Author: Fudpucker's Beachside Bar & Grill

Our Alligator Gumbo is made fresh in-house using fresh alligator meat, shrimp, and fish as well as vegetables such as green peppers, celery, onion, and okra. We make our gumbo with a traditional roux made from peanut oil and flour. Sassafras filet, or gumbo filet, is used to thicken the crab base and helps it…

As restauranteurs, we are always keeping our eye on the ever changing restaurant industry to identify new trends in the marketplace. As so many of us do at this time of year, we like to take stock of the current year and look ahead to the new year and see where we stand, if we…

Two things happened last week that made me stop and take a minute to think. First, was the announcement that 31-year old locally owned restaurant Coach-n-Four was closing its doors. Second, my daughter came to visit and we arrived at her favorite local sushi restaurant, Sakura, only to find that they, too, had closed. It was…

In this episode of In the Kitchen with Father Fud, we take you behind the scenes at Fudpucker’s Beachside Bar & Grill and show you how we make our best-selling hamburger, the Fudburger. The Fudburger has been our top-selling menu item since we first opened our original restaurant in 1982, and Fudpucker’s now sells over…

Fudpucker’s is not like other restaurants. The fun, colorful exterior makes that obvious from the outside. Not surprisingly, the creativity continues inside as well! Today, we are interviewing local artist (2013 South Walton Artist of the Year) Andy Saczynski. You’ll find Andy’s whimsical art throughout both Fudpucker’s restaurant locations in Destin and in Fort Walton Beach.…

Fudpucker’s strives to be the best restaurant in Destin.  Despite the fact that we have been Famous for Food & Fun since 1982, we have had reviews that are less than stellar. At Fudpucker’s, we know that our customers are our most important asset, and that growing complacent in this ever-changing industry is the downfall…