Michael was walking the dog on Sunday and strolled by the Blossom Cafe. They were closed but had an enticing sign so we walked over again mid-week to stop by for lunch.
Skittles showing off for the camera
Besides the great sign, they had a beautiful parrot named Skittles in front of the store. She is a Catalina Macaw, is beautifully marked and quite a show off.
Key West is a VERY dog friendly town and you can take your dog most everywhere including most stores. Mick was invited in to join us for lunch and was perfectly behaved. So many new experiences for him.
Shannan and José own Blossom and are gracious hosts. They stopped into Key West for a day a couple of years ago and decided they had to move here. They are originally from New Orleans but had to move as a result of Katrina and ended up in Rochester, NY. Beautiful upstate New York but cold and snowy. A year after their trip they moved south again and the Cafe has been open about 11 months.
Shannan serving Gumbo and Etoufee
We had a delicious lunch – we split the Seafood Gumbo and Crawfish Etouféé (sweet crawfish stew) and each had a crawfish BLT. Yummy!
UPDATE: We stopped by this morning for a breakfast sandwich and had an egg, steak and cheese sandwich on Cuban bread – Delicious and too much food, we’ll split one next time. I’d like a little hot sauce on this sandwich so will need to check if they have that as a condiment on our next visit.