Hog's Breath Saloon

I was traveling for work and stopped in here because it was across the street from my hotel. Really good bar food and great service. I told the bartender I was only in town fora few days and she gave me a list of things to do and the low down on Destin.

Bottom line: great place for a meal and a few beers.

Hog's Breath was a pleasant surprise. During the off-season, this was one of the only places open past 9 p.m. on a Friday night. There was no wait and we were lucky to enjoy a quiet table on the patio.

Our meal started with a couple of pints of Stella. This is a favorite beer in our house so we were happy to hear it was on draft. Props to the bartender for doing perfect pours on these bad boys.

For an appetizer, we shared the peel-n-eat shrimp, which in all honesty were some of the best I've ever had! They were super fresh with just the right amount of seasoning. I also had a small house salad which was fine. The main event was the fried shrimp. Oh goodness these suckers were good. I didn't need the fries...just more shrimp please!

Being a couple on a budget, sharing an appetizer and an entree was definitely the way to go. After seeing all the souvenir tee shirts over the years, I had my apprehensions about eating here. Those were all unnecessary. Surely this place gets packed out during the peak season, but this visit made me a fan.

This place is the bee's knees.

I've been to this place about 5 times now but never reviewed it because I assumed I just liked the food because I was drunk. Then I went sober. *Cue clouds opening, sunshine creeping through, while harps gently playing in the background*

Destin is a total tourist trap, this isn't something you can easily avoid. "Dinner on a budget" actually worked in our favor at Hog's Breath.

I had the brisket sandwich. What. This thing was fucking amazing. It was literally just meat on bread. I didn't even need the BBQ sauce sitting in the table because A. It was seasoned so well, and B. I started making sweet, messy love it it before I could even get the chance to grab the BBQ sauce.

My girlfriend ordered a peach daiquiri. I was all like, "Babe.. don't spend 7 dollars on some bitch pussy drink". GOOD FOR HER FOR IGNORING ME, because I took one sip and had the overwhelming urge to dunk my left breast in it. DE-FUCKING-LICIOUS. I'm pretty sure this adult blended beverage could cure depression.

For dinner she had a pulled chicken sandwich, she devoured it, telling me it also did not need any bbq sauce because it was seasoned so well. Awesome.

She also ordered the seafood gumbo, and claimed it was 1,000,000,000 times better than the gumbo she had at "The Back Porch", which allegedly won "Best Gumbo Ever of All Time by Bull Mess Magazine 2010".. or whatever.  Regardless, she loved it.. and that bitch (bless her heart, love her to death) is picky as hell.

Also.. being in Destin, drink specials are SO HARD TO COME BY.  Not here. Just fucking ask!  We went on Saturday, and although it wasn't listed anywhere, I simply asked, "Got any beer specials?".. and they were having bud light 16 oz drafts for 2 bucks. That's not bad at ALL compared to the 4.50 I paid elsewhere. I don't even like Bud Light, but 2 bucks for an alcoholic beverage? YES, MA'AM.

Overall... This place is rules.