![]() One taste of the blueberry pancakes, carrot and curry soup, miso-marinated eggplant salad, or scallops provençale and you’ll have no doubt ingredients and the gentle time it takes to prepare fine food are the priorities. But don’t let the whimsical décor mislead you: the food is taken seriously. Blue Heaven is al fresco dining, Key West style: canopies of tropical foliage, improvised art (a leopard-spotted mannequin, a rooster graveyard, jolly-colored coconuts and trap floats) and a sail strung between trees providing shade. The chickens and cats roaming the premises are almost as famous as the food. They took my meal off the check and I hauled butt to the closest respectable restaraunt and had an actual conch chowder, gorgeous shrimp cocktail and a slice of key lime pie to wash all of the deception off of my palate.Opened by a pair of free spirits, Suanne and Richard, Blue Heaven has become its own well-known destination in Key West. Sent back my food untouched and had to speak to the manager who, when confronted with my bowl of lies, clearly could not deny that they had tried to pass the calamari broth as conch chowder. "What kind of dressing you want?" Me, heavy pause, "Greek." Game over. Have you seen the Family Guy episode about pizzaria salad? Huge chunks of iceberg littered with peppercinis and olives. My conch chowder was leftover calamari, breading and all, in mystery broth they didn't even bother to throw a red in to throw me off. ![]() "I don't know." Okay, so at this point, I'm begging my daughter to please let us go to Island Grill but everyone was tired and hungry after a long day of kayaking so, I was forced to watch the terror unfold. Hubby asked what the stuffed chicken was stuffed with. I decided on a bowl of conch chowder (served and ordered by me everywhere in the Keys, btw) and a Greek salad as a safe meal. Is it red or white sauce? Dead stare, "Whichever." Blink, blink. Like, shrimp and calamari and stuff." Huh? Like the seafood pasta, I asked. I asked her what the Shrimp Key West dish was all about. ![]() First off, I think our waitress was on a mild sedative. We usually always opt for seafood but my young daughter really wanted pizza as our last Islamorada meal. ![]()
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