Whether you prefer your seafood with a Cajun flair or possibly ‘south of the border’-style (Mexican Shrimp Cocktail or Caldo), you can find it directly across the street from Cowboys Stadium at Fish Bone Grill. This casual spot has weekday lunch specials for only $6.99 and is popular before/after events at the stadium.
Fish Bone Grill Seafood
816 N. Collins (across the street from Cowboys Stadium)
Hours: Mon-Thurs, 11am-9pm; Fri & Sat, 11am-11pm; Sun, 11am-10pm
(817) 261-5798
www.thefishbonegrill.com
Fish Bone Grill is casual & laid-back. You won’t find linen napkins or linen table cloths here. You’ll find lots of seafood selections which are reasonably priced, and some really cold beer served in frosted mugs. The oysters on the half shell ($7.99 half-dozen, $11.99 dozen) are also ice cold.
(*Note: prices based on menu as of January, 2012)
Lunch specials go all the way ‘til 4pm on weekdays (Mon-Fri, 11am-4pm). The prices are only $6.99 for the fried selections and $7.99 for the grilled selections. Lunch prices for the stir fry (shrimp, chicken or crawfish) and Alfredo pasta (with shrimp, chicken or crawfish) are $7.99.
Fish Bone Grill boasts that they serve the coldest beer in the metroplex (draft beer served in a frosty schooner for $3.95). Pitchers are $13.99. Specialty beers include Dos Equis, Pacifico, Modelo Special, Sam Adams, Sol, Corona, and Tecate.
Happy Hour is 5pm-7pm daily and you get $1.00 off each beer.
There’s a small outdoor patio that has a great view of Cowboys Stadium. It gets crowded on days of events/games at the stadium, but it’s as close as tail-gating from the parking lot (literally across the street from the stadium, closer than most parking lots).
I already mentioned the Mexican Shrimp Cocktail ($7.99 regular, $10.99 large)…you can add fresh oysters for 75 cents. For the salads, there’s the avocado halves filled with shrimp salad ($10.99) as well as salad with grilled shrimp ($9.99) or grilled chicken ($8.99).
One of the selection you find here that you don’t find at most other seafood restaurants is the Stir Fry (shrimp, chicken, or crawfish; $10.99). I always choose the crawfish stir fry which you can get scampi-style or New Orleans style (spicy). It’s served on a bed of rice almondine and includes green peppers, red onions & mushrooms.
Also, as the crawfish or shrimp Etoufee ($10.99) is a little bit different here, but I really like it. It’s not the Cajun kind of roux (darker gravy), it’s more of a scampi.
Each time I go to Fish Bone’s I always get the Cajun Seafood Gumbo ($5.99 cup, $7.99 bowl) because it’s truly some of the best gumbo in town. My brother-in-law loves the Caldo (same price as gumbo). He also usually gets the Oyster Po-Boy ($8.99).
The Po-Boys are big enough to share (at least for ladies) and come with a side of fries or homemade tater chips. You can also choose shrimp po-boy, catfish po-boy, or crawfish po-boy.
Is there someone in your group who doesn’t eat seafood (or is allergic to shellfish)? Fish Bone Grill also has burger baskets, grilled chicken, Buffalo wings, chicken strips, fried mushrooms, and nachos.
If everyone in your group like seafood, you can get the “Giant Seafood Platter” ($47.99) or “Half-Giant Seafood Platter” ($27.99). Each include shrimp, catfish, tilapia, cod, clam strips, stuffed crabs, fries & hush puppies.
Obviously the selections include fried catfish ($10.99 & up), fish & chips ($10.99), fried shrimp (starting at $9.99 for 6 piece), and grilled-or-blackened fish selections (salmon, mahi-mahi, tilapia, catfish; ranging rom $10.99-12.99).
Can’t decide between the fried shrimp or popcorn shrimp or grilled shrimp-on-a-stick? The “Shrimpfeast” has all three ($10.99). You can also choose combinations with the “Seafood Platters” ($10.99 for combo of 2; $13.99 for combo of 3 selections including fried oysters, fried shrimp, popcorn shrimp, catfish nuggets, tilapia filets, clam strips, stuffed crabs, popcorn crawfish).
One pound of Alaskan Snow Crab Legs (yes, with the new potatoes & corn) is $16.99.
Fish Bone Grill is located at 816 N. Collins (about 5 blocks south of I-30), which is Collins between Randol Mill Rd and Division St. Again, it’s directly across the street from Cowboys Stadium. Click here for Google map/directions: http://maps.google.com/maps?q=816+n+collins+st,+arlington+tx&rls=com.microsoft:en-us:IE-SearchBox&oe=UTF-8&rlz=1I7TSND_en&um=1&ie=UTF-8&hq=&hnear=0x864e7d815e222ceb:0x3932031312b2c606,816+N+Collins+St,+Arlington,+TX+76011&gl=us&ei=t_AaT57wA7SEsALt-pG3Cw&sa=X&oi=geocode_result&ct=title&resnum=1&ved=0CCAQ8gEwAA
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