Emerald Isle – The other night a friend and I decided to go out for dinner in Emerald Isle. After a short debate we decided on Jordan’s House of Seafood. If you’ve ever been here in the summer, you know this is a popular restaurant, and it is not uncommon to see a huge line of people waiting to be seated on any given summer evening.
I’ll be truthful with you, the first time I ate at Jordan’s I was not too impressed. I had just moved to Emerald Isle several years ago, and went there for lunch on an early spring day. The waitress I had was not very friendly, or helpful. I wanted a shrimp burger, but I wanted them to buffalo the shrimp. It’s not a complicated process, and I’m sure they have hot sauce in the kitchen. I would have even paid extra for this. But too my surprise she acted like this was a big deal, and went to check if they could do it. Well to my dismay, they could not buffalo my shrimp. So I never went back for a few years.
Then two summers ago, my buddy was craving Jordan’s and I was like, “Dude I hate that place.” But he talked me into it, because he assured me if I ordered what he was going to get, I would love it. So I went. And he introduced me to the bay scallops. These little heavenly morsels are OUTSTANDING!
My mind was changed, and I now love Jordan’s. The bay scallops are a local favorite. All in all it is not a bad place to eat while visiting in Emerald Isle. So for completely changing my mind I figured I would give them the official two-thumbs up from Crystal Coast News. It’s still not my favorite Emerald Isle restaurant but it is definitely a great place to eat dinner and have a cocktail.