Tonight, we were meeting my daughter and her friend, Cameron for dinner in Tuscaloosa at one of the best rated restaurants, “Chuck’s Fish”. One negative in the very beginning about Chucks is that they don’t take reservations—this is a bit surprising for the price point that they are in. We arrived around 7:30 and were told it would be a 45 minute to 1 hour wait. I am not one who will usually wait, but since Chelsea and Cameron had picked the place, we acquiesced. We waited almost the full hour and were finally seated—it was disappointing to look around and notice how many empty tables during the wait that were not being cleared and set up very quickly, but that’s probably the “Northeast” in me speaking out!
Since we had eaten a fairly late lunch, I was not as hungry as I may have been by “Fat Foodie” standards so I decided to go with some smaller items as a result. I began with a cup of the gumbo ($5) which was absolutely delicious. The gumbo was extremely hearty and was filled with crawfish, rice and andouille sausage. Overall this gumbo was one of the best gumbos that I have had. In addition to the gumbo, I ordered fried green tomatoes ($5). This dish was also quite good with the breading being a lightly fried delicious golden brown. Obviously this is a Southern treat which was a good choice. They were served with a light creamy sauce which was a creole honey mustard—this nicely accented the tomatoes and made them very good. For my third and final “small plate”, I ordered a simple iceberg wedge salad ($7) served with pieces of bacon, blue cheese and roma tomatoes. The salad was served at a nicely chilled temperature and was a good wedge, but not in the class of the wedge that I care for the most from Sullivans. I thought this item was a bit over priced for what it was.
My wife ordered the Fish of the Day special which was a grilled piece of Red Snapper ($29). This fish was accompanied with chile white rice and sugar peas. I did sample the fish and concurred with my wife that it was well prepared and quite good. The rice was simple in that it was a seasoned white rice with a nice “kick” to it. The sugar peas were prepared well also and steamed perfectly. Overall this was a good platter albeit I thought it was slightly overpriced for this dish.
My daughter ordered the pan seared chicken which was served with garlic mashed potatoes and the aforementioned sugar peas. The chicken was quite delicious and the mashed were creamy and very tasty. This dish was well priced at $15.
Cameron ordered the 8 oz. Filet Mignon which was served with the same 2 side dishes that my daughter had. I did not sample the meat, but Cameron was quite pleased with the dish and it looked to be cooked to his requested temperature.
Overall, Chuck’s was a good restaurant in downtown Tuscaloosa. The total for 4 people with 2 glasses of wine and other beverages was $104 before tax and tip. I would definitely recommend this restaurant to visitors to the Tuscaloosa area.
Overall 4 Brownies
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