Gulf-themed girl dinner: We enjoyed a virtual visit to the beach miles from the Alabama coast

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There’s nothing like that feeling after a long day at the beach—throwing on a sundress, meeting your girlfriends and heading to a seaside dinner spot. But if a beach trip isn’t in the plans this year (PTO’s a little tight, we get it), don’t worry, you can still capture that fresh-from-the-Gulf energy no matter how far you roam from the coast in Alabama.

To get a taste of the beach without the beach, my friend Abby and I decided to grab a meal at Shrimp Basket in Gardendale near Birmingham, and here’s what we thought.

Spoiler alert: We loved that you can go beach-baller-on-a-budget OR that, for just a few dollars more, you can now upgrade to wild-caught Gulf shrimp on select menu items like the Classic Tail-On Shrimp Basket and Seafood Basket, which adds to the beach-side vibes while supporting the local shrimpers and coastal communities who help make it all happen. 

Read the full story here, and see below for where to find a Shrimp Basket near you.

9 Alabama locations

• Auburn
  • 1651 S College St Auburn, AL 36832
  • Sunday – Saturday | 11AM – 9PM
• Bay Minette 
  • 1111 U.S. 31 Bay Minette, AL 36507
  • Sunday – Saturday | 11AM – 9PM 
• Cullman 
  • 716 2nd Ave NW Cullman, AL 35055
  • Sunday – Saturday | 11AM – 9PM
• Foley 
  • 1500 S McKenzie St Foley, AL 36535
  • Sunday – Saturday | 11AM – 9PM
• Gardendale 
  • 550 Fieldstown Road, Suite 100 Gardendale, AL 35071
  • Sunday – Saturday | 11AM – 9PM
• Gulf Shores 
  • 301 AL-59 Gulf Shores, AL 36542
  • Sunday – Saturday | 11AM – 9PM
• Orange Beach
  • 26651 Perdido Beach Blvd Orange Beach, AL 36561
  • Sunday – Saturday | 11AM – 9PM
• Evergreen 
  • 64 Liberty Hill Place Evergreen, AL 36401
  • Sunday – Saturday | 11AM – 9PM
• Tuscaloosa
  • 3429 McFarland Blvd East Tuscaloosa, AL 32405
  • Sunday – Saturday | 11AM – 9PM

Check out Shrimp Basket’s full menu here + see how a small upgrade can support the local shrimpers and coastal communities of Alabama.