I have no idea why this place is showing up as closed, as I just ate here a few weeks ago. There was a large line on a Saturday night, and it was very slow to order and get food. With the big line, I had hoped the food would be good. I ordered the crabcake sandwich ($9.85 w tax), which was mostly filler. There were also some shells in the takeout container. There was no seasoning, and it was just kind of bland and boring. I wouldn't return. read more

Evans Brothers Seafood - Crab Cake Sandwich... $9.85 w tax - Seafood Near Me - Washington, DC, District of Columbia

AVOID. Ordered the 12-piece scallops. They all had a nasty metallic after-taste. After forcing my way through about 4-5 of them, I threw the rest in the trash. I'm not a seafood snob by any means, so if I can't stand them even the most iron-stomached person will have trouble swallowing these. FYI: I researched the metallic taste. Turns out that scallops that taste like ammonia or have a metallic taste were pumped with STP (sodium triphosphate) to make them soak up water (more weight = more money). Yuck. read more

Just got some food and we are all VERY disappointed. The calamari was over cooked, the fish was dry and the shrimp as edible. The fries were soggy and the onion rings were okay. Don't bother with this place! read more

Evans Brothers Seafood - a variety of food items - Seafood Near Me - Washington, DC, District of Columbia

DISGUSTING !!! The ONLY 1 good thing that came from this meal is that we didn't get sick and die or end up in the hospital !!! This was the most awful, horrible, nasty assed crap I have ever been served in a restaurant. We ordered 2 different combo type plates and spent $50. for a horrible meal. This was our ONE MEAL in DC and we chose this because of the perception of freshness and quality. WRONG !!!!! Shrimp - overcooked, dry, tough Clam Strips - overcooked strips of leather Onion Rings - soggy and soaked in grease Fish filet- overcooked and dried out Scallops - YELLOW AND SLIMY AND SOURED Mac & cheese - soured tasting and total mush - pasty Rolls - cold, hard and dry The only 2 things we had that were even edible were the fried oysters and the spinach.. it was not creamed but loaded with vinegar - not horrible, but not what we ordered. The kitchen is littered with old boxes, stacked with supplies, it's dirty, disorganized, and filthy. The entire business looks like an episode of 'Hoarders" - looking back I cannot even believe we decided to eat here. This place ruined our dinner, ripped us off for $50 and literally served us 2 items that were noticeably spoiled !!! I complained, made a small scene in front of other potential victims ordering food, and we got our money back. DO NOT GO HERE !!!! Read these reviews !!!! it's not only HORRIBLE - it's DANGEROUS !!!! THIS PLACE NEEDS TO SHUT DOWN BEFORE THEY KILL SOMEONE !!!! read more

Decided to order food from here while visiting the Wharf. When we arrived they were moving really slow. One guy taking and packing orders plus one cook in the kitchen. Waited about 10 minutes with one person in front of me to order. After we ordered another guy came out to assist the order taker. They give you a physical ticket of your order to hold with a number on it they call when your food is ready. We ordered a slice of carrot cake and two platter... fried fish, fries, and mac & cheese plus fried flounder, onion rings, and mac & cheese. When we were called up for our order we were told they were out of mac & cheese. We got hush puppies and coleslaw instead. Everything was delicious! The cake was like 7 layers and the icing was too sweet. Could not eat much of it. It was a waste of money. Unique spot... not your typical restaurant. No seating. With all the construction going on it is a great grab and go option with the 45 minute parking in the connected lot. read more

Evans Brothers Seafood - Fried flounder, onion rings and coleslaw - Seafood Near Me - Washington, DC, District of Columbia

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Let's start with the positives, the food is very reasonably priced and the portions are great. Now the cons: Do not come here if you have somewhere to be. For some reason they decided that having one person to take the orders and bag the food during a busy weekday lunch is a profitable idea. Wrong. Took literally an hour to order popcorn shrimp and two tacos. The food was cheap but the taste was bland. They could be a good establishment if management decided to maybe put one more person on staff during peak hours. Ridiculous. My advice: just buy some raw fish next door because you could cook it yourself and eat it faster, or just go to shake shack right down the street. read more

Stopped by Evans Brothers Seafood for lunch this afternoon after walking around the wharf for a while. My husband and I both ordered a po' boy combo (oyster for me, and shrimp for him). Both combos came with fries and a drink. While the sandwiches were tasty, they were not just from the deep fryer hot. The fries were good too. A little soggy, but still quite tasty. Now to be honest, I probably would have given this place 3 stars if it wasn't for the clam chowder. Boy was that yummy! It was served piping hot and with crackers. The clam chowder alone is worth the trip. As for the customer service, well, that I will just leave well enough alone. In other words, not much chit chat. Don't except them to wow you with conversation... read more

