Fried gator anyone??!!

When you see or hear to word Delacroix's (a seafood restaurant), you think wow that sounds amazing!  I had my hesitations since I am not a big seafood eater, but hey it was worth a shot!  We have to try everything while we are here at least!  So a bunch of us decided to venture out, since we had been hearing great reviews on Delacroix's fried gator!  Yep, that's right, fried gator!  Right away i just shook my head and said, I hope they have cheeseburgers!!  But who knows!!

Five of us adults and three little ones pulled up into a parking lot that looked as if we were in the market to fill up our vehicles?  It looked like a gas station!  What we didn't know was, Delacroix's turned an old gas station into their restaurant!  How different and unique!  Entering the facility, i still had my hesitations to try this amazing gator we kept hearing about from the guys!  After sitting down, looking through a menu, Andy quickly ordered us a batch of fried gator to try!  I must say the picture to the right is my reaction to the gator being chewy!  I was not used to this, but the taste was not horrible.  It was different and worth trying, but I don't plan on ordering fried gator in the near future!

As I was eating this fried gator, all I could think about was the show Swamp People!  These guys go out and hunt for gators for people like us who want to eat/ try this special meat.  Well I just want the gators to know out there, i'm not going to be eating them any time soon!  Everyone else agreed with the meat having a chewy side to it, but actually liked it!  They are more than welcomed to have my share any day!  The picture to the left, is of Andy and Laila sitting infront of the menu!  You can see the lovely gator and frog leggs etc.  Laila and Lainie did not try the gator, but also had a cheeseburger and fries.  Laila didn't look to impressed when we offered!!  Lainie only having two teeth (more on on their way!), we didn't think this chewy gator would work to well!  I do have to say the cheeseburger i had was wonderful!!  So I always say, never judge a book by its cover.  This is so true for this restaurant!  The food was wonderful, the building was very creative and the experience was one we will remember!!  Good food and good company in Nacogdoches, TX!