the fixin' to

yep, i feel like i want to move slow, eat comfort food and embibe of the summer drinks when i'm in a place like this.  The fixin' to is a pretty recent addition to st. johns.   This one with some fun mid-century flair and trailer-park vibe.  The drinks are good and the food is decent, if a bit inconsistent.   It has a fantastic location right near the St. Johns Bridge. 

dang, i need a flash

It's similar to Bye and Bye, in that they serve southern comfort food, with mostly a bar feel.  It's just not as crowded, the music isn't as good, and the food isn't as good.  The former can be a good thing, and i really want this place to make it.  i love excuses to go up to st johns.
Great vegetarian selection and really good vegan selection, marked in (V) on the menu.
I had the special, a seitan BBQ sandwich (which i've had before).  Both times the cabbage was stale and chewy.  This time, the seitan had some hard, very chewy spots.  But overall it's good, despite its off-the-shelf BBQ taste.  Jen had the Chili Bowl, with corn pudding.  This is really good, and the corn pudding really saves it from it's canned chili taste.  Lots of stuff served here with fritos, and their chili pie is also good, but not as good as Bye and Bye's.

the fixin' to (0 to **** (stars), higher=better):

• Food Quality: *  (1 star, decent but inconsistent)
• Vegetarian menu: * * * (almost all items vegetarian, with meat option) 
• Vegan menu: * * (lots of vegan options)
• Service: * * (friendly, order at bar, seem to pay attention to the locals more than n00bs)
• Atmosphere * * (bar, nice outdoor patio with heat lamps)
• Green: * * (green just due to the menu, but lots of processed and non-local foods)
• overall: * (i'll go a couple times a year since it's near my house, veggie friendly and fun, but the food is nothing to write home about.  it's a bar, afterall)