Key West Food Tour! Where the Locals Eat - Fresh Seafood and Strong Drinks!
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- čas přidán 12. 06. 2024
- Eat and drink the way the Key West conchs do, AKA, the locals. I'm going to show you the restaurants with the true, old Key West vibe that are outside of the "touristy" area where you can get the true locals experience, and eat where the fisherman eat. It doesn't get any better!
We spent the weekend with Bobby and Michelle Mongelli, who are basically Key West "royalty." They own several restaurants throughout Stock Island and Key West, and they took us to all of them! I ate the FRESHEST seafood straight from the boats and even had the most delicious snapper that was stuffed with shrimp! It was grilled right in front of me - waterfront view and boats in the background. We had tons of lobster grilled to perfection, hogfish, lobster pizza, and shrimp that had just come off the shrimp boats! Plus the best oysters rockefeller charred perfectly in a wood-fire oven.
We also talk about the history behind each restaurant and also hang out with The Shrimp Pimp, who distributes the best shrimp to the restaurants of Key West. He filled me in on the process and how he got started in the business.
Finally, Bobby take us on a little boat ride from his marina as we tour the beautiful waters of Key West!
www.hogfishbar.com/
www.roostica.com/
www.geigerkeymarina.com/
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Hi, I’m Alexandra! I’m from Miami, Florida and I love to travel and eat! In my channel, I cover all things related to travel, food, and the Miami Lifestyle. From travel hacks and top things to do, to exploring the best local food spots - I got you covered!
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Road trip to key west will now be full of gastronomical delights. Thank you. Amazing video!
Thank you! Hitting up all the local spots :)
As a local, these places are the real deal. My dad works right next hogfish and it’s one of his favorite lunch spots. Fresh fish makes all the difference. If it’s not fresh, I’m not eating it. Roostica is also fantastic, the fig and pig is a must have whenever I visit home from college. If I where to give any advice to tourists visiting, get the fish. Grouper is my favorite, but mostly anything from the waters in the Florida keys will be delightful.
Agreed! Fresh fish is key and they do it right here. If I worked next to Hogfish as well I'd be there every day lol
I found the Hogfish Bar & Grill in 2005 when camping at Boyd's. Visited Geiger Key last visit in 2018. Both top-notch for food, service, and overall Keys experience. Been up & down the Keys and the Hogfish will ALWAYS be my favorite anywhere in the Keys. Ran into Bobby last visit and introduced myself and got to shake his hand. He's world-famous now you know.
It's a great spot and a great family too! What I love about their restaurants is that they stay true to the "Old Key West," amazing food, and and a true locals spot. :)
When starting to review this video I expected to see the same old same old. Wow was I surprised as the three highlighted have been long time favorites of ours, to the point of yesterday we were at Hogfish for lunch, and Roostica for a late dinner and drinks. To date, they have never disappointed us.
Awesome! I tried to keep this video true to the Key West locals and steer away from the touristy spots. :)
Key West real estate is one of a kind! Live the true island life with amazing food! Roostica would be my go to spot after a showing.
Agreed! Such a great place to unwind! The pizza and oysters rockefeller at Roostica are great!
Thank you amazing video..keep sharing
Wow I wish I had watched this before I booked my vacation!! I’m going to have to devote 1 day to visit these restaurants. The food looked so fresh and yummy.
I loved the way you covered these places! Seemed so casual and relatable. They seem to be great restauranteers . Thanks for sharing !
There’s always next time! And thank you so much for watching 😊 the food is great and so are the owners!
It was fun to see white Bubba Gump guy :)
Yummy 😋 food and soft drinks
Been to all three restaurants. Geiger Key is by far my favorite!! You can’t go wrong with any of em.
I gotta try that Hog Fish when I visit Key West , thank you for posting this video.
It's great! Thank you for watching :)
We are there tonight because of this video. Great service, great food and thank you !!
We ate at Hog Fish !!
Hi Akexandra, congratulations for the wonderful video, which made my mouth water. Greetings from Rio de Janeiro - Br.
We ate at Hog Fish this weekend after seeing your video. Great place !! Thanks
Hey girl like always you hit the mark. Super nice tour we will visit all 3 restaurants when we visit Key West.
Yes!!! I love you :)
I visited the Keys for the first time recently. I ate at Geiger in June (2021). The food and atmosphere are awesome. I have a pic of the crocodile warning sign in my phone. Also ate at the Hogfish. Now I wish I would have tried the sandwich. I'll be back in December and make a point of going there.
