Son wants to eat what........

[Tomandtammy]

Ok if you are an animal rights activist I aplogize!
After all these years of encouraging my son to eat new things, he said when we go to Florida he wants to try Alligator!
Any suggestions, If they served other things that would be great! LOL Im not as adventure ous as him

 

[spiceycat]

i think there is a restuarant might be snack bar at gatorland that does serve gator.

of course I don't know if it is real or a joke?

 

[Figment22]

i think there is a restuarant might be snack bar at gatorland that does serve gator.

of course I don't know if it is real or a joke?

It's not a joke. My husband ate the gator nuggets at Gatorland several years ago, and enjoyed them, I might add. I also remember him trying some kind of gator at the restaurant at the Hyatt Regancy Orlando Airport. We had a while to wait for a flight and went there for a nice meal. He had the gator as an appetizer. I don't remember how it was prepared though.

I believe there are several other places that have gator on the menu in the Orlando area.

 

[cinamin27]

its gator tail that people eat (nuggets, fried on a stick, etc)

& honesty it tastes pretty much just like chicken, but can be tough if it is not cooked correctly. It seems most restaurant (seafood) in Florida carry fried gator tail on the appetizer portion of the menu. I dont think I've ever seen it as an entree.

 

[bengalbelle]

I don't know where to tell you to find it, but fried alligator is yummy!!!!! I don't think your son will be disappointed. I agree with the above poster, it does taste similar to chicken.

 

[siobhan1997]

My DH ate alligator chunks with frogs legs last winter down at Johns Pass in St. Petes. He loved them. My daughter eats clams, oysters all seafood at 10 years old. Love it all. Expensive taste though sometimes.

 

[Aimeedyan]

I've had it and not even in Florida - a lot of cajun places will serve fried alligator. It does taste similar to chicken, though it can be chewy.

 

[Meezers]

Yep...it really does taste like chicken!

Don't think alligator counts as an endangered species so eat away...before they eat you first!

PS...Mom tried kangaroo once...guess it was pretty darn nasty!

 

[erinch]

Just as a side note, if you go on the Land boat ride in Epcot, you will go through the fish farm area, which includes a whole tank full of baby alligators being raised for food. Our tour guide wouldn't say where they're served.

 

[BonnieA]

I remember having alligator at Pleasure Island many, many years ago. There was a food court type of eating establishment there where they sold it. I didn't think it tasted like chicken...it was good...but was different from chicken.

 

[lovethattink]

I have only ever tasted alligator tale once. It was at Fish Bones on International drive. It did taste like chicken. The food their was excellent but a bit over priced. The stuffed shrimp was scrumtious and someone else in our party said the duck was excellent.

 

[Mickey527]

My boys tried it once at Sea World about 10 years ago. I wouldn't try it, if I want something that tastes like chicken I will eat chicken.
Other than that I con't know where you can get alligator. Maybe buy some chicken and tell him it is alligator. Peggie

 

[erinch]

If you have a car and this is a "quest" doing a google of fried alligator and Orlando turns up several places, among them this one in the AOL cityguide:

2356 Black Hammock Fish Camp Rd.
Oviedo, FL 32765
15.55 Miles Away


Phone: 407-365-2201

From the Editors
Nestled on a sidearm creek off Oviedo's beautiful Lake Jesup, the Black Hammock Fish Camp dishes up a taste of the real Florida. The restaurant -- a modest rambler replete with screened porches and a waterfront dock and marina -- is tucked into a grove of saw palmettos, and there's always a bevy of motorcycles parked out front. Various preparations of fried alligator tail are the specialty, and fittingly so -- with nearly 10,000 resident gators, Lake Jesup boasts the largest concentration of the reptiles of any American lake. All the gator meat on the menu, however, is farm-raised. The buffalo-style preparation, a spicy version served with bluecheese dressing, is especially good.

Don't shy away from the appetizer called Hot Gator Eggs -- they're deep fried morsels of breaded cheddar and jalapenos, rather than incubating baby alligators. Local catfish and Florida mahi-mahi are among the fish features. And if you want a taste of all the local goodies, consider the Florida Sampler -- a walloping spread of frog legs, catfish and alligator meat. For the tamer taste buds at your table, there are plenty of burger and steak offerings, as well as pastas and salads. Live bands on the weekends draw a festive crowd. And the annual RajunCajun Crawfish Festival here in the spring is one of Oviedo's favorite hometown events. You can rent fishing gear on site. -- Terry Ward (Photo: Faiyaz Kara)

 

[Ted and Holly]

That place looks pretty interesting, but please note that the distance quoted is a bit misleading. It is 15 miles from downtown Orlando, but almost 40 miles from Lake Buena Vista. If you go to Oviedo via 417, expect to pay $8 in tolls!

I checked the menu at the Orlando Ale House near Crossroads, but they did not have it I thought they did.

Ted