Another was a shrimp platter, featuring shrimp prepared in various ways - fried, stuffed, grilled and scampi. The menu leans heavily toward seafood. The restaurant on state Highway 300 about 30 minutes northwest of Little Rock has been in the hands of Hirscheider and co-owner Danny Moore for about five years. It operated as Margaret's for years before they took over. But the Arkansas trout entree was another matter entirely.
People work hard in the country, and restaurants that want to survive there serve healthy portions.
That's certainly true of Big D's. The trout came on a bed of French fries with a small side dish of creamy cole slaw. That won't happen at Big D's, if our experience is any indicator. A cup of tartar lasted through the meal, with a little to spare. But the mark of a restaurant is the quality, not the quantity, of its offerings.