“Men kill animals and eat their flesh…”
In my head, I heard Keanu Reeves’ not-quite-there Southern accent delivering that line in the mighty ’90s legal/supernatural cheesefest “The Devil’s Advocate” this week as the waitress put a whole flounder before me—head and tail intact—at Reel Seafood Grill out on New Garden Road.
This is one of my go-to orders anytime my wife and I stop by this place. They score the fish, usually ranging from a pound to a pound and a half, and dredge it in seasoned flour. They flash fry it, then glaze it in a sweet Thai chili sauce before finishing it in the oven. It flakes beautifully onto your fork in generous, mouth-watering chunks that melt in your mouth…and slowly expose its full skeleton…