Alabama Jacks
Seafood restaurant · Monroe
58000 Card Sound Rd, Key Largo, FL 33030
Highlights
Conch fritters, live music, breezy waterside dive bar experience
Conch fritters, live music, breezy waterside dive bar experience
"On a map, Alabama Jack’s appears suspended in the middle of the ocean. It feels like that while you’re there, too, as there isn’t another business as far as the eye can see in either direction. The Key Largo seafood spot is north of US1—the main artery people take to get to The Keys—so there’s no perpetual stream of tourists whizzing by, just in-the-know locals who want conch fritters and cheap beer, and won’t take their eyes off the seagulls inching closer to their fried shrimp. It looks like the sort of rough biker bar where the rugged protagonist of an action movie would walk into, only to get in a 20-person brawl moments later. But they’re much nicer here, and families eat next to people who did arrive on their Harleys—all decompressing from the stresses of modern life." - ryan pfeffer, mariana trabanino
"Alabama Jack's is located about 100 yards past the “Welcome To Key Largo” sign. There’s live music, walls littered with rusty license plates, and a waterfront view along a little canal. But unlike most dive bars, they serve excellent fried seafood you can eat without putting your stomach at great risk. If you’re sitting at the bar" - ryan pfeffer, mariana trabanino, virginia otazo
"Florida dive bar connoisseurs will definitely appreciate Alabama Jack’s, a salty seafood spot that sits at the mouth of a causeway leading to Key Largo. The seafood is fried, the beer is cheap, and the threat of splinters is very real. There’s sometimes live music too. This place feels like if Mac’s had a baby with an alligator. That’s certainly worth an hour drive in our books." - ryan pfeffer, virginia otazo
"Florida dive bar connoisseurs will definitely appreciate Alabama Jack’s, a salty seafood spot that sits at the mouth of a causeway leading to Key Largo. The seafood is fried, the beer is cheap, and the threat of splinters is very real. There’s sometimes live music too. This place feels like if Mac’s had a baby with an alligator. That’s certainly worth an hour drive in our books." - ryan pfeffer, carlos c olaechea
"Seafood Sampler Our day-trip down south continued all the way to Alabama Jack’s, which is technically about 100 yards past the “Welcome To Key Largo” sign. This is one of those classic, divey South Florida seafood spots. There’s a live band, license plates and dollar bills stapled to the walls, and a lovely waterfront view along a little canal. But unlike most divey Florida seafood spots, the food here is more than average. This place serves some of the best fried seafood we’ve found in all of South Florida. And the best way to experience all that fried seafood is with the seafood sampler platter, which comes with fried and steamed shrimp, crab cakes, fish fingers, and the best conch fritters we've had in some time. " - ryan pfeffer, carlos c olaechea
