Dead Dog Saloon comes to the rescue

Monday, 14 January 2013.  We've been here in the Myrtle Beach area for the better part of a week now, and we still have yet to find a seafood restaurant.  Now, one might think seafood eating establishments would number in the dozens down here, but NO, not this time of year.  Either they're closed for the season or they're shut down for renovations.  January and February appear to be the time of the year when all this happens down here.  We've been looking and looking for just about any seafood restaurant we could find that was open -- not counting seafood buffets -- and have been unable to find one.....until today.

We had an errand to run at the local Camping World in Myrtle Beach and asked the clerk if she had any recommendations for a seafood restaurant.  She pointed us down the coast, past Myrtle Beach, past Surfside Beach, and on into Murrells Inlet, the "Seafood Capital of South Carolina" and home to some of the State's finest golf courses.

One place in particular the clerk suggested was Captain Dick's Marina and its co-located Spud's Waterfront Dining & Tiki Bar. Alas, while the Marina was open, Spud's was closed for renovation.  The young lady at the front desk was very apologetic and even recommended a place just down the street, the Dead Dog Saloon.  Before leaving Captain Dick's Marina, I did manage to purchase -- at a nice discount -- a very nice T-Shirt.  While the one I bought is a nice blue, here's what's on the back.  Believe it should go quite nicely with my new Phat Skullz cruiser bike!

We eventually made it over to the Dead Dog Saloon and had a very nice lunch on their outside deck that featured a wonderful waterfront view.  Here's a couple pics so you get an idea of the place. One of the restaurant from a water view perspective and another that looks out on the water scene from their deck. If you check out their website their menu is available for viewing.  We ordered some lobster bites as an appetizer and they were very good -- excellent flavor.  Oh, and we immediately received some bite-sized hush puppies at our table (their version of rolls/bread, I guess) and they were also very tasty.  Lynette ordered a "usual" for her: fish and chips, and washed it down with a Bahama Mama.  I opted for their fish tacos, which were excellent.  I've been trying fish tacos at several restaurants during our travels and have to say the ones today are the best yet.  Bite-sized grouper in a soft taco along with tomatoes, lettuce, guacamole, and sour cream.  A Fat Tire on draft enhanced the overall flavor!  As I said, our food was quite tasty and we weren't disappointed at all; in fact, we felt rather lucky to have finally found a seafood restaurant in this Myrtle Beach area --- even if we had to drive an hour to Murrells Inlet to find it.  We ended up partaking of a very filling lunch in a quaint and quite scenic waterfront setting.