Thursday, September 19, 2013

An Ancient Delicacy


If you're in the mood for a hearty, filling meal at lunch you should stop by and see us. A locals’ favorite, our lunch menu is comprised of delicious Thai specialty dishes, seafood platters, fish sandwiches and more. However, there is one dish that seems to be amongst our most popular and that is the ever so savory stir-fry dish.

Served with spring rolls and a choice of chicken, shrimp, pork, beef or a combination of two customers can never go wrong with ordering this dish. The stir fry is a steaming mixture of cabbage, pineapple, broccoli, carrots and flavorful seasoning all served over rice.

Stir frying is thought to have originated as early as the Han Dynasty in China in 206 BC and was popularized as the primary cooking method of the Chinese culture during the Ming Dynasty in 1368.  This ancient dish has been popular throughout the centuries for one simple reason, it is absolutely delicious.

Next time your hungry stomach growls while your laying out on our Emerald Coast beach or cruising the waters at Crab Island, pull on up and order a delicious, ancient delicacy. 

Tuesday, September 10, 2013

THE Emerald Coast's BEST Grouper Sandwich


The Grouper Sandwich is one of Florida’s most popular dishes. Visitors travel from around the nation to the coastline of the sunshine state to indulge in the sun, waves, sand and of course the fresh fish delicacy that is the Grouper Sandwich.

We are really proud of our Grouper Sandwich; it has been voted the Best of the Emerald Coast for years running. That’s a lot said when your competing for the most popular dish on the Emerald Coast. We like to think it’s a prize worth beaming about when you’re up again hundreds of acclaimed seafood restaurants along the Gulf Coast.

Lunch at Harbor Docks is the perfect time to take a break from sunbathing to enjoy the scenic harbor and a delicious fresh fish sandwich. You can have it your way -- fried, grilled, or blackened with crispy french-fries and coleslaw. Make sure to pencil in plans to visit us your next trip down to the luckiest fishing village and treat yourself to our one-of-a-kind Grouper sandwich.

Wednesday, September 4, 2013

Local Knowledge


Most of us locals along the Emerald Coast are pretty familiar with knowledge about the ocean and the seafood that comes from its bounty. We understand that many of our visitors are traveling from land locked areas where the sound of waves rumbling through the night is a luxury and not natural sound of your backyard. So with that being said, we would like to share some of our local knowledge with you in order for you to be better educated about the seafood you consume. 

  • Seafood is cheaper than it should be.  This is the last source of wild protein that the U.S. has. It is very limited subject to all kinds of quotas, closures and weather. It is subject to something as simple as the fish not biting.
  •  In the state of Florida, over 90% of seafood will be imported.
  •  The majority seafood is mislabeled. Unless your 
  • in a fish market and you see the whole fish in front of you, the odds of you actually getting what you ordered is slim.
  • 93% of Red Snapper sold in the U.S. is not Red Snapper.
  •   Very few fish actually come from the Gulf of Mexico. Over 50% of the 10% of fish from the U.S.  is farm raised.

At Harbor Docks, our fishermen spend long days and nights out on the Gulf fishing for that gorgeous Red Snapper. When you eat at Harbor Docks in Destin, Florida you know that what you order on the menu is exactly what you will get. One hundred percent of the time. 
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