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Browncoats Key West

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Thursday, February 23, 2012 4:38 AM

No more running. I aim to misbehave.

Are there any Key West natives that are Browncoats? A co-worker is interested in vacationing there and she is looking for any and all advice on somewhere to stay. I have to say I am curious myself. It looks quite beautiful.

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Thursday, February 23, 2012 8:34 AM

WISHIMAY

We'd love to go ourselves next year!, I went a few years ago with mum, and the drive down through Alligator Alley was neat, especially this time of year because when you're driving along you see what looks like tire remnants and then you realize they're MOVING and they're EVERYWHERE and that the gators are moving closer to the road to get warm, that's fun! We drove down to Key West(too many people) but decided to stay in IslaMorada(half way there), and there was a really good seafood buffet with fresh crab,(Whale Tale Buffet??I think they're still there, it was $30-$40 a person I think...) mmmmm. Those islands really ARE as narrow as they look on a map, heh. Half the fun is the drive down there if you've never been. I am looking into camping down there, 'cause my critter loves to camp... and I don't care where I stay as long as there's a beach!!

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Saturday, February 25, 2012 6:13 AM

YELLOWJACKET

I can't help you much in the way of accomodations, but I've been to Key West many times and these are the best places to eat...

Breakfast - Blue Heaven - Cost: $10+ pp. Breakfast, lunch and now dinner (that's new). Very conveniently located near the Truman Annex, Blue Heaven is mostly al fresco and features cats, chickens and roosters. The roosters even manage to climb on the table umbrellas, so if you're lucky, you'll see that. I think I like this place for the atmosphere as much as anything, but they do a nice breakfast (including a special that is often a fine shrimp or crab omelet). They get quite busy on the weekends, though.

Lunch - Rum Barrel Bar & Restaurant - Cost: $15+ pp. This is part of the Pirate Soul Museum complex. They have a pirate theme and they sponsor the event, so I enjoy going there. The food is pretty typically Key West (lots of seafood) and upscale bar oriented (burgers and such), but my favorite meal (and to me it is a meal) is the Roasted Corn & Crab Chowder. When I am in Key West for an extended stay, I am happy to eat this several times.

Lunch or Dinner - Cheese Burger - Cost: $10+ pp. It's a simple name, but one of the finest burger chains ever (of course chain is a loose word at only three locations worldwide). The Bacon and Blue Cheeseburger is the finest I've ever had anywhere.

Dinner - Cafe Solé - Cost: $30+ pp. Cafe Solé is literally my favorite restaurant in all my travels. Ever since I discovered it seven years ago, I have made it an absolute requirement to eat here at least once during any Key West trip. The cuisine tends toward French, which I love. If you go and have never been before, I highly, highly, highly recommend the Hog Snapper. I believe it is the best fish I have ever had. Order something else on your first trip at your peril. I must confess that some of my love for this place stems from trips long past. It used to have a canvas roof (which was replaced with a less romantic steel roof after a hurricane), it featured nothing but candle light and dusky 40s music and the owner used to come to my table and chat. So you may discount some of my allegiance to memory. But the food is quite fine and the atmosphere is lovely. Plus you often see cats. They usually arrive with your entree if they are around. (Funny about that.) This place is hard as hell to find for the newbie, so if you plan to go, you'll want to print yourself a map. If you go for dinner, completely ignore the menu and simply tell your waitress that you want 'The Perfect Meal'. You won't be sorry.

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Friday, March 2, 2012 4:18 AM

BUP

No more running. I aim to misbehave.

Thanks.

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