There were wild Caribbean shrimp on top, pickled with jalapenos and onion, coriander stems and rice vinegar. The fried green tomatoes, a special a few weeks ago, came as fat, golden cubes вЂ“ tart, juicy, viridescent tomato hunks enveloped with crunchy cornmeal batter. It's what happens when very good cooks (in this case, Black Hoof alum Colin Tooke and Ben Denham, his chef de cuisine) take on a couple of far-away cuisines without taking them, or themselves, too seriously. The cooking is a mix of not particularly authentic Southern U.S. Also, the cooking is obscenely, shockingly good.

By most accounts, it works sometimes.ДЄnd now, a couple of reasons why you should eat at Electric Mud BBQ: It can be a lot of fun to eat here.

There is a handy ATM outside the ladies washroom on the restaurant's second floor. Though it is not inscribed with a smiley face and the phrase 'Please Leave Now,' that seems to be the intention eat fast, there's a lineup Electric Mud's management wants your seat back, stat.ДЄnd you cannot pay that bill with Visa, Amex, MasterCard or Interac вЂ“ Electric Mud accepts cash only. Electric Mud BBQ's signature cocktail is called the Beergarita. The music вЂ“ Delta Blues, 1970s rock, Black Sabbath, on vinyl вЂ“ is loud enough to blow out dental work. At all other times of the day it is an off leash area on sand only.If it's cold outside, you will freeze each time the door opens.Between 11am and 3pm it is an on leash area.Winter Foreshore Dog Regulations (1 April - 31 October) Between 7:30pm and sunrise dogs must be on leash on sand.Between 10am and 7:30pm dogs are prohibited on sand.Between sunrise and 10am dogs are permitted off leash on sand only.Summer Foreshore Dog Regulations (1 November - 31 March) Note: The closest patrolled beach is Mordialloc beach, one km away. There is some limited parking along Beach Road. This beach stretches to the north for a long way with the concrete walking path beside it. From this point to the north the beach doubles in width and becomes very wide. 100m past the Yacht Club there is a structure with a pipe underneath. The beach continues to the Parkdale Yacht Club building where the beach narrows and there are also a lot of rocks in the water. Near the cafe there were a lot of rocks in the water. Past the memorial are two more tables in a grassy area.ДЇrom below the cafe there is a sandy beach with a wall of rocks and the back of the beach and a concrete path running along at the back of the beach. To the north is the Parkdale War Memorial. In front of the cafe is a grassy area elevated above the beach with water tap, two tables and BBQs. Opposite Parkers Road is Parkdale Beach Cafe and Kiosk with outdoor seats and tables. Note: The site of the former Parkdale Surf Life Saving Club is now occupied by the Parkdale Beach Cafe & Kiosk Swimming - Avoid the rocky areas, as deeper rip holes form next to the rocks and reefs stay on the shallower, attached bars. The Parkdale Yacht Club is located 400 m north of the rocks. Also a small groyne is located just south of the club, while rocks are exposed to the north, providing a 'pocket' of sand. This path is part of the seawall, built in the 1960s to protect the eroding bluff. There is a 10 m high bluff, with a bike and walking path running along the base of the bluff. Beach Road runs along the top of the bluff that backs the beach, the road providing most of the parking for the 1.5 km long beach. Parkdale Beach is located between Mordialloc and Mentone Beaches and 1 km south of the Parkdale railway station.

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