Sometimes you just feel like a big plate of fried seafood. We've driven past Captain Steve's on several occasions and always saw a full parking lot. A friend of mine went there, and told me it was pretty good and that they offered huge portions for the prices.
It was a Friday night and, in the mood for seafood, we finally decided to give the Captain a try. We got there around 6:30 p.m. and, thankfully, didn't have to wait to be seated, despite the almost full parking lot. Had we gotten there a bit later, though, there was a definite wait on a Friday night.
The interior was well-themed and, since it looks like the building used to be a giant rollerskating rink, was much nicer inside (with a lot of dividing walls) than I had anticipated.
Instead of bread, we were brought a basket of round hushpuppies as a little appetizer. Wow. They were the best hushpuppies I've ever had; not dry at all, and if they were, the honey butter accompanying them would have made them slide down easy. :-)
The menu was pretty full. They had a lot of "basic" fried and broiled seafood options, including combination plates. I hadn't had fried clams in a long time and had a craving for them. I ordered the large portion since it was only about 75 cents more than the small. What a large portion it was. It was a definite mound of fried clams for only $8.50 or so -- plus a side item. I brought about half of the clam strips home, although I'm not quite sure if we'll eat them. Reheated fried clams doesn't sound all that appetizing.
Next time I'm going to try something broiled. Although tasty, all of that fried food made me very sleepy...at around 8:00 pm on a Friday night.