The 75 Best Things to Eat in the River City

JUMBO Crab Cakes @ Barbara Jean's

You all but expect a waterside eatery in North Florida to serve good seafood. At Barbara Jean's on Roscoe Boulevard in Ponte Vedra Beach they don't disappoint. The house specialty at the family friendly restaurant is crab cakes... [more]

Southern Comfort

BY CATHERINE ENNS GRIGAS - PHOTOGRAPHY BY ED HALL

Forget foie gras and chanterelles. Barbara Jean's dishes out meals like mother used to make ... well, sort of.

If you judged a restaurant by a parking lot packed with luxury imports and a front porch ablaze with Lily Pulitzer and Ralph Lauren, you'd figure it caters to an upscale crowd; a restaurant boasting a menu of foie gras, fine wines and chanterelles... [more]

food finds: Barbara Jean's

BY DANA ADKINS CAMPBELL

Planning a fall beach trip to St. Simons Island, Georgia? Pack an appetite for flavors from the sea.

If you want to forget froufrou, try this spot that welcomes flip-flops and families. It looks like the rich relative of a Denny's with subdued tones, personal service, and fantastic old St. Simons photos on the walls...[more]

The Best All Around

Barbara Jean's, St. Simons. Jamming in the locals at brunch, Barbara Jean's fills the bill just about any time of day, with Southern-tinged specialties like greens and cornbread... [more]

Casual, Coastal Barbara Jean's

by Amista Rowell McMath

When a charming ice cream shop went up for sale on favored summer getaway St. Simons Island, Barbara Barta couldn't believe her luck. It was the property she had seen while on vacation, pointed toward... [more]

Barbara Jean's Homecookin'

by Nancy Lawson Remler

We all love traditional, home-cooked Southern meals. But, these days few people can spend hours in the kitchen preparing them. Now, we don't have to. We can take a short drive... [more]

What's for Thanksgiving?

by Don Varnadoe

There are many stories about what could have been the first Thanksgiving and where it happened and what foods were used in those celebrations. To give us direction, the United States Congress in 1941 established Thanksgiving to occur annually... [more]

Crab Cakes and Chocolate Stuff
by Renee Layne

WHETHER YOU'RE IN THE MOOD FOR SEAFOOD OR MOM'S HOME-COOKING, A TRIP TO BARBARA JEAN'S WILL SATISFY YOUR HUNGER.

Barbara Jean's is a Southeastern chain of restaurants serving home-style cooking and seafood, and it recently opened an eatery on Wilmington Island... [more]

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BRUNSWICK/GOLDEN ISLES
Barbara Jean's (Traditional Southern): 214 Mallory Street, St. Simons Island; (912) 634-6500 or www.barbarajeans.com. This small family restaurant with comfy booths stays crowded. Homemade soups, pot roast, and veggies are standouts, and the crab cakes melt in your mouth... [more]

Island Time Georgia Style

BY K. K. SNYDER

Regardless of how you spend your day, you're sure to get hungry at some point, and if you're surrounded by salt water, eating seafood is a must... [more]