red snapper
noun
: any of various reddish fishes (as of the genera Lutjanus and Sebastes) including several food fishes
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This restaurant, as well as the others, serve lunch and dinner, too, tapping into local seafood like lobster and red snapper.
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Condé Nast, Condé Nast Traveler, 15 Feb. 2026
Jeremy’s savory dishes are composed and confident; standouts have included a vibrant duck salad, delicate waloo crudo, mussels escabeche and expertly prepared American red snapper.
—Usa Today Network, USA Today, 11 Feb. 2026
Other popular entrees include shrimp and grits made with Parmesan stone-ground grits, Andouille sausage, sweet peppers, and a garlic cream sauce, as well as Gulf red snapper, sesame chicken tenders, and cast-iron salmon.
—Tara Massouleh McCay, Southern Living, 31 Jan. 2026
Recent specials have included Japanese red snapper and Tasmanian ocean trout.
—Sara Rosenthal, Denver Post, 20 Jan. 2026
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Condé Nast, Condé Nast Traveler, 15 Feb. 2026
Jeremy’s savory dishes are composed and confident; standouts have included a vibrant duck salad, delicate waloo crudo, mussels escabeche and expertly prepared American red snapper.
—Usa Today Network, USA Today, 11 Feb. 2026
Other popular entrees include shrimp and grits made with Parmesan stone-ground grits, Andouille sausage, sweet peppers, and a garlic cream sauce, as well as Gulf red snapper, sesame chicken tenders, and cast-iron salmon.
—Tara Massouleh McCay, Southern Living, 31 Jan. 2026
Recent specials have included Japanese red snapper and Tasmanian ocean trout.
—Sara Rosenthal, Denver Post, 20 Jan. 2026
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“Red snapper.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/red%20snapper. Accessed 17 Feb. 2026.
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