"Drinking rum before 10 am makes you a pirate not an alcoholic"
Haha yes I second that quote! And the sandwich is great :)
Great video. Very yummy! Gotta check these places out.
Thank you! Yesss you have to :)
Yeah...35 plus year ago... been there an loved it!
Great video
Food Looks Amazing. Great Video
Thanks!
Amazing
Great interview and restaurants! I haven't heard of these places before (I'm planning a trip to Key West and researching a ton) but the food here looks delicious and the owners seem lovely. Great video!! :]
Thank you so much! I totally recommend these :)
I also recommend the Hurricane Hole a marina restaurant on Stock Island, best mussels ever.
AWESOME! My family and I actually have a vacation booked for Key West this June. We are staying at the most southernmost beach resort. We will definitely give one of these if not 2 places a try.
Nice! You're going to have so much fun :)
Hope you all don’t have the jab! Don’t need you shedding on the rest of us making us have health issues!
I was in Key West last November right before Thanksgiving. What an amazing place, it didn't feel like you were still in the states.
Right?! It's a little piece of paradise still relatively close to home.
See you all next year all the way from the UK xxxx
I want the UK to be my next trip!
Just found your channel thru Miguel’s IG and I love your videos! I love Key West and I’ve never been to these restaurants! They look amazing 😻 subscribed!
Awesome ! Thank you so much, really appreciate it! :)
we are headed to Key West end of July and 1st week of August, family first trip, my second, I will defiantly be taking them to some of these stops
Awesome! Have fun :)
Sweet dish
waooo I stumbled upon your video and I hope your channel grows a bunch..such good quality footage and editing
Thank you so much!! :)
Delicious
We were in Key West in March and literally stayed on the 3rd boat from the front door of Hogfish!! AWESOME restaurant and we will definitely be back!
Ah no way! Love it there and the lifestyle.
Just didn’t take the jab and shed on the rest of us. If you have no idea what I’m talking about do your research.
Miss Julia??? We love that boat too!!!
Wow super amazing video😘😘😘😘
Thanks 🤗
I used to work at Hogfish! Highly recommend it :)
Nice!
Love the Hogfish Grill
Same :)
Great 👍🏻
Amazing job babe you killed it
Thank you! Best producer around! :)
Nice video
Now I'm really hungry,Got Me ❤⛵ and serving shrimp 🦐 Hello China Star ⭐
really cool
Thank you!
Definitely going to all three. I go down there once a year
Love it there! Do you live far from the Keys?
WOW!
Nice
LOVE THESE PLACES!!! HOG FISH IS MY FAVORITE PLACE!!!! STAFF IS AS AMAZING AS THE FOOD!!!!
Totally! :)
Rusty Anchor was better.
Nice cooking
See ya in June
thanks
Love the hog fish grill. Every time we go to key west to visit my aunt, that's first place we go to eat
My grandfather was a shrimper there in the 60s
Been there as well, awesome
It’s so good!
That’s so cool!
Mouth Watering
😋
Super restaurant
So coool🔥
Vey cool video!
Thanks!
I’m planning on going to in 2 weeks and will will be stopping by.
Awesome!
Our Key West trip (and Key Largo) is planned for
September but before that in July.. we’ll be heading to a Bavarian mountain town in GA. It’ll be the perfect escape from the FL heat 😀
Ooo a Bavarian mountain town? That sounds pretty cool! Those will be two nice back to back vacations! Different sceneries :)
I just visited Hogfish and it was the best restaurant I ate at down there
Love it!
GREAT demo
Thanks!
@@AlexandraMartinTV good day to you
Is Hogfish anywhere near sunshine rv park ? Sound like a great place to eat at. Great video. Thanks
Wow
Nice👍
Thanks ✌
Sushi Song is by far the best place to eat in Key West.
good
Been there at
The island of Keywest
Florida wayback 2013 it was Fun, the foods are so tropical 🐠 🌴 fish are so fresh caught from the locals. We miss the people and Party after hr. 🌅 Amazing view Sunset, Night life is Wonderful a lot of Parties drink until you drunk. Smokin cigars asta
Lavista Baby.. 😂🇺🇸🌅🌅
Lol it’s a total vibe in the Keys. The partying is definitely a lot of fun ;)
Nice work on your video. New sub
Thank you so much! :)
Good
Good vid
Thank you!
Hogfish is fantastic! Prior to GPS, it was also quite difficult to find. Must-go when you’re in the Keys.
Yup it’s a total locals spot so it’s a little hidden
Hogfish is on Stock Island actually. A little off the beaten path. Worth finding. Definitely a locals place. Try the fish tacos.
