Welcome to Alligator Soul

Alligator Soul in Savannah Georgia, is not the first attempt by co owners, Hilary and Maureen Craig to win guests over with their love of extraordinary Southern Cuisine.

This husband and wife team opened their first Alligator Soul Restaurant located in Everett Washington, just thirty minutes North of Seattle, in June of 1995. That restaurant was quickly voted “The Best Restaurant Outside Seattle", in Puget Sound by Seattle Magazine, and has consistently been on the “Best Places to Eat in the Northwest” and a top rated restaurant by Zagats for years.

Their second restaurant, also named Alligator Soul (it’s the catchie-ness of the name that propels them into keeping the same name) opened in May of 1997. This restaurant was no different in quality from the first. Although the menu differed, it also was immediately noticed by the food critics as “One of The Top Ten Restaurants” by both the Seattle Times and the Seattle Post Intelligencer in 1997 seven months after opening. That restaurant was sold before the Craigs moved to Savannah in April of 2001.

While Christopher Dinello is the Executive Chef in his kitchen, where “everything” is made on the premises, a rarity by all but the most discriminating establishments, Maureen Craig oversees the front of the house and all corporate matters for Alligator Soul.

So that’s the long and the short of it! Please come visit Maureen and Chef Dinello any night. They are the ones greeting their guests and making sure they have a dining experience worth remembering!!

The Meaning Behind the Name

We're frequently asked, "Why did you choose to name your restaurant Alligator Soul?" Alligator Soul has everything to do with who you are, not what you look like. Too often, we are wrongly judged by our exterior appearance (thus the word Alligator). We all know, however, that the soul is what truly matters.

It's not often in today's day and age that you are made to feel special. We at Alligator Soul are committed to giving this well deserved feeling to all of our guests. Our family understands your needs, and shows each guest the utmost gratitude for choosing us for your dining experience.