Combo seafood platter was huge! Along with seafood meat, it comes with 2 sides and 2 bread rolls, which is awesome. All for $17 ish. I ordered 1 crab cake and 4 oysters with sauteed spinach and potato wedges. The crab cake was *wow* AMAZING. So incredibly moist, juicy, and perfectly fried. It was delicious with tartar sauce and bread roll. I have to say, I'm really impressed with the bread rolls. I would've never thought a white bread roll could be so delicious, chewy, and fresh-tasting. It seriously tasted fresh and was so soft and doughy, so deliciously addictive. Even one friend, who does not like carbs, thought the bread rolls were amazing too. As for the oysters, they were fried, which surprised me a bit, as I was not expecting then to be fried. They were okay. Pretty unique taste and not bad at all, but I would've preferred raw or cooked (not fried) oysters. The sauteed spinach was rather too salty for me, but potato wedges were good. I tried a friend's crab balls, and they were too dry - no crab taste, just mostly crumbly bread meal taste. Another friend got a platter with red snapper and shrimps; the red snapper was cooked well, but I've always thought it to be rather tasteless for me, and the shrimps (fried) were good. This shop gave more than 4 pieces of seafood, which was the standard number for most of the seafood on the menu (one friend ordered 4 crab balls but got 5, I ordered 4 oysters and got 5, another person ordered 4 shrimps and got 6)! Nice! Portions (and the extra freebies) were very reasonable for the prices. It may be a good idea to split the seafood platter with another person... It was an incredibly filling meal that I could barely finish (and I'm typically a very hungry female athlete). read more

Located at the Maine Avenue fish market, Evans Brothers Seafood is not to be missed. And how could you? They have a dessert window where they are constantly putting out sample slices of their delicious cakes and pies. I have sampled the vanilla cake with strawberries, chocolate cake, cheesecake and pecan pie cheesecake. The vanilla and chocolate cakes while tasty were a bit dry. The ultimate cake is the banana cake with cream cheese frosting. The layers have slices of banana in between. The cake is huge and for $25, well-priced. The slices they give out are ample enough that you really don't need anything else but it's just so good you gotta take one home. We were cake tasting beasts that day. Delicious! read more

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The fried shrimp was delicious and fresh! The amount for the price was really good too. Im not sure why the other reviews here were bad. Good overall experience! Service was really fast. Recommend mixing the hot sauce with the tartar sauce read more

Evans Brothers Seafood - a tray of fried shrimp and french fries - Seafood Near Me - Washington, DC, District of Columbia

Adsolutely delicious deep-fried goodness. Had the seafood combo with oysters shrimp mac n' cheese and hush puppies. Really hit the spot. read more

Evans Brothers Seafood - Seafood Near Me - Washington, DC, District of Columbia

Wish I could leave ZERO stars! Ordered a Seafood combo with Trout, crab cake, spinach and potato wedges for basically $18...Shit was DISGUSTING!! Funny thing, they weren't busy at all but it took like 20 minutes...As if they were truly putting some serious skill into cooking the food...The best thing was the potato wedges...LOL The fish and crabcake taste so GROSS like they picked it up off the floor and put it on the plate...NO FLAVORINGS AT ALL! The food was just plain NASTY! read more

I was a little sketched out at first because I didn't know any better. But there must be a reason why there was a long line so I gave it a try. ~$7 gets you two shrimp tacos. And oh my lord the shrimps were HUGE. I'm talking U15 shrimps you probably won't find in a lot of restaurants down the street. Know what you want, be ready to order and pay up front, and DONT LOSE YOUR TICKET. Will be returning for my afternoon snacks everyday for the rest of my DC trip. read more

There's free cake?! No wonder everybody had a slice except me. There are many seafood stalls at the SW Wharf so was difficult to choose one over another. The choice was purely on whim. In hindsight, I should have been more careful. I ordered the typical seafood combination platter ($12.95) where you get seafood items (crab cake or fried scallops or fish fillet or something else) with two side items (hush puppies or cole slaw or something else). I scallops were slightly raw and the hush puppies very dry. The biggest problem was that the crab cake was stringy. Crab meat shouldn't look like silly string. In the end, I felt somewhat sick from eating here - probably from the grease and salt - so I'd recommend eating elsewhere first before trying Evans Brothers Seafood. I suppose a review about seafood restaurants would be more helpful if it focused on the seafood instead of free cakes. [Original Visit: June 24, 2010] read more

I had the fried scallops and oyster platter with two sides (Onion rings and French fried). It was a very large order and the food was good. No problems. I would come back again. read more

I never like to write bad reviews, but after what we just experienced I feel a personal obligation to share with others. Very poor quality seafood that looks as if many items actually came from frozen bags in the back. I got the seafood combo and found nothing tasted fresh. The side items which were sparring to begin with tasted awful. No need to go into any more detail. Between my friend and I this place is a must to stay away from. You have been warned! read more

