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    Old Bay Seafood

    4.1 (30 reviews)
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    Open 10:00 am - 8:00 pm

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    Blue crabbed steamed and seasoned
    Till W.

    Got fresh blue crabs here a week ago. They steamed it and seasoned it with Old Bay. The crabs tasted so sweet and the price is great. Less than $25 for a dozen of them when we got them. It was the best blue crab I've ever had. If you are in this part of Virginia, the area is known for fresh blue crabs as they are locally caught.

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    Lisa K.

    Decided to try out this local spot since I always see it packed. The fresh fish department is closed they say because of COVID but the restaurant part is still open and busy! The gentleman at the counter was very friendly and helpful- customer service on point! I let him know my son and I were newcomers and he explained the menu and made a few suggestions. I asked about the fried blue crab and told him I wasn't a fan of the regular crab because I'm from Cali and we have the most amazing Dungess, but he told me that fried soft shell was a good choice. So I chose the Combo with one soft shell crab, shrimp, fries, coleslaw and hush puppies- about 13$ (not too terrible). My son got whiting and shrimp combo and we both got canned drinks for a total of about 26$. We were given a buzzer thingy and told we could wait in our car and come in when our buzzer went off. The 5 minutes we were inside 3-4 other customers came in and it was obvious locals because the man at the counter and the customers chatted freely and the man asked "How's your mama today?" " Did your daughter like the fish?" Etc - the interactions were kind and genuine. I appreciate that! We got our food quickly- waited until we got home to eat (only 5 minutes away). It was a large serving of food. The hush puppies were perfect. Fries just right amount of salt. The shrimp was yummy and golden. The soft shell crab wasn't as good as I hoped for but I didn't have high hopes anyways lol. I think my taste buds just prefer DUNGESS or Snow crab. Overall- we were happy with the food. I definitely am not a fried seafood person so I would love to go back and ask if they have steamed or grilled items. If so- it will be a go too place!

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    The food is really good. The shrimp and catfish is fried to perfection. I eat here 3 days a week for lunch. Best found place.

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    Mia B.

    Well, I found my new favorite crab spot! Recently moved to Suffolk from VA Beach so I would drive allll the way back to get crabs from my favorite spot. Thank goodness I was lazy yesterday because WOW! These steamed crabs were amazing! The fried was good too but I only got 1 because everyone can't fry crabs lol. The place was clean and service was great. The crabs were steamed FRESH.

    Jada P.

    I like the way the food is cooked but the flavor not so much. It's not nasty but just a little bland to me. I'm not an Old Bay user. I prefer Tony Chacere's, Zatarains, Slap Yo Mama, etc. I'm from NO. We season our seasoning with seasoning. We even season our flour andddd the to-go container it comes in (lol). Yes, I know all that sodium is not good for you but...I digress. I wasn't impressed with the fresh seafood. I ordered a pound of filet fish and there were bones all up in that thing. If it's one thing I hate is fish with bones in it. I won't order fresh fish from here again. I give this place a 3 rating because it was okay. Maybe I'll go back, maybe I won't. Like I said, it's not nasty just not my preference. I've accepted it though. I meet someone from NO and she said this is as good as it'll get, they (VA) don't cook food like us (LA).

    The owner is honest and friendly :) speaks perfect English and Korean and plays mean game of pool
    Charlie W.

    Best seafood in VA. The entire state! Always fresh, and cooked to perfection. Everything is good there. The management friendly and from South Korea, so hard working family owned Asian business. Prices are very reasonable. Hidden gem. All their customers are word of mouth. They dont advertise cuz they dont need to. enuff said. :)

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    We got take out a few times and the fish platters and shrimp are really good. Pricy but a lot of food will eat there again.

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    good quality of delicious food for affordable price and also owners are polite and a friendly.

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