Crab Island BBQ moves to Black Creek Lodge RV Park

The Crab Island BBQ food barge has moved to Black Creek Lodge RV Park and will remain there permanently. BCL is a decades old fishing and boating facility located at 710 Black Lodge Road, Freeport, FL. Boaters have access to the vast Choctawhatchee River system and Choctawhatchee Bay.

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Trial run on Black Creek is starting July 20, hours will be 11-6 Thursday-Sunday.

Trial run??? Does this mean they will be open during this time? I though they were open already.

I got the info from Samantha at Black Creek Lodge. It's unclear what's happening prior to July 20. Maybe a different schedule or not regular hours yet. Let us know if you hear anything.

Confirmed today they will be open Thursday thru Saturday, 11AM to 6PM. This will be their weekly schedule.

How is the food?

Keep Freeport normal!

LOL....drive around Freeport for 10 minutes and see that nothing is normal anymore.

LOL....drive around Freeport for 10 minutes and see that nothing is normal anymore.

I hear you - Freeport is a SoWal bedroom community now. Too bad prices have risen so high.

Just my opinion but any restaurant not on 331 is going to need to be fantastic food and service first and foremost and then generate a mystique to draw in people from SoWal locals and tourists. Black Creek lodge and the Outpost are both nice spots if they can step it up.

I hear you - Freeport is a SoWal bedroom community now. Too bad prices have risen so high.

Just my opinion but any restaurant not on 331 is going to need to be fantastic food and service first and foremost and then generate a mystique to draw in people from SoWal locals and tourists. Black Creek lodge and the Outpost are both nice spots if they can step it up.

Yep, being off the beaten path and not out there 'in your face' will take special advertising

For sure - I mean look at Nick's drawing people from SoWal - sure they had the restaurant in Blue Mountain Beach for recognition but they draw locals and tourists and it's quite a haul. People crave authentic experiences at the beach.

Black Creek or 331 between the bay and 20 is easy. A good restaurant will draw plenty across the bridge. Although there are enough Freeport folks in Hammock Bay now to support a good place.

Nick's has been drawing in people from all around including the beach for many years. Folks like the location, the ambiance, and the food is good. Also, he holds a number of events outside that draw in hundreds of fun seekers.

His market is different than the Outpost and Black Creek Lodge.

You're right - and Nick's prices used to be a lot lower than beach prices. Not so much any more.

I guess what I was trying to say is there is no reason why other places in Freeport can't have the same market if they are good enough. A family-friendly basic seafood joint on 331 would do very well. It might be a Red Lobster first though. Bayou Bill's or Goatfeather's or somebody should be doing it. I heard Goatfeather's sold?

I miss Reddick's and the other similar place nearby I forget the name but I remember it was even better.ha

We have several small decent restaurants up here but folks keep hoping for something like a larger steak/seafood restaurant. We don't have the population, but one on 331 near I-10 might work since development will be in full swing before long and the tourist traffic increases to flood you folks in the south. Loss of McLains Family Steakhouse buffet was a real blow to the working class around here.

I want to try
Embers
Bogies
Cafe Nola
Outpost
Crab Island

Any suggestions for others?

The Oar House.

I almost went there the other day - how is it?