pepper cream gravy, but you get all of that flavor without the gravy.  They are unlike any fries you have tasted and something we know we will find ourselves craving...
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The whole meal was epic!  Usually when we blog a meal, there is one dish that is droolworthy, but this was not the case here.  Everything that was brought to our table would easily make the blog on its own!  Two different droolers suggested we try this place and we have to say, it did NOT disappoint!  

We went for lunch, but there is a separate dinner menu, which has some amazing sounding dishes that we MUST try! We WILL be going back soon… and as often as possible.  
7 Comments
Ella Sophie link
8/10/2016 10:11:44 am

Yum!! this is making me want to plan a trip to TX! :)

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Susan Beth link
8/10/2016 10:13:24 am

Those look delicious!

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Britney link
8/10/2016 10:29:31 am

These look stinkin' amazing! I love fish tacos!! All the heart eye emoji's for these... drool!

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Carlin Anquist link
8/10/2016 01:03:02 pm

Looks so yummy!!!

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Valerie
8/10/2016 02:48:34 pm

Hand cut fries? Please and thank you!!

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Dr. Ronald G. Shapiro link
8/10/2016 05:59:07 pm

The restaurant must have been thrilled with this review!!!

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ashley eiban link
8/10/2016 08:30:46 pm

yum! these all look AMAZING!!

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    Grant and Lori moved to Corpus Christi in 2012 and have been exploring the available cuisine ever since.  Because dining out is something they love to do together, Grant had an idea for a food blog of all the best foods in Corpus.  If you have suggestions for something they simply MUST try, use the "Make a Suggestion" page or Facebook page!

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