Sometimes the best food in Florida isn’t found in gleaming high-rises with valet parking, but in weathered wooden shacks where your shoes might pick up a little sand and your soul picks up a whole lot of satisfaction.
Old Man Frank’s in Winter Haven is exactly that kind of place – a waterfront gem where the shrimp are plump, the sunsets are spectacular, and pretension is about as welcome as a snowstorm in July.
I’ve eaten seafood from Maine to Malibu, and let me tell you, when you bite into the peel-and-eat shrimp at this lakeside hideaway, you’ll wonder why you ever bothered with those fancy white-tablecloth establishments where the portions are tiny and the bills are anything but.
This is Florida dining in its purest form – unpretentious, unforgettable, and unbelievably delicious…