I rarely step out of my comfort zone and try new things. So I decided that today would be a good idea since we are going for sushi for dinner.

I haven’t ever eaten sushi before and never wanted to either. Something about it has always grossed me out. I love seafood but never wanted to try sushi.

We went to a place called Sushi Den in Denver. It is supposed to be the 5th best place to eat sushi in the country. We were seated fairly quickly and I was a little nervous about eating. I made sure I had a good appetite before we went so the food would taste better.

One of our friends order the chefs special for us. He told the chef that he had friends from out of town and to make it special for us. So the chef made up various plates and sent them out to our table. I probably couldn’t recall any of the names of foods that we ate but I loved all of them. I know that we ate some of the largest shrimp I have ever seen along with huge scallops. The last time I had scallops they were served cold and that turned me off from eating scallops. I thought I would give them another try since they were being served warm. They turned out to be really good.

We ordered Saki that is served in a box. I thought this was weird but it was the night to try new things so I went with it. The server placed a box in a plate and poured the Saki into the box until it runs over in to the box. I think this is supposed to have some kind of meaning but I wasn’t really listening when he told us.

The Saki was better than I had remembered. It was still a little rough drinking out of a box and off the plate but tolerable.

We finished off this awesome meal with dessert. Two of us ordered green tea ice cream, which sounds gross but it was really good. I don’t know what the other dish was but it was definitely something I hadn’t had before. It was also good.

So the first night of stepping out of my comfort zone was a good start to many more!

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I had heard of Dixie Crossroads many times. I had been told that if I liked seafood I need eat there. It is located in Titusville, FL. They have been open for more than 25 years and recently voted “LOCAL’S #1 PICK FOR A MEAL!” in the June 2008 Florida’s Space Coast Living Magazine.

A couple of my friends and I drove to the beach on Saturday to spend a beautiful day soaking up the sun. On the way to the beach we passed Dixie Crossroads and all agreed that we had to stop there on the way home to find out what everyone was saying was true!

After spending the afternoon at the beach we packed up our stuff and headed to get some dinner. We walked in and only had about a 5 minute wait. We thought that was great considering it was a Saturday night.

We ordered fried oysters for an appetizer. They were amazing. I have had oysters in the past, but I haven’t had them fried before. They were great.

While we were waiting for our dinner some people that we met at the beach sent their server over to our table. She told us that they were buying us a round of drinks. So we happily took them up on their offer and ordered a round! Thanks

I ordered the Prime Rib, Snow Crab & Rock Shrimp.

By the time our food came out I was full from the salad, corn fritters and fried oysters. We almost immediately ordered boxes when they brought our food to the table.

I thought I had rock shrimp before but when it came out I realized I haven’t had it before. They are not served like traditional shrimp. They are in a hard shell that you have to pull the shrimp out of. I loved them, just as good as “regular” shrimp, maybe better.

I ordered my prime rib medium and it came out just the way I ordered it. I hate to send food back because it is improperly cooked, so I was glad it came out the way I ordered it.

I recently found out that I love snow & Alaskan crab. Of course  I have to eat it with melted butter! It taste much better that way.  The crab was also great. Normally snow crab is a little small but these seemed a little larger than usual and the crab meat was very tender.

We all left with happy stomachs and boxes full of food. We will definitely put Dixie Crossroads on our list of restaurants that we would like to return to.

Spending the day at the beach with friends, then stopping for seafood on the way home… life doesn’t get much better!

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A few of my friends and I got together over the weekend and went to the beach. It was a perfectly clear, sunny day! It’s one of those perfect beach days that I dream about.

I have a fascination with eating a meal over-looking the water. Something about it that makes me so happy. After a day at the beach, we had a nice sun burn and wanted to eat some seafood. We headed to J.B.’s Fish Camp in New Smyrna Beach, FL. You have the option to sit inside or sit outside overlooking the river. They have a dock on the river, so if you are on your boat you can dock it and get something to eat. We opted to eat outside.

We were told that they are popular for their rock shrimp but they are not in season right now. Two of us ordered the Turtle Mound Sampler.  We had the choice of light, medium or heavy seasoning. We ordered medium. Our server brought out a huge tray oysters, clams, crabs and shrimp. We were shocked that we received so much food for  $16.50. You can’t beat that! That tray of food at Red Lobster would have cost $50.00… atleast! 

You have to peel the shrimp, shuck the clams etc. yourself. We didn’t mind doing that for the freshness of the seafood that we received.

We ended the meal with a slice of key lime pie and it was out of this world! Our server’s mom is the manager and makes the key lime pie daily. 

We all left happy campers with full bellies wondering when we are going to make it back there again!?

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