sassy bass amazin' grill

new space and revised menu. the new space is on fortmorganroad in the small plaza west strip mall next to fortmorganpizza. it is easy to overshoot when driving west on hwy. 180. look for two landmark early warning signs: mile marker 5, and cortez avenue.

this is much smaller than the previous space on hwy. 59 and more "beachy" in its new look. outdoor dining is available on a small porch. several favorite menu items of mine didn't survive the transition, and a few unique dishes i never sampled have been dropped.

three terrific items that that did survive are the fabulous gouda cheese balls, the excellent steak burgers, and the jumbo beef hot dog (alas, brown mustard is still mia!). the fries are a bit too greasy for my taste and slightly limp. another minute in the fryer and better draining would likely resolve this.

there is a new emphasis on fresh seafood, skillet meals, and upscale entrees. an extensive breakfast menu is available until 11:00 a.m. definitely worth the trip.


-----15 may, 2013-----

welcome back. was sorry that you lost your previous location. glad you are back in business. just saw your ads in the mullet this afternoon. looking forward to stopping by in the near future. if you have not eaten here folks, this is a unique eatery and you ought to give it a try.


-----09 sep, 2012-----

some unique menu items. had a very helpful server named gail who really knew the menu. the fried chicken sandwich with bacon and asiago cheese was huge, and cost less than $6.00. it was so big i had to take it off the bun because it would not fit comfortably into my mouth.

was disappointed in the oversize nathan’s hot dog, which i ordered "naked" rather than "loaded." it was poorly and quickly grilled with virtually no grill marks, served lukewarm, and the only mustard available was a generic yellow. any decent brown or a good kosher deli mustard would have made a huge difference in taste, as would proper grilling to a hot temperature. some of the best dogs i ever had were in long branch, nj, at max's which has been around since the 1920s, and the windmill. they remain my benchmark.

this place is also, first and foremost, a sports bar. multiple football games were on the five or six large flat screen televisions and the sound was too loud for my taste, especially given there were only a dozen people in the place. i was there in mid-afternoon on saturday.

this place deserves a lot of respect for a unique menu. five styles of bone or boneless chicken wings with diferent sauces, fried gouda cheese balls (very popular according to gail), smoked bass dip, blackened alligator bites with aioli, a classic caesar salad, prime rib chili with fritos, and unusual side dishes for a place in this area such as fresh grilled pineapple, couscous, and smoked cole slaw. will definitely make another visit down the road. and i'll bring a jar of kosciusko mustard with me next time for my nathan's hot dog! by the way, they opened in march 2012, so maybe still working out a few kinks.

amazing food, and atmosphere. definitely worth a visit and we will be back. we live in gulf shores and had friends and family staying down ft.morgan when we decided to try sassy bass rather then driving to town. this was a great decision, the only problem was management. we had a great server that was not able to serve us because the manager wouldn't leave our table. we told him we loved the food and he asked us to write a review for the restaurant, i have never had this happen before. i'm happy to report the food is the best in ft.morganby far and service was great except for this mgr. continually coming to our table and bothering all of us. the food was so good we didn't want to be rude, but this place could be the new must visit restaurant down ft.morgan if their mgr. can just let a table eat in peace and should not be soliciting customers to write reviews. i really hope he's not there when we go back.

abby ridley davis and i went to dinner with sharon etter weber and bob weber at sassy bass in fortmorganafter a wonderful day of fishing. the first thing i learned was that even on a slow night there is no place to park a car and boat. i will not be doing that again. the menu is fish camp style with upscale pricing. it is very similar to mikee's fare but about $6 per plate higher, and does not include a salad. there was no bread, or crackers and butter which we expected at these prices. they also do not have baked potatoes. the food was overall good. comments about each entree are below the picture on fortmorgansupper club facebook site. we especially liked the homemade french fries rather than frozen. we were disappointed in the bushwhackers, which are made with ice cream mix instead of with real premium ice cream, and as a result are thin and not as tasty. they are convenient to those on the 18 mile stretch from gulf shores to fort morgan.

we own a second house on ft.morganrd. we eat here all the time. every time we have been here the service and food have been great!!! we always look forward to eating at sassy bass. we have tried many items not he menu & have never been disappointed. one of our favorite places.

excellent fresh catch of the day. last night had great fresh catch grouper. very innovative sauce with shrimp on top.
hubby had the tasty skirt steak. excellent service and presentations of dishes.
so nice to have a quality restaurant inmorgantown. beats the drive to gulf shores!

ilinois seeker of best seafood. best---i mean best---shrimp and grits! if you know better, let me know. fish taco really good--can't believe i said that! breakfast is as good as you look for---shrimp and grits on breakfast menu! fortmorgannow has 2 great food offerings. negative reviews must be from competition. mikes w/o the wait----oops, no shrimp and grit at mikees! time for breakfast.

friendly staff. nice selection of local draft brews. but food is over seasoned, heavy. we had fajita burrito and grilled fish taco. and the meal stayed with both of us for the rest of the day. ftmorgancan use more places - and this one has potential. but the food is just too heavy for our taste.