The Boathouse Grill was big and busy but
they had lots of indoor and outdoor seating available. We hadn’t researched this restaurant but we
took a chance as we needed to eat soon.
Otherwise, we weren’t going to make it to our ferry to the mainland at
its scheduled departure time…
As I mentioned in my previous blog, golf
cart parking is a premium. David and Amy
jammed their golf cart into the curb right next to the telephone pole as shown
above. I drove around for a bit before I
could find another spot…
We opted for patio dining… This allowed
us to watch the entertainment walking by on the main drag. There were lots of tourists like us, drunken
day trippers, some true characters, crazies, studs and bikinis…
This carousel is directly across the
street from where we sat at the Boathouse Grill. This is Kimberly’s Carousel…a 1917 Herschel model
and one of the very few truly old carousels or merry-go-rounds in operation in
the country.
We started out with a bunch of
appetizers… This was the Creamy Crab Asiago Dip with Pita Chips. ($9.95) It was
pretty darn good, especially after I added a bit of Tabasco to my chips!
Did I mention that David II and I seem to
fall into a sort of a father / son eating challenge whenever we get
together? We ordered more
appetizers…this time the Combo Platter. ($13.95) This included onion rings,
jalapeno poppers, cheese sticks and pickle spears with a red sauce for
dipping. A second order of cheese sticks
rounded out the appetizers… Emmett Lee loves cheese sticks! Everything was good if not great…
Emmett kept his dinner simple with a
cheeseburger and applesauce…
Laurie is a lobster fanatic! She couldn’t resist the Lake Erie Seafood
Roll. ($14.95) Why it’s called a Lake Erie Seafood Roll is a bit of a question
mark… It didn’t contain walleye or perch, but rather shrimp and lobster. She couldn’t identify much lobster in the
sandwich but she said that it was OK.
Then there was my dinner entrée… Have you
ever heard about having too much of a good thing? This was the perfect example of that
saying! This is the “Brig Lawrence” aka
“The Barge”. ($14.95) This bun-less 10 oz. burger was grilled, coated with beer
batter and deep fried. Then it was
topped with deep fried bacon, chili, cheese, diced tomato and roasted garlic
sour cream. Yikes! This was not a good idea…but at least I can
now say that I’ve had battered and deep fried bacon as well as a
hamburger. About all I could taste was
the fried batter…
This was the “Brig Caledonia” aka “The
Whaler”. It comes either as a single 10 oz. burger or a double… ($11.95 or
$17.95) This was a single patty with cheddar cheese, bacon, onion straws,
lettuce and tomato, smothered in BBQ sauce.
David III ordered what I should have had…
This is the basic 10 oz. burger with American cheese. It’s called the “Brig Niagara” aka the
“Lyman”. ($9.95) We liked the fact that they toast the buns at the Boathouse
Grill.
In case you’re wondering about the names
given to most of the burger creations… they’re named after the ships and boats
that comprised Admiral Perry’s fleet at the Battle of Put-in-Bay during the War
of 1812.
This is a special burger that was
recently added to the menu. It’s the
“Bicentennial Burger”. ($12.95) FYI…the Battle of Put-in-Bay was fought 200
years ago this year. This burger is topped
with blue cheese crumbles, bacon and siracha sauce.
The Boathouse Grill offers more than just
Burgers. Other dining options include
dinner salads, wraps, a number of sandwiches including walleye and perch plus a
number of dinner baskets. Service was good and the food was OK if not
great. It filled our needs. The restaurant is located on Delaware Avenue
in Put-in-Bay on South Bass Island in Ohio.
Phone: 419-285-5665. The website
for Boathouse Grill is http://www.theboathousebarandgrill.com/index.html.
Just click on any of the photos to
enlarge them…
Thanks for stopping by for a meal with us
on South Bass Island!
Take Care, Big Daddy Dave
aah David I love this food look amazing, Im hungry lol
ReplyDeleteDavid when hubby to some office lunch we always ask him what you eat?? we love make this, and love to know what is eating people in others parts:))
ReplyDeleteDeep fried bacon would be a first for me.
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