660109 Fri Oct 16 18:08:20 -0700 2009 3 54 Caribbean 0 5109354 Heading to St. Thomas next week and hoping to get a handful of restaurant recs. I'm most interested in island cuisine but am willing to entertain any suggestions. Upscale . . . Casual . . . Neighborhood or Scenic. . . . all ideas are welcome! Fri Oct 16 18:08:20 -0700 2009 15998 Misha 1 5112181 I have a friend who lives over on St. Thomas and he just went to a new Middle Eastern restaurant called Hooka that he really liked. The chef is Syrian and they have fattoush, sfihas, chicken shawarma, that sort of thing. Might be more of a lunch place but it sounds good. It's been a while since I went over to St. T so haven't been to any of these places recently but Cuzzin's, Gladys' and Fungi's used to be good places for local food. Herve's is popular but I found the food mediocre and expensive. My husband likes Oceana in Frenchtown but I haven't been. And I've always had a soft spot for Virgilio's, a sort of old world Italian place with very attentive waiters, kind of a throwback, but I like it. Sun Oct 18 10:04:37 -0700 2009 5109354 291395 SugarApple 1 5125573 For casual, we like Molly Molone's in Red Hook , Wikked which is in Yacht Haven Grande & the Shipwreck, which is across the street from Havensight. Havana Blue at the Marriott at Frenchman's Reef is very good for dinner & a little more upscale. If you do get over to Red Hook, stop in Duffy's Love Shack. It's literally a shack in the middle of a parking lot, but their drinks are great & the food isn't bad. Off the Hook in Red Hook is also good for seafood. Fri Oct 23 11:14:18 -0700 2009 5109354 22118 Jerzeegirl 2 5189687 I agree with everything except for Havana Blue. We were there 6 months ago, and the portions extra small, almost everything overcooked, extremely slow service, and the red wine was served 10-15 degrees too warm. It is also extremely expensive. Place that I would rec. is a Middle Eastern pizza place run by a guy named Ahmed. Excellent pizza and great salads. 99% locals. We stay in St. Thomas about 1 month a year and love it. Get ready for smoke in restaurants. I would also avoid the food at Duffy's, but the drinks are excellent, the crowd rather wild. Tue Nov 17 14:46:30 -0800 2009 5125573 15387 aadesmd