The transformation is stunning. Shades of blue - deep navy, cool seafoam, vibrant turquoise - are everywhere - the walls, barstools, table linens, light fixtures. And since blue is my favorite color, I feel right at home. Indoors and out, the dining spaces are adorable. Two pics i recently snapped have been serving in turn as my iPhone wallpaper.
Evalee Grenamyer was quoted in the Florida Times Union as saying that their goal was to have "a fun, affordable place that people feel comfortable coming to".
And they are coming, despite an impossibly long urban renewal project that has the street and half its parking in constant upheaval. Apparently many of Sterling's regulars have also made The Blue Fish their home away from home. During a recent mid-week lunch, an elderly couple were seated next to me, on what was obviously their first visit since their beloved Sterling's had shuffled off its mortal coil. Noticing a group of diners hobbling in, walkers gleaming in the midday sun, the woman whispered to her companion "It sure looks different, but its the same old crowd.
Featuring two bars, one up and one down, with a great bar menu, The Blue Fish has reportedly become a lively gathering place for the over sixty set - I haven't been to Happy Hour PM Daily yet, but a friend told me that based on the SRO crowd the night he and his partner stopped in, they could have been featuring 2 for 1 Geritol shots and Viagra poppers. The early bird gets the worm - so head on over there one afternoon and see for yourself - maybe you'll find a sugar daddy!
One assumes the late night weekend crowd might skew a bit younger. Report back, Beasties. You know I confine my alcohol consumption to the other side of the ditch. It's time to talk about the food! I've only been for lunch so far, where the serving sizes are a gracious plenty. At dinner, I am told, each entree can be bought as a full serving or a "light plate.
