Coastal Virginia Culinary Awards Winner 2024
From the Nov.-Dec. 2024 issue of Coastal Virginia Magazine:
Classically trained chefs renovate a gas station and create a menu that marries oysters and tacos. What? Brilliant. Mikey Maksimowicz’s Casa Pearl is a combination of seaside and Latin inspiration mashed up with Southern style. Locally sourced bivalves raw, grilled or baked, peel ’n eat shrimp and ceviche that features avocado, cucumber, jalapeño, pickled garlic. Their version of “Chips & Dip” shines with BBQ spiced chicharrónes served with pimento cheese and pickled vegetables.
Inventive salads, whole grilled fish with chile oil or maybe NC Shrimp Toast with cilantro, lime and sriracha. And those tacos…think Fried Chicken Taco with pimento cheese coleslaw, B&B pickles with garlic aioli or an Oyster Po-Boy Taco with Napa cabbage, jalapeño, tomatillo salsa verde and remoulade on corn tortillas. Funky cocktails, oyster shooters, local brews and non-local wines, friendly service and a welcoming atmosphere.
