Grills Lakeside, College Park

I tried this new (January) seafood deck and tiki bar on OBT about a week and a half ago. There are two others (Cape Canaveral and Melbourne). This one is on a lake north of College Park. I had a shrimp cuban for $13. Funny. My take home menu said $11. They forgot the pork. I told the waitress because I wanted to make sure I had read the menu correctly. She apologized and grabbed a manager who took the mistake away and came back immediately with a fresh one. That's customer service. It turned out to be unnecessary because the pork was non-discernible. It was a few slices of very dry and lean loin. Shrimp is similar, so, it just melded. It didn't compliment or enhance. Maybe some pulled pork would be more effective. I don't know. I'm just riffing. The shrimp was a good size. Cut into pieces. It came with chips and a pickle. The rest of the menu is typical seaside dining with a little effort thrown in. I usually am bored with this kind of place (just order something fresh and unadulterated), but, they at least make an effort to impress you. They have three types of chowders. 5 kebabs. 10 sandwiches. 7 "non-fin" plates (ie yardbird, steak, ribs). 9 seafood plates (ie snow crab clusters, Florida lobster, bacon wrapped scallops). 5 salads. 12 "nibblers". 3 burgers. 2 vegetarian dishes, 1 taco. 1 wrap. 2 sushi rolls. 1 poke. 2 seared tuna dishes. The most expensive thing (Surf and Turf) is $29. Most of the plates are under $20. Most sandwiches are under $11. They claim to get everything fresh. Something called file fish was one of the "fresh ones" that day. I still wonder if they meant tile fish, but, I think they said it was like snapper. Service was good. Mostly young girls. The place is huge and new. It's very "wood" focused. High ceilings. They hang an air boat and canoe inside. They have an outside bar with a playground. They have an enclosed patio. Also large. They have a tie up dock. Bring your sea plane. It must seat 100+. Huge, new parking lot. Water fountains out front. It was crowded. A politician would have loved to have their cross cultural and socio-economic appeal. It's nice enough and casual enough for all occasions. Better than most of the places in Daytona, Cocoa Beach and New Smyrna Beach. Better than any lakeside place in CF. And who would believe that you could pretty up OBT? Worth a trip if only to see the possible renaissance of a neighborhood.