The Dock Bar and Grill - Gulfport,MS

If you like restaurants with a water view, The Dock is a place you should check out.

I am a pretty simple guy. I like what I like and don't what I don't. One of the things I absolutely love is a restaurant that's right on the water. So the other day I found myself in Gulfport, searched for restaurants, and found The Dock. Checking their menu it looked like it checked another of my "like" boxes with simple sandwiches, appetizers, etc. 

The Dock is in a location I didn't know existed. If you're on the coast it isn't really convenient to you. If you're at the outlet mall, or movie theater, or near the interstate, it might be. Getting here meant driving through an industrial type area and I was wondering what I had gotten myself into. Once there, the area wasn't so bad and the restaurant itself must have cost a fortune. It is a massive restaurant.

We were seated in a room all by ourselves and had a great view of the outside bar and water. It looked more like a canal to me, but I guess it is Gulfport Lake.

Our server was very friendly and helpful. It did seem like wherever she had to go to get stuff was far away, but she did a great job.

While the view was pretty good, the food was just OK. Here is what we had:

Cheese fries: The fries were the cajun or rally type variety. As a connoisseur of fries with stuff on them I have to tell you these types of fries are not ideal for that dish. The cheese was also the nacho variety which is usually weird on fries, and it was. But the kids loved them and I did my best to eat my share.

Comeback Shrimp: It seems that every restaurant has started to capitalize on the "bang bang" shrimp phenomenon. These are The Dock's version and they were pretty good. Not bang bang good, but good nonetheless.

Ribeye sandwich: This was somewhat of a disappointment. The steak was slightly overcooked so it was tougher than it should have been. Steal on a sandwich is awesome, but the steak cannot be tough or you're pulling stuff out with every bite.

Would I go back to The Dock? Yep. Will it be a regular haunt? Nope. It's just too inconvenient to where I usually am. Should you check it out if you like what I like? Roger that!

Contact:

The Dock Bar and Grill

13247 Seaway Rd
Gulfport, MS 39503

(228) 276-1500

http://thedockgulfport.com

Ribeye sandwich

Ribeye sandwich close-up

Dock fries

Monster Sub and Sandwich - Gulfport, MS

Monster Sub & Sandwich is very good.

In Gulfport and want to try something totally different than you're used to?

Are you craving a real deli sandwich that no Subway can provide?

If you answered yes to either of these questions, you're in Luck. 

When asked the above questions I would classify myself as a yes to question 1. When seeking out lunch one day I didn't know what I wanted, but I knew I wanted something different. Monster popped up on my Waitr app so I decided to give it a try.

Monster's menu is pretty straightforward and classic NY style delicatessen. While this is not something I normally seek out, I do enjoy a good Reuben from time to time. I decided that is what I should order and their version was very good.

My sandwich arrived loaded with meat. It was so loaded that I could almost not take a bite without first removing some meat. The corned beef was excellent and far superior to what you can buy at a grocery store. I don't know where they get their meat from, but it was the real deal. That big pile of meat coupled with the real deal sauerkraut and dressing made this sandwich darn near perfect. I've had great Reuben's from Stein's in Nola and never before did I think I could get one nearly that good in Mississippi. But I did, and if you're in the mood for one, you should to.

Location and Contact

1223 30th Ave
Gulfport, MS 39501

(228) 206-5920

http://www.monstersubsgpt.com/