Carli S.
Yelp
Joe Jacks has a beautiful two story location in the Romantica area, it's upstairs has a fresh and adorably decorated patio, perfect to watch the bustling area, and the downstairs area has a very nice bar and also had a beachy upscale feel to it.
The menu is fairly small, mostly featuring fresh seafood, some local type dishes; such as the grilled snapper, and a lot of classic American type dishes such as fish and chips, burgers etc.
Our server was friendly and attentive, we ordered two drinks, both were very yummy, not strong though. We ordered the tuna poke, and fish chowder to start with, the poke was fresh and wonton chips nice and crispy, the chowder was really really tasty, and the server brought it in two bowls which was very thoughtful, the shrimp in the chowder was tender and not overcooked and the broth was hearty and flavorful, we loved it. We ordered the grilled snapper to share as our main course, couple of things I really appreciated, the snapper came in a smaller size making it affordable and allowing us to try other items, also it came grilled not fried, which can just totally dry out the fish, the grilled fish came out extremely tender, perfectly cooked and juicy. The server also deboned it for us, and I asked for flour and corn tortillas and he gladly brought out both, what a nice change up! Also the fish was well seasoned and had a garlic glaze, the rice and beans it came with were great, also a bit different from the just okay rice and beans we've been served around town. They made some fantastic fish tacos, and we also got a delicious side of guacamole that was fresh and yummy.
The prices here are decent not cheap by any means, but you definitely get what you pay for the food quality was wonderful with each dish, and service was really great. Perfect pretty venue for a large party, or just drinks and snacks, thanks Joe Jacks!