Jon's Fish Market
Get the fish and chips or a blackened mahi sandwich. Order at the counter, grab a table outside by the water. Jon's doesn't do fancy, just fresh catch grilled right. The line moves fast at lunch.
Fish and chips. The blackened mahi sandwich. Skip the sides and double down on the fish.
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