Parkshore Grill
300 Beach Drive NE
Saint Petersburg, FL 33701
Downtown St. Petersburg
Stopped by before Mozart @ Mahaffey: will return: good ambiance, on point service and fresh food.
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Location: excellent, across street from the fine art museum and two awesome trees. Beach Dr is the main street, happening;
Parking: valet $10
Decor: bit stuffy in a good way
Seating: indoor and outdoor
It’s the reunion with one of my distant auntie whom I’ve never met but heard plenty. She and her family left Beijing in 1972 to Hong Kong and two years later to New York. My trajectory to US was identical to hers except I left Beijing in 1979 …
At age of 92, she dresses elegantly and looks beautiful. Impeccable. The noise level is average but her hearing is partially gone, so keeping a conversation is a little hard.
For food, we’ve
– Calamari: tender but I don’t like the rich white creamy sauce, much prefer the tomato sauce. Did I say that I’ll refrain from fried food? Ok, after this one
– crab and grouper cake: on the salty side but delicious
– today’s special black grouper is fresh
– seafood combo looks inviting
The wine – Siduri – the server introduced is so so. I should have stayed with my own choice.
