Went in for crab legs. Was given the short shrift. Probably thought I couldn't afford them, wrong skin color.

Wow. Haven't been there for like 10 years. Owned i think by wanna be Russian Mafia D!xx. Went in, with like 350 to drop on king crab legs. Looked at the sign, they had like 6 different sizes. Jumbo, mega, collassal... etc. So I asked to see the difference in only 2 of them, like jumbo and collassal. Richard Craniam goes, "I have to go in the back to get them. WHICH ONE DO YOU WANT?" And it sounded just like Drago. These bags of sausage are the complete worst. You can tell by their cocky replies to their negative reviews. Their truck cuts me off in traffic one day, I call them, the Tuna that answered the phone goes, "So... what do you you want ME to do about it?" All of this is 100% true. And I laughed my @$$ off when I read that somebody crashed right through their front wall. read more

Rude service. Can get fresher fish elsewhere. Isn't clear what they are even doing here? read more

Bad - Not a presentable place. Website vs what they make is so different. No place to sit , no drinks- No seafood platter available, crab cakes frozen, told no perch when I asked ( then found it in fresh when I asked for cooked food) - No onion rings, no oysters I saw? more or less a wholesaler not for retail. Website and reviews way outdated. Threw my catfish, smelt and shrimp away not worth my $40. No friggin' menu ? Everything ala carte- Dusty and dirty cash register needs a cleaning. read more

For me this is the best place around this area to buy seafood with the best quality. I usually buy a whole red snapper, shrimps to make cocktail shrimps, and some other things depending on the options he has. I have never been disappointed with the quality of the red snapper I buy here, and think it is almost a sashimi quality. read more

Captain Alex Seafood - Aqua Pazza, fish in crazy water, with a red snapper bought from Captain ALEC. Really delicious - Seafood Markets Near Me - Niles, Illinois

This is a horrible business. They wouldn't serve me because I was wearing a MASK to protect myself since I am disabled and my wife has cancer. Who do they think they are to take away my rights as an American to "life liberty and the pursuit of happiness ". If they choose not to MASK why do they have to take away my rights. read more

We dropped in here and tried 1/2 lb of fried smelt and 1/2 lb of fried oysters. Products are pre-breaded and fried upon purchase out of the freezer. The Albanian guy behind the counter was a friendly and fun guy to do business with. Our order made for an ok and hot afternoon snack. There is a lot of breading on their products so you get a lot of the same breading flavor and a somewhat muted flavor of the underlying seafood. They have a convenient location for pick up right on Milwaukee Ave and a few convenient parking spots right out front. They'll take credit card if the order is over $10. read more

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So I've driven by this place many times right, but often I wouldn't see many people standing inside or even a single sole. (Get it, like the fish, but soul. Ok, whatever) For some reason I always thought this was a fish place for aquarium hobbyists until I took a closer look at the shop. Before you call me silly, most might remember a hobby aquarium shop being in this vicinity of Milwaukee some years ago. So far I've checked it out a couple times and here's what I can tell you. It's a spot to pick up fresh fish and seafood for frying, baking, whatever. If you like fried foods maybe you want to sample a few of the fried seafood items they prepare. Per Alex, they get a lot of business during the holidays and for summer barbecues. I don't think I've ever thought to prepare fish on the barbecue, that was something my parent's were into. Stand in their shop any amount of time and look into their cases and see these massive pieces of fresh fish, you start thinking about the possibilities. However, its bleak in here. A white room which is dated with a few knick knacks indicating that it's a fish shop. This place has witnessed time pass it by. As if like a time capsule. The fish cases only contain a few pieces of three or four types of fish on ice and for the person which is accustomed to eating fish daily, the selection would probably send most packing. Of course there is a wall menu with many names of fish available and maybe you need only ask to see what they have. Per a certification posted on their wall given by a group which practices sustainability, this seafood shop supplies Shaw's Crab house with seafood products. Probably one of many suppliers which do so but it's a cool to know fact about them. Per Steve L. "it's a great place for fried smelt" Depending on who is manning the fryers, make sure they are fried how you like them. I got some the other day and I think it could have been in the fryer longer. Peep the photos, taken right after receiving the order. A darker color on the coating would have made them look more appetizing and tasty. It didn't have that golden or golden brown color. On a previous visit where the Captain fried up some Xtra large Gulf shrimps for me, the order came out perfectly fried and with that appetizing golden brown color. When ordering fried food on the spot, it's good to know whether the oil is fresh and or if the fryers were on previously. Make sure you tell them to do a good job on the frying and that you don't mind waiting for good product. I didn't think I would have to explain that since the first time was a LOT better. Oh well. My old man loves smelt but wasn't as thrilled with what they had here. Too bad they don't offer a prepared fish sandwich, that's one item I would drive somewhere for. The fried items I've had were Okay. Unless I need a large amount of fish for a gathering or barbecue, this is a one and done stop for me. read more

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Frankly speaking i didn't buy anything from there but went in for the first time for couple of minutes to see what fish they sell and the guy who was there was not friendly at all - clearly he meant to make us feel unwelcome , obviously cause we are not the same skin color. read more