Gracias belleza
Hi Alex, my name is Bruna, and I like to say thank you very much, me my husband and my daughter Giuliana just got back from the Key West today 9.20.21, and we went to eat at the Hogfish bar and Grill, and yesterday for my birthday at Roostica, thanks to you, I’m so glad I watched your video before going there, what a good experience, thank you thank you🎉😍
Hi Bruna! Thank you so much for watching my video. I'm glad it helped and that you all had a great time! Happy belated birthday :)
The Hog Fish and Pasta!! 🤤🔥
AMAZING!!
Love their METBALL Salad. Insane
Cool video. What was that grille they had at their home? That was awesome.
Thanks! It's by arteflame.com/
this guy is awsome to keep his buisnesses with his wife with what keywest was is. ❤
Been to Key West many times and really missed out not going to these restaurants. Ouch.
Now you have an excuse to go back! lol
😋😋😋
Tell Bobby he is wrong cafe sole has had hogfish as a speciality since the 90’s
❤️😍
If you're moving to Florida, buy an airplane. A little Piper cub. Life is good flying to the Keys, Georgia, the Bahamas.
Living on a sailboat in Key west is cheaper and safer.
Food
yo that would be so cool to eat bunch of brownies and go rollerblading on that bridge with some aviators so don't get arrested even though am a Medical patient. I hope don't make anyone mad because i'm the produce man been going pretty hard with hydroponic produce for years fun stuff making my way down there asap
Nice video sending support, Tess TV
Thank you, Tess!
Like another commenter I was expecting the same old same old recommendations but as soon as I saw the owners pop up on the screen, I knew you were going to feature really good food! My parents have been going to the keys for almost 20 years now, multiple times a year. They have a friend group of locals down there who introduced them to a Geiger Key a long time ago, and it is our favorite. It’s always our first stop when I meet my parents down there. My husband and I went there 3x the week of our wedding and brought our bridal party and family there. My parents brought their out of town friends. Everyone was raving about the food, the ambiance. The shrimp tacos and onion rings cannot be beat! I’m telling you, I don’t even like onion rings typically, but they are one of the things I most look forward to every time we come to the keys. The grouper cheeks, the Hogfish, so good. The frozen drinks taste fresh and not that nasty slurpee taste many have. We’ve eaten at very expensive restaurants and little food trucks from key west up to islamorada and nothing has outshined Geiger for me.... Square Grouper is right up there with taste and quality, but Geiger still won that battle out. Hogfish is the same enjoyment in terms of food, but I prefer the ambiance of Geiger. Also awesome is hearing those fighter jets flying by while sitting outside since you’re so close to the base. But yeah, thanks for the video!!
Geiger is great! Nothing beats the local spots. Thank you for watching! :)
I went to Roostica after seeing your video. Sadly they just did the lobster tails, and oysters for you. They waitress was damn rude and said they only do those when they want to. It’s not a set thing on the menu. So all they pretty much had was the pizza
Oh no sorry to hear that :(
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Hi
do yoi guys know the garriques from key west guys
Nope I do not
What part of the Bronx you from?
I’m from Miami lol
This entire segment is a promo ?
*Casually cleaning fish with a Rolex*
LOL
Hey Mayor, it's me again. I bet the local's know where NOT to park unlike the scam parking lots, i.e. the one on Caroline Stree next to Hanks. Be careful parking there folks or you will be towed, right Ms. Mayor?
Does a video about Key West food, then proceeds to go to the first restaurant which is on stock island. Not Key West, but you do you.
What did you think of the watermelon mojito? 🍹🍉
Loved it! Refreshing
Mojitod
Kind of revolting a man referring to himself as a pimp. What year is it in Key West?
Not that I am a tight-ass about it, but it would not have been my first choice.
Square groupers are still out there. 🤷♂️
Nice video wouldve been nice to see you in that bathing suit!
I don't mean to sound desperate or thirsty or anything of the sort, I just wanted to say you look beautiful.
Thank you :)
@@AlexandraMartinTV You're most certainly welcome
I want to be a hogfish pimp with shrimp on the side.
LOL! Okurrrr
So no one wears masks there? Going 2nd week of April 2021.
They’re eating and drinking. Who gives af.
I’ve to KW a lot!! Unfortunately the place has gone from a quirky little town to an overcrowded, way too expensive and overrated trap.
The Cartel is still strong in Miami, JS!
Seafood should be dated when it was caught. This seafood is fresh but when you buy it in a big city, who know when it was caught. I try to smell it first.
Sorry but YT videos dedicated to one restaurant group come off like a paid ad.