Pilot House & The Mill

On Friday we had to run down to Cape to pick up some flooring since the roll at the Carbondale store had somehow got damaged.  We hadn't been to Cape this year mainly because of the flooding.  While we were at Lowe's we talked to a couple who lived in East Cape and they talked about how bad the flooding was there.  They said they were lucky and didn't have to leave their house but most people did.
After picking up the carpeting we decided to go to the Pilot House.  It had been a while since I'd been there and we got real lucky once we got there.  There was a parking spot right as we pulled in and we got a table with no problem.  I was worried about getting both the parking spot and table since we got there right at noon.   Within a couple minutes all the tables were full and the place was noisy but enjoyable.  We decided to split an order of the giant kabobs with vinegar slaw and a side salad and also get a BBQ pork sandwich so we could try the BBQ there.  The side salad came out first and they put it in separate bowls which was really nice of them.  We got it with a some sort of bacon grease dressing and it was a excellent combination.  The kabobs and slaw also came out in separate plates so it would appear they get a lot of requests to split the kabobs.  The kabobs were great excepting one piece that was fatty or gristly.  The slaw on the other hand wasn't very good.  The BBQ sandwich wasn't good either and may have scared us off from trying any of their other BBQ stuff.
Since we hadn't been down there this year we decided to stop at Katy O'ferrels and have a quick one of their house Irish Red ales and then head home.
I'd been craving fried chicken so yesterday we went to The Mill Bar and Grill in Sesser mainly because it was the only one of the places we were debating that had draft beer.  If I'd have remembered it was DQ State Fair time I wouldn't have gone there.  I usually try to avoid that area when it is going on.  Anyway we decided to split a whole chicken which came with corn and mashed potatoes.  The Glue decided she wanted fried okra too and we both got Shiner Bock drafts.  The drafts were good and real cold which is always a plus.  The chicken was excellent but I wish we could get all white meat.  The corn appears to come out of a can but was a lot better than last time.  The mashed potatoes and gravy was solid and the okra was good.  A very good decision to go there.