We ordered the jumbo seafood platter. It didn't say on the menu but the platter comes with 2 sides. I will say that platter was enough for 5 people! Ordered a few more items off the menu and you definitely get your money's worth in food. The helpings were great. We had gone a busy Sunday afternoon during a holiday weekend, so I expected there to be a wait. There was one woman taking orders and one person bagging the orders. It was an average wait time of 15 minutes for our orders to be prepared and ready. The food was definitely worth the wait! In the jumbo platter there was shrimp, scallops, large crab cakes, whiting fish, and clam strips. They were freshly cooked and tasted delicious. We also ordered the soft shell crabs and they were delicious as well. The sides we ordered were the macaroni and cheese, hush puppies, and the corn pudding! They were to die for! I highly recommend coming to this spot. Though there are many options in the wharf area, I would definitely come back and try some more items. read more

I hadn't eaten at Evans Brothers for years and after eating there tonight, I remembered why. It's not very good. We split the following: - crab cake - not great flavor, fair amount of filler - fried scallops - I hadn't realized these were breaded and fried rather than sauteed. They were fine but I didn't love them. - corn pudding - best part of the entire meal! This is the only thing I'd order here again. - mac and cheese -edible but not much flavor. - shrimp tacos - these had a fair amount of mayonaise. Why?! Disgusting. They would have been decent if there were no mayo. The other downside is that there is so much strofoam and so much individually wrapped everything. The only thing that will bring me back to Evans Brothers is the corn pudding. read more

If you like popcorn shrimp and travel to DC. Stop by the fish market and pick some up at this spot the infront has A banner which states the food and dessert. Anyway the popcorn shrimp was very tasty, light batter, and good shrimp size. Being from California we don't have popcorn shrimp like this place. read more

Evans Brothers Seafood - Seafood Near Me - Washington, DC, District of Columbia

Their crabcake is amazing. That seems like real crab stuff inside. And not expensive , 1 crabcake is $6.60. You can not miss it ! The staff their is very kind and passionate. read more

The food was disgusting.. The "catfish" thats what the called it was a piece of blonde fried frozen fish. The Crab cake tasted and looked and tasted like a salty over parselyed fried tuna fish ball. When there August 10,2015. Do not eat there. read more

I bought theIr Cream of Crab soup and it was the worse Cream of Crab soup that I have ever tasted ... It was more like the put a pinch of crab meat into a batch of left over clam chowder. I will not be trying their soup again... A large(about 12-16 oz) was $8.25 and it is read more

From what I remember as a kid, the adult in me was pleased with the delivery. This is a busy, bustling place. The good ol wharf is being rebuilt. Properly. Onto the food, I got the crab ball platter. With mac-n-cheese, and slaw. The size of the crab balls is about 8 in the platter. Nice size for each. Well fried to order very tasty. The hours are not late. So get while the getting is good. read more

A touch expensive, but on par for the fish market. Tasty food that says authentic. Surprising variety in their menu which I have not yet explored. read more

Arrived at the wharf excited about going to Jimmy's Seafood but was quickly told it is now Evans Brothers...well I hesitated because this spot used to command a 15- 20 wait just to place an order but today no one was ordering but us.....needless to say the good was awful!!! The spinach although sauted had no seasoning or flavor. The crab cake was not lump crab at all...at best it was back fin meat. Man Jimmy's Seafood where are???????? read more

We were looking for a place to eat and came across this place on Yelp and decided to order a Crab Cake and Catfish Platter! The food was amazing, the freshness of the seafood is top notch! The catfish was fresh and the crab cakes were the best we have ever tried!! Good place to eat fresh seafood! read more

I ordered a crabcake platter, it comes with 2 sides, I picked onion rings and cole slaw (this one is only like 70 some cents others are like 4 dollars so read the side menu before ordering). The line was confusing, I stood in the longest line until realizaing it was a pickup line, it wasn't just me, several others did the same. When I opened the platter box, I thought they messed up my order as crab cake looked like burnt fried hushpuppy. It was ok though. The problem I had was the cole slaw. It was spoiled!!! Don't they test things they sell? I guess most customers are first timers as they kept asking whether this was the line to order when I was waiting for food. I am going to one of the restaurant in the wharf next time.... read more

I go there for lunch occasionally and I am pleased with the food. They have a lot of fried options which I try to stay away from and order the grilled tilapia on a roll. The fish is delicious and they bake the rolls there so they are fresh. I have tried other stalls at the market and prefer this one. read more

Love this place the "Corn Pudding" is so delicious the "Potatoes Salad" off the chain and my mom love the fried fish. I will be back 5 starsthe food is tasty awesome read more

i just love their crab soup ... they need to clean up the meat lil bit more and that's all and make more soup everyday :) read more

I've had their food twice and i was very pleased both trips. The seafod was great and i even sampled and purchased a few slices of cheesecake and banana creme cake. I would highly reccommend you try them for yourself. They are a great group of ppl as well ! read more