In the land of endless seafood shacks and fish fry joints, finding the one place that truly stands above the rest feels like discovering buried treasure without needing a map.
Star Fish Company in Cortez, Florida isn’t just another waterfront eatery—it’s a time machine to Old Florida, where the hush puppies are so legendary that locals have been known to drive hours just for a paper boat filled with these golden orbs of cornmeal perfection.
The first clue that you’ve arrived somewhere special isn’t a flashy sign or valet parking—it’s the aroma of freshly fried seafood mingling with salt air and the sight of weathered wooden docks where fishing boats unload their daily catch.
Cortez itself feels like Florida before the theme parks and high-rises took over—a genuine fishing village that has somehow preserved its soul despite the relentless march of development surrounding it…