New Seafood place in Miami Springs!

Miami Springs has a new well-hidden pearl of a seafood restaurant. Although the address of 1 Westward Drive, placing it right on the circle, would seem to imply that Springs Seafood Co. is obvious and easy to spot, it's tucked in behind a Big Tomato and a Subway. The fact that the restaurant is crammed into such a tiny spot is perhaps a testament to the creativity of it's owners, at least we hoped that was the case as my wife and I entered the little triangular establishment. At first, you're met with the characteristic odors of a seafood market, mixed in with the smells of cooking. The special boards and seafood cold case dominate the decor, immediately pulling your attention to the fresh selection of the day. On this day the specials included a fried Honduran Grouper sandwich, Tuna, Chilean Sea Bass, Florida Lobster, and "Seafood Rice." Always thinking it's a good idea to take the proprietor's suggestion of what is the freshest fare at a seafood restaurant, we chose from this menu: the grouper and the Seafood Rice. We were initially presented with a fresh blue-crab salad prepared in the style of a ceviche. Seeing Conch Chowder on the menu, we asked if this was "key west style," and we were told that it was. It turned out to be completely different, but good. The conch chowder had a tomato marinara base, thick and hearty. The Seafood Rice, was essentially a Paella without the chicken. It included blue crab (in shell), mussels, clams, calamari, scallops, in a thick yellow rice, with cuban-style plantain tostones on the side. The Grouper sandwich was an incredible portion of fish, perfectly fried, with nicely cooked french fries on the side. Other customers ordered fresh oysters and cracked conch, and all seemed to enjoy their food as much as we enjoyed ours. We were advised to try the key lime pie, but were out of room for more. We will definitely return to our new local Seafood treasure to try more, and to save room next time for the pie! (parking is easiest along Westward towards the bank/post office).