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August 6, 2022

Slick Lips Seafood & Oyster House: So fresh, so gouda

By Laura Holloway
Aug. 6, 2022

SANDESTIN – Slick Lips might be the nickname given to the toothless Amberjack fish, but the menu at Slick Lips Seafood & Oyster House has plenty of bite. Chargrilled oysters with chorizo cream and smoked gouda? This is the kind of dish other dishes want to be, and Slick Lips features a menu full of these taste excursions.

Located in The Village of Baytowne Wharf, Slick Lips offers lunch and dinner dining every day of the week, with a full bar, oyster bar, and private dining options available for large parties or special events. Father-son team Gary and Bryce Jarvis created a dining experience that feels casual with a menu that tastes anything but. Freshly caught seafood, locally sourced ingredients, a family-friendly environment, and “some of the best customer service in town” draws people in and brings them back again and again.

“We take care of the people in our care,” Bryce explained. “And we have sustainably sourced seafood and handcrafted cocktails by the best bartender in town.” (A fact proven by a recent award presented to Slick Lips for Best Bartender, along with the award for Best Locally Owned Seafood Restaurant.)

That care for customers, mixed with a real passion about quality seafood (the senior Jarvis is a seasoned Gulf fisherman), makes Slick Lips a favorite among locals and visitors alike. The only thing that might top the experience is the menu, where there’s truly something for everyone.

Fried green tomatoes are among the Starters options.

A trip to a Southern coastal town isn’t complete without an order of crab cakes, and Slick Lips serves theirs alongside mango and papaya salsa, and Cajun remoulade. Or, make a wise choice of Smoked Cheddar Bacon Bombs, made with house-made smoked pimento cheese with bacon lardons, breaded and deep fried to heavenly perfection, and served with sweet chili aioli. And no gathering with friends is complete without an order of crab claws (fried Southern style with cocktail sauce or sautéed with lemongrass coconut curry cream and charred French bread). Mains include such coastal culinary artistry as the Bacon Wrapped Amberjack (wrapped in applewood smoked bacon with creole meunière sauce over mashed potatoes and seasonal vegetables, the Crab Crusted Grouper (blackened grouper crusted with smashed crab cake over roasted corn maque choux veggies and citrus beurre blanc), and Scallops and Grits (with cheddar-gouda grits served in a smoked bacon tomato cream sauce).

The turf options are equally as appetizing, such as the Parmesan Crusted Chicken (pan seared golden brown and served over mashed potatoes and seasonal vegetables) and the Cajun Pork Chop (Cajun spiced, grilled bone-in center cut, served with mashed potatoes and seasonal vegetables), and the Slick Burger (a grilled blend of brisket, short-rib and angus, smothered in smoked tomato jam, smoked cheddar pimento cheese, bacon, and crispy onions). Even a salad can feel like a full meal, like the Warm Spinach Salad (with fried crawfish tails over strawberries, red onions, spiced pecans, bacon lardons, and goat cheese tossed in a bacon balsamic vinaigrette).

Dessert options include the key lime pie, Guinness brownie, white chocolate and raspberry bread pudding, and the salted caramel cheesecake.

It’s worth leaving room for dessert (white chocolate and raspberry bread pudding, or salted caramel cheesecake), and to fully satisfy the strongest oyster cravings, visit the Oyster Bar (and make sure to try the Oysters Baytowne: crispy fried oysters on charred French bread, topped with Rockefeller cream sauce, crispy bacon, and Parmesan cheese).

Slick Lips Seafood & Oyster House is located at 140 Fishermans Cove in Baytowne Wharf and is open seven days a week, noon to 10 p.m. Sunday to Thursday, and noon to 11 p.m. on Friday and Saturday. Reservations are not accepted but to-go orders are available for pickup and can be placed by visiting www.slicklipsseafood.com or calling 850-347-5060.

November 9, 2017

Baytowne Provisions: providing a little of everything

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Reimagined restaurant and general store serving three meals a day

By Michelle Farnham
November 9th, 2017

BAYTOWNE WHARF – Jim Shirley, the culinary mastermind behind such local dining venues as Great Southern Café, 45 Central, The Bay, and The Meltdown on 30A, has revamped his former The Baytowne Melt into Provisions Baytowne. Unlike any other restaurant in the area, the full-service restaurant, bar, and general store offers more than just a meal.

Breakfast and lunch are ordered in the attached Provisions General Store and offered as take-out or dine-in over in the adjoining dining room. Dinner is full-service in the dining room.

The former Graffiti & The Funky Blues Shack space has received a beachy remodel. The soaring walls of the formerly dark dining room are now done in shades of sage green, bathed in light from the floor-to-ceiling windows.

Seating options include the dining room, stools at the bar, or elect to sit on one of two decks with impressive wooded views of the Baytowne Marina. Fall temps make the latter a real treat right now.

The food

Start the day off with biscuit sandwiches, breakfast bowls, or one of the breakfast special platters, offered from 8 to 11 a.m. For something a bit different, give the pimento cheese biscuit a try, made with scrambled egg, pimento cheese, and bacon. The Pig Pen Bowl offers tater tots covered in grits, two eggs your way, pork, and cheddar cheese. The über-trendy avocado toast is available here, too, served on sprouted seed bread and drizzled with olive oil, red pepper flakes and sea salt. Thirsty diners will appreciate the mimosas and bloody Marys on the menu, alongside Gouda cheese grits.

For a midday bite, you’ll find many menu items from The Baytowne Melt made the trip across the street to Provisions, including the Mac and Cheese Melt and the Brie and Bacon on cranberry walnut bread. Cold sandwiches, burgers, seafood baskets, salads, and po’ boys are also up for your lunch consideration from 11 a.m. to 4 p.m., with an assortment of a la carte sides.

Dinner includes unique offerings like cheese curds with Hog Island dipping sauce, Asian pesto snapper with a crab cake, and the cobia po’ boy. The thick-cut sweet potato fries are definitely worth a look, too. Paella Night runs every Thursday, from 6:30 until it’s gone, at $12 a plate.

The kiddos can get in on the fun with child-size portions of chicken tenders, mac and cheese, or grilled cheese. The really big “kids” can peruse the wine list – including wines by the glass or bottle.

Market pit stop

The General Store, accessible by turning left after walking in the front door, offers a little bit of everything with the convenience of a grab-and-go market. Find local brands such as Destin Coffee, 30A Olive Co., 30A Soaps and The Honey Hutch. Pick up personal care items, dish soap, diapers, drinks, snacks, frozen treats and macrons.

Baytowne Provisions and Honey Hutch — There are numerous options for locally grown and harvested products…one of our favorites being Honey Hutch Honey Products.

Baytowne Provisions is located at 109 Cannery Lane, Miramar Beach, within The Village of Baytowne Wharf. Food is served from 8 a.m. to 9 p.m.; takeout orders are received at 850-460-7866.