Bubba Gump Shrimp Co. Restaurant & Market Restaurant Review:
The food is passable at this Forrest Gump-inspired chain. The theme is dated, the film passé, but it's close to the Monterey Bay Aquarium and has a fun vibe that attracts families. If you must dine here with the rest of the tourist crowd, stick to the simpler dishes such as peel-and-eat shrimp or the shrimp and salsa cocktail mixed with cilantro, chiles and avocado. Bubba does more than shrimp:...
Culinary cognoscenti will flee at the sight of this tourist haven, but lots of people love it. It could be the boatyard decor or location -- near the aquarium, with a million-dollar, unobstructed bayfront view -- that attracts visitors in droves. More likely, it's the entertainment value, because Gump's (as in Forrest Gump) is packed with movie gimmicks and memorabilia. You're in for greasy,...
This ""Forrest Gump"" theme restaurant serves up shrimp and movie memorabilia nationwide.:
In Short
With its distressed-wood bar and framed ""Gump""-isms, this franchise is teaming with kitschy fun. Chock-full of movie memorabilia, framed still images from the film line the...