St. Thomas USVI · Dining

Duffy's Love Shack

St. Thomas, US Virgin Islands

Light up a thick cigar and breathe out a sigh of relief as you stare into the smoldering sunset. Say "aahhh!" like you've never said "aahhh!" before. And hmm, how shall I put this... Well, let's just say that the food, drink and dancing madness is so absolutely exceptional here, you'll feel like you got everything that the name of this restaurant suggests by the end of the night.

It's a cheap eats sort of a place, but don't expect to bring just any cheap date here. You'll soon see that the character of the local people here is vibrant, and nothing to be underestimated. What's that? You say you haven't met any locals on the island of St. Thomas yet? Well, then, what better place for you to be than right here at Duffy's Love Shack.

Located on the most unique, romantic and beautiful side of the island - the east side - Duffy's Love Shack is a wonderful cross cultural mingling place where happy St. Thomas island vacationers like you as well as friendly locals get to meet, swap stories and sit down to some downright delicious home cooking before hitting the frozen drinks and the carousing that goes late into the tropical island nights here.

On the menu, practically every night, the eager and hungry tourist like you should expect to find a very good selection of Caribbean and North American cuisine options. The great cooks here are well known throughout this populous tropical island for being able to cook up a mean BBQ rib glazed in one of the most sumptuous honey sauces that is possibly imaginable. And you will no doubt soon realize that Duffy's Love Shack is a meat-eaters haven when it comes to the cooking. That's because next up on the list of favorite menu items is the chicken a la junkanoo, a fabulous poultry dish rivaled in deliciousness only by the hardy steak prepared in the cowboy fashion.

Once it gets a little bit later - at around ten o'clock in the evening, to be precise - the menu transforms into something much more palatable for the clubber who is on the go and looking for a quick snack to stave off any fleeting glimpse of hunger. In fact, it could be described as a sort of tapas menu, although more faithful to how it is really done in Spain (the original country to offer tapas). That's because this late menu primarily consists of delicious sandwiches that can be devoured in a few bites and that don't fill you up too full. This is important, because you're not likely to leave Duffy's Love Shack without having danced a good deal.

So come to Duffy's Love Shack located on the beautiful and austere eastern coast of the island of St. Thomas. You'll be able to locate it when you look up the address 650 Red Hook Plaza, off of the old route 38. You definitely don't need to make reservations, and only cash is sure to be accepted here. To find out more information, you should feel free to call these friendly folks by dialing (340) 779-2080.

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See you on the Island, John "Big Hat" Walsh