92 THE COASTAL BEND MAGAZINE • Late Summer 2018 TheCoastalBend.com toppings anywhere, so build the exact pizza you like best from eight to sixteen inches. Specialty pizzas include the Veggie Delight, the Margarita, the Chicken/ Bacon/Ranch, the All Meat, the Philly Cheese, the Greek and even the Taco Pizza! Enjoy a nice selection of wings and Italian appetizers, as well as the soup and salad bar. Pizza buffet is available all day long, every day of the week. 407 E. Avenue G. • (361) 749-5226 PortAPizzeria.com • $$ La Barataria Chef owner Lezlie Keebler has for four years been delighting guests with an elegant fusion of American cuisine with French and Cajun influences. La Barataria’s Continental menu that includes escargot, chops and prime steaks, and a variety of seafood including Mahi Mahi, sashimi grade Ahi tuna, and impeccably prepared crabcakes, and equally delicious lobster cakes, plus terrific gourmet pizzas. Enjoy an extensive wine list. Champagne Brunch now offered Sunday starting at noon. And the big bonus? Great service. 224 E. Cotter St. • (361) 749-2212 LaBaratariaRestaurantWineBar.com • $$$$ Liberty Hall Inferno Legendary island restaurateur Guy Carnathan has run some of the most acclaimed eateries on the Texas Coast—all in Port A—under the aliases Beulah’s at the Tarpon Inn, The Other Guys, and The Pelican Club. These days he and his keen sense of what diners really want, can be found at Liberty Hall Inferno, where menu selections are centered on classic Southern Seafood including Bouillabaise, Yucatan style Grilled Yellowtail, Plantain Crusted Red Snapper, Chicken Fried Floun- der, Blue Crab Crusted Flounder, Brazilian Fish Stew, and even South Texas favorites like Jumbo Gulf Fried Shrimp. 106 E. Cotter Ave. • (361) 749-4888 • $$$ Seafood & Spaghetti Works For more than 40 years, this Port A institution has been serving up some of the best traditional Italian and sea- food cuisine on the island. Enjoy the staples like a wide variety of pastas, chicken Parmesan and terrific pizzas. The seafood selection here is fantastic and diners can choose from everything from fried jumbo shrimp, to crab cakes and Parmesan oysters. Several unique sauces bring a taste for almost every palet to fresh fish, specifically the Richard, Robert and Joe’s Fish plates. For the landlubbers, enjoy the Dome Steak, an 8 oz. filet bacon wrapped and topped with mushrooms. 910 TX Hwy 361 • (361) 749-5666 • $$$ LA BARATARIA