Gator's Crossroad — Restaurant in Florida

leaving from Alligator Alley in Sunrise Florida at about 9:30am about 20 of us rode motorcycles heading towards Naples and Gator's Crossroads. We didn't travel the quicker way via interstate 75 but rather a less direct route, first over state road 84, then 27, and lastly route 41. Traffic was light and the scenery and wild life along the way quite interesting to see, with alligators sunning themselves on the banks of the canals and big birds hunting for meals along the same waterways. Along the route there were casinos, various parks, recreation areas, and places to catch an airboat ride to tour the Everglades. There were also many Indian villages but we stopped nowhere until we arrived at Gator's a bit low on fuel and a little after 11am. The restaurant as it's name indicates is adjacent to the intersection of several roads and luckily a gas station but nothing else notable. I ordered a bowl of chili and a side of French fries, others had fish and chips or a patty melt or gator bites. The food was delicious, the service while friendly was slow, and the...

This is one of a few restaurants located on this road. The staff is friendly, the food is good and the service is good too. The restaurants appearance inside is a little neglected. Smoking is permitted inside the restaurant and yes the cigarette smell is strong. This is the reason for my low score not the food. I ordered the clam chowder. The menu said homemade and so I had to try it. It was delicious. I liked very much. I highly recommend it. It was nice and chunky. We ordered fried mushrooms, Cauliflower and the fried cheese curds. All great. I specially like the curds. I ordered the Fried Grouper Sandwich. It was a nice portion. It had great flavor. I enjoyed the crispy and flavor that fish batter had. The fish was cooked perfectly. It came with fries. This place looks like one fun place to hang out during the night. There is plenty of parking located...

My roommate and i actually had to debate how to rate this place. His point - if you rate a dive bar based on a very strong pour… it’s 5 stars for sure.

He had me watch the bartender make his rum and coke… and yep - huge pour with just a splash of coke to change the color lol.

If you base the rating on the food, i gave it 3 stars. The patty melt was standard fair but the jalapeño poppers were hand made and quite good except the peppers themselves were mild at best - which was disappointing.

The gator bites were tender and soft - many times they are chewy… and the peel and eat shrimp were quite nice.

So we compromised and gave it 4...