Swamp John's

Everyone we have met in the Red Bay area has been surprised we have never heard of "Swamp Johns", let alone never eaten there. They raved about "Swamp John's" biscuits & gravy, which is made using Lewey sausage, which is made locally . . . and which everyone also raves about.

We felt we must be missing something great, so this morning we went to "Swamp John's" for breakfast and discovered "Swamp John's" is in an old filling station four miles out of town.





I had to go for the biscuits & gravy plus a patty of Lewey famous sausage. Carole ordered her old standby . . . eggs over easy with grits on the side. My biscuits were crispy, maybe over done, the gravy was bland, and the Lewey sausage was not spicy, just very salty! Carole's eggs were good, but cold . . . she said the grits were OK.



The restaurant was clean, but could sure use some paint, decorating, and refurbishing. They have a mural on the wall that looks like it was painted by third graders . . . maybe it could have been a school project.











One of our neighbors at the campground also awaiting repairs went to "Swamp John's" for dinner tonight because it had been recommended to them. Thursday is fish night at "Swamp John's". Upon returning from dinner, they said the deep fried shrimp was OK, but they didn't think much of the rest of their dinner . . . they were not impressed.

They said the locals probably thought "Swamp John's" was good because they didn't have anything to compare it to.

The bottom line is . . . we have ruled out "Swamp John's" for Easter dinner! Also I'm not planning on bringing any of the Lewey sausage home with me.