Best of Jackson - Jackson Free Press
- chrisleague
- Jan 21, 2015
- 1 min read
Best Seafood; Best New Bar: Saltine
622 Duling Ave., Suite 201, 601-982-2899, saltinerestaurant.com
Calling Chef Jesse Houston's Saltine Oyster Bar your typical oyster bar completely ignores the macabre "Alice in Wonderland"-inspired carpenter and walrus murals, the Randall system custom beer infuser, the 30 craft beers on tap and, most importantly, the bivalves, which represent oysters from the Gulf of Mexico, east and west coasts and Canada. The restaurant has even gotten some from as far away as New Zealand. On its website, the restaurant says it focuses on "Southern cuisine highlighting fresh seafood and seasonal vegetables to share."
Along with Saltine's tremendous selection of tap beer, it also offers 63 beers by the bottle that cover the standards such as lagers, pale ales, IPAs and stouts, but also entertain the less-traveled beer styles such as Trappists and sours. Although it is clear that Saltine takes beer seriously, its cocktail list features nautically named drinks such as the Pieces of Eight, with passion fruit and St. Germain elderberry liqueur.
Despite only opening in August 2014, Saltine's pairing of fresh seafood with craft beverage is quickly turning the restaurant into a local favorite for bringing friends together or shaking the work week off. —Zachary Oren Smith
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