What: Grills Seafood Deck and Tiki Bar at the Port, 505 Glen Cheek Drive, Cape Canaveral; 321-868-2226; visitgrills.com
Hours: 7 a.m. to 10 p.m. Sunday through Thursday and 7 a.m. to 11 p.m. Friday and Saturday
Happy hour: 3 to 6 p.m. Monday through Thursday. Get domestic beers for $1.75 bottles and $2 drafts.
Entertainment: Grills has music on the weekends, usually Friday through Sunday and occasionally on Wednesday and Thursday in the early evening.
Cover charge: Never
Food and drink: Grills offers a full breakfast with favorites such as pancakes, French toast, eggs, breakfast burritos and steak. You can order sandwiches, salads and other American fare for lunch and dinner. Grills has a full-liquor bar. We hear the Grills margarita is pretty popular along with the rum runner.
Most popular items on the menu: Grills says its most popular appetizers are the bacon-wrapped scallops and the sweet potato fries. For lunch, it's the lunch special -- fish, chicken, steak or shrimp with two sides and a piece of cheese bread. For dinner, it's the catch of the day with two sides and a piece of cheese bread.
Average price for an entree: Lunch is less than $9. Dinner entrees range from about $9 to $15.
Atmosphere: Grills is on the water and features outside dining. If you're eating inside, 80 percent of the restaurant has a water view. Grills also has two bars -- one inside and the tiki bar outside.
Crowd: On the night we went, locals and tourists of all ages made their way to Grills, a tropical-style restaurant. Many patrons dined outside on the deck under an almost-full moon, while others stayed indoors for the air conditioning. A band kept the crowd in good spirits as patrons mingled and socialized with friends and family.
Smoking: Outside only
Ages: All ages -- Grills is a family restaurant.
Dress code: Anything goes
Parking: On site, but can be scarce on busy weekend nights. If you're wearing your party shoes, keep in mind you may have to walk a bit.




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