Alligator Alley
1321 E. Commercial Blvd., Oakland Park,
954/771-2220,
www.alligatoralleyflorida.com
You might go to Alligator Alley with the intention of simply sucking back a few
cold ones while listening to a variety of local and touring rock, funk, blues
and roots bands. But once you see Iggy the Chef working his magic at the grill,
tossing spices into metal bowls, flames shooting perilously close to his long
scruff of a beard, you may be sorely tempted to sample some of the Alley’s
cuisine. So well-regarded is the grub that celeb grillmaster Bobby Flay sent in
a crew to tape a segment of his cable-TV show
BBQ With Bobby Flay, which aired
in July. The program featured the 2-year-old venue’s signature barbecued
alligator ribs, which owner Karl “Kilmo” Pacillo has described as a
cross between smoked fish and baby-back ribs. The Alley’s gumbo has also
won acclaim; laden with sausage and beans and topped with a generous sprinkle
of scallions, its version of the Louisiana staple earned top honors at Fort Lauderdale’s
Cajun-Zydeco Crawfish Festival three years in a row. The Alley also makes a variety
of po’ boys and barbecue sandwiches, and snack items such as gator bites
and chicken wings, including Iggy the Chef’s Original Honey Jack wings, flavored
with Jack Daniel’s. Of course, you could just order a salad …
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