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story by
Liesel Schmidt |
photos provided by
Dee Horton Photography
K
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P
ERFORMANCE
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here’s a lot of great grub on the menu at The Point
restaurant in Perdido Key, but one of this joint’s main
claims to fame doesn’t actually have anything to do with
the talent of the chef working magic in the kitchen—it has
to do with the talent up on stage and the locally-grown musicians who
showcase their tunes every night to a crowd hungry to eat and hungry to
listen.
The Point is by no means a newcomer to the Key. In fact, this
seafood shack is a landmark of sorts, having dug its place in the sand
more than six decades ago. It’s seen many a face come and go…And
come back again, time after time—for their tasty dishes, of course.
But also to spend time on the other side of the table as generation after
generation of locals worked the dining room and ran trays of food,
getting their feet wet in the working world and becoming part of The
Point’s history.
For local girl Christina Waller, The Point was an
immutable part of the scenery, as well, having been
a frequent diner since childhood and also a former
employee. So, when the original owner told her two years
ago that he might have to close, she took the news to her
father and proposed a plan that would save the restaurant
and keep The Point going strong.
Since then, Christina and her father George have done
little to The Point other than hitting the refresh button,
adding a few items to an already fantastic menu while
keeping the original recipes on the burner, and remodeling
the restaurant to clean it up and enhance things. But
they have made one change of note—they’ve cranked
up the volume and made The Point a true music scene,
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