b'Kodys Restaurant & Bar Few establishments in the Coastal Bend have been more successful in hid-ing their incredible food than Kodys in Port A, except to the real local-locals. Owner Edwin Meyers could be the best and least-known chef in the region, and his talent to train his cooks to pull off perfection on each plate is to be commended. Line up for the best Prime Rib on Thursday evenings. 2034 TX-361, Port AransasLe Sturgeon Seafood It didnt take long for this new Portland seafood house to win over locals, as word spread across the Bay Area, and customers mi-grated from miles around. The second location of the popular establishment of the same name in Cotton-wood Shores is serving Portlanders real Cajun-style seafood to include some of the best gumbo west of Sabine Pass. 1010 Railroad Ave. in PortlandGuajillos on the Island In the Coastal Bend, the moniker the Mex without the Tex is a bold state-ment, indeed, where Tex-Mex is represented at all levels in over 100 establishments. Chef Fernando and hisfamilybroughtauthenticrecipesfromMexico City that have been passed down for more than 400 years to North Padre Island. Rated on Yelp the best in the region, third in Texas. 15037 SPID on Padre Island72THECOASTALBENDMAGAZINE TheCoastalBend.com'