The results are in. This restaurant has the best seafood in Macon, according to your votes
After four rounds and hundreds of votes, you’ve finally picked a winner.
If the weekly poll results are any indication, choosing the winner wasn’t easy and in the final round, it was between Jim Shaw’s and Fish N’ Pig.
So, which restaurant won the delicious, savory bracket?
The best seafood restaurant in Macon, according to your votes is…
Here’s a breakdown of each round’s voting:
Seafood Bracket Breakdown
In round one, Jim Shaw’s and Kudzu took the first and second place spots with more than 80% of the vote. Fish N’ Pig came in third place with 4% of the votes.
Round two is where Fish N’ Pig started to ramp up the votes, as the restaurant got more than 30% of the vote. Jim Shaw’s yet again took first place in round two, with over 40% of the votes.
Round three, you guessed it, was ultimately between Jim Shaw’s, Fish N’ Pig and Kudzu, but with only 4% of the votes in this round, Kudzu was eliminated.
The final round was a serious nail-biter, as both Jim Shaw’s and Fish N’ Pig went head-to-head. All in all, Jim Shaw’s only received 37% of the votes, which means Fish N’ Pig got the W.
But really, we are the lucky ones, Macon. There were so many options for this bracket. In fact, we started the bracket with 24 seafood restaurants. So, there’s no shortage of shrimp, catfish or lobster around here.
But if you’re wondering what Fish N’ Pig offers, we’ve got a little preview of their menu:
Fish ‘N Pig menu
From mouth-watering appetizers to delicious salads, tasty tacos and flavorful fried-to-perfection fish, here’s a look at all the offerings at Fish N’ Pig.
Appetizers
To start, choose from appetizers like boiled peanuts, cheese sticks or fried pickles and ranch. The restaurant also offers seafood starters like catfish nuggets, gator bites or fried oysters.
Salads, soups & sandwiches
Try a chef’s salad with white shrimp or chicken on top. Or maybe you want a hot soup like clam chowder or a shrimp and corn bisque?
If you want a delicious sandwich, choose from a fried shrimp po boy or fried grouper sandwich.
Main course
Fish N’ Pig offers entrees like tacos, pasta, pulled pork, fish dinners and more.
If you like seafood tacos, you can get 3 lobster or grouper soft tacos with cabbage, tartar sauce and a time wedge for $18.95.
Or if you want catfish, you can also get a whole catfish dinner (3-piece) with 2 sides for $19.95.
If you’re feeding a family, you can get the low country boil for $25.95.
There are also seafood combos as well: choose from shrimp, tilapia, alligator, scallops or catfish, plus hushpuppies.
Dessert
We can’t forget dessert. At Fish N’ Pig, top off your meal with key lime pie or peach cobbler with ice cream.
Yum! No wonder Fish N’ Pig won our bracket.
Have you ever been to Fish N’ Pig? What’s your favorite menu item? Let me know at cmadden@mcclatchy.com
This story was originally published March 19, 2024 at 2:12 PM.
