msg kat, she is the resident expert I think.

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Paradise Key, good food and scenery
Panjos for pizza and pitchers of beer
Bench Warmers for beer and kimchi fries (same owners as Hu Dat)
I like the Taqueria Puerto Vallarta for breakfast, it's next to Tackle Town so that's a plus
Latitude's if you're wanting fancy
Crab Inn is finally open, haven't been there since it was rebuilt

Rockport is a tourist town. Expect long waits, lousy service and mediocre food at most places.

Buy your fresh shrimp from Flowers and cook at home. We'll be down there for two weeks and the places we'll eat that I look forward to are Panjo's, the Taqueria, and Paradise Key with a few random places mixed in. Other than that, we cook at the house. I'm sure we'll get terrible food from the bakery, over priced grouper sandwiches from Moondogs and nasty BBQ from that red shack, but none of it is worth recommending.

I have to disagree with the lousy service portion of this. Don't go during the rush times (Memorial day, Labor day, 4th, etc...), remember your pleases and thank yous, treat your servers well, and I get goodies and little extra things all the time. Free desserts, discounts, etc. Biggest problem is I don't remember the names of places I go. I'll just take a couple of random turns and "Hey, that looks interesting". Just don't act like a rude tourist.