This place looks like it was once a decent place that hasn't been able to keep up with the rest. The pre-made fish and shrimp looks like its been there since last year. Pro-Tip: Fresh whole fish has clear eyes, fresh fish meat when gently pressed should rebound back. My family has enjoyed their seafood for several years and have bought yearly from them for the holidays. The last two years I went with my mother as she is getting older. When you go shopping for seafood, it's comforting to know details about the seafood you eat. The attitude and demeanor of the older gentleman with the glasses are very, very poor and quite consist from last year. I'm about supporting local businesses, but his carelessness and rudeness is not acceptable anymore. This year we asked for three pounds of tuna. He responds, "MAYBE".... He goes back and brings out a two foot whole filet from the back, doesn't show us what he brought, proceeds to randomly cut the fish into three DIFFERENT sizes totaling three pounds, I was watching this guy like it was his first time working there, cringing. He recognizes us and mentions that my mother and I have been there last year and that she comes in yearly. The last thing he said was, "See you next year". Yeah, "Maybe" We did not ask for three randomly sized tunas equivalent to three pounds. I would have asked, "Three steak tuna in an assorted sizes totaling three pounds, please". We would have been more than happy if it was +/- whatever ounces as long as it was one piece of tuna, this isn't deli meat. He had no patience to accommodate us, like last year, and this year it was even worse. We felt like he just wanted to sabotage it. He didn't tell us how much the price per pound it was, what kind of tuna, where, when it was caught, etc. It would be different if it was just myself that felt that way but it wasn't. My mother that has been going to this place for almost a decade was offended and said she will never go there again. No one deserves that kind of experience. He kept saying the word "fresh" over and over again, and now I'm questioning that If it was fresh wouldn't he be able to recall how fresh the tuna was? read more

Delicious raw oysters. They were HUGE and at only 80 cents each! Juicy, fresh, salty and relatively easy to shuck for their large size. I made a few different sauces to spoon over them and I highly recommend adding sauce as it makes the slurps that much better. One was sweet orange marmalade chili, a white balsamic dijon, as well as a garlic ginger curry sauce. They went great with sips of ice cold vodka as well were the perfect appetizer to the grilled tuna and shrimp we had later. Customer service was great at Captain Alex's, they were happy to put my oysters on hold for me and they were bagged up and ready to go when I showed up. read more

Captain Alex Seafood - Seafood Markets Near Me - Niles, Illinois

Horrible customer service. Food was burned. Will not eat there again. Even told me to "go to the ghetto" when I called to let him know about the burned food read more

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Great selection of fish. Good customer service. I think we found our new fish Friday place.

Excellent FRESH Fish and Seafood. Period. No place better on the North Shore. No frills. Great fried seafood to go also. read more

Got some smelts, got some halibut, all good. Not a huge selection, but good looking fish. And the service was perfectly fine.

This is a great place for fried smelt to go or to buy oysters by the case.

A place to get your fill of fried seafood to go..good shrimp, very good scallops , good selection of fresh fish , few places out in the area but still does not compare to fish keg in chicago. read more

Misleading to their clients. I asked if the frozen fish I was buying was cleaned and was told it was, all I had to do was remove the skin. Once I thawed the fish I saw that not only was it not scaled, it wasn't even gutted. I called the place immediately but they were closed (at 4:30 p.m.). When I called the next day, they refused me a refund. For religious purposes, my family cannot eat fish for the next 4 days, and I cannot refreeze the fish. The person I spoke to said that it's not his fault we won't eat the fish and, somehow, I should have known that Dover Sole comes whole. I'm not the fish expert, he is! But, I was not told that when I bought the fish. Also, I've seen Sole filets at other stores so why should I think otherwise? Now I'm stuck with $68 worth of fish (yes, I paid $68 for frozen fish) that will be thrown in the garbage. read more

I don't get the poor ratings that some people give this place. I don't generally purchase seafood, but when I do I know to come here. I went to Tony's a purchased a 3 lb salmon filet and upon unpacking it at home I discovered it was spoiled (despite asking in the store how fresh it was). Went to Captain Alex, got a fresh salmon fillet and as a bonus a few mussels. The people are very polite and friendly to do business with and definitely will come here again. read more

I've just started frequenting this place for fresh fish purchases. The other reviewers are correct about the place being kind of empty.....BUT, whatever I have purchased has been impeccably fresh. I believe most of their business is commercial, so there is not a lot of reason to fill the cases. The last time I went in I purchased Gulf shrimp and asked for frozen ones since I wanted them for the freezer. I was told they come in fresh. I bought a pound and also a couple of Lake Eerie Walleye fillets that I was also told came in fresh, not frozen. I don't think I've ever seen these items anywhere that weren't previous frozen. Needless to say, both items were FABULOUS and very fresh. Don't let what you see (or don't see) in the case scare you away. Ask what else is available, or call ahead. Back in May I called ahead for soft shell crab....AWESOME! On the minus side.....their hours are short, they close by 4pm, so its hard for me to get there other than the weekend. But again, there isn't much reason for them to be there late if the bulk of their business is commercial. Prices are competitive and may be a bargain for the quality I experienced. read more

I do all my fish shopping at Captain Alex. The quality of the fish has always been amazingly good. I stop in about once a month and buy a variety of fresh fish from the case. Then, after I get it home, I wrap it in serving size pieces in freezer paper and freeze it. I thaw it in the refrigerator the day before I want to cook it. Even with freezing, we've never had better fish. Very high quality! It's better if you go there with an open mind about what you want to buy. They have sustainable fish that is "in season", so getting a specific kind of fish is not always possible. Do ask about what else they have if you don't see what you're looking for. They have lots of fish "in the back" that they can get for you too, sometimes frozen One other thing that means a lot to me: you never get a "fishy" smell when you walk in the door. I've been in several fish markets where this has not been the case, and the smell really turns me off. Another thing I enjoy about Captain Alex's!. read more