I will admit that I am a snobby restaurant diner. Typically, cheesy gimmicks will not work for me. Neither does a $2.99 grand slam breakfast. And that’s why it is ironic that I ended up dining at Dick’s Last Resort in San Antonio, Texas with fried alligator. Truly the last resort.
I will admit that I was lured in by the offerings of eating crispy alligator and wearing nasty paper hats. It was bucket list worthy. Probably.
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We were greeted at the door by this sign. Perfect.
The menu was housed in a tin can and I immediately grabbed it, eager to find out what I would be wasting my cash on.
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The waiter came over and spewed out a few of his best insults, that’s their shtick. I insulted back and placed my high in calorie, filled with protein order. Crispy alligator bites ($6.99) and a chicky caesar salad ($8.99). They had fry’d pickles too, but I had gotten my fix earlier at Esquire Tavern.
The Funny Hats at Dick’s Last Resort
In the meantime…
Every customer gets their own nasty hat. And they are funny. And a bit crude.
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The alligator arrived with a side of chipotle ranch and could have easily been mistaken for a chicken nugget. Tasted like one too.
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The rest of our meal was not as exciting as the gator…or the obscene paper hats
My Dick’s experience would not have been complete without eating alligator, wearing a paper hat or this Mount Dickmore coaster. I took it home. The coaster, not the hat.
What’s the cheesiest restaurant you have ever been to? Have you eaten alligator before?
I have yet to try alligator. Right now, I'm thinking about going to a rattlensnake festival and want to try fried rattlesnake though. Maybe they're somewhat similar. I hear both kind of taste like chicken.
Rattlesnake is still on my list. It would be perfect to try it at a rattlesnake festival!
I remember walking past Dick's in San Antonio – it looked like a fun place but you definitely have to be in the right mood for it!
You definitely need to be in the right mood, like after a couple of shots of tequila ;)
That sounds like an epic joint!
Cheesy & Epic ;)
I almost took my hubby here over Thanksgiving but I was afraid he just wouldn't get it LOL.
Hee…hee! My husband got it, but said he doesn’t need to get it again ;)
I went to the Dick's in Myrtle Beach when I was in 8th grade… Not gonna lie, that place scarred me haha! I would love to go back again though now that I'm older.
It would have freaked me out at that age, too young for insults and alligator ;)
I feel like I have tried it as a child, but I could just be dreaming. :-) I should really ask my mom if I was awake for that one.