One of my favorite places to stop when I'm in the area or driving up or down I-65. This has been a staple in the area for years and they are still going strong. The shrimp are good and the coleslaw doesn't disappoint . If you are ever in the area go and check them out. Be warned that this is a to go establishment and they don't provide the best customer service, kinda blah but the food is worth it. This is an older small building without seating so it's not the best looking. If you're ever in the area you all should definitely check them out. read more

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Enjoyed perch, catfish and shrimp from Simply Seafood. Fish was fresh, and well seasoned. So glad they're still open!!! read more

Simply Seafood - Catfish dinner - Seafood Near Me - Merrillville, Indiana

The food is excellent, but the service is horrible. I will not be treated like that and spending my money. I just spent $60 and was aggravated as hell at the guy behind the counter. I would never go back there again. read more

Shrimps are fried and seasoned well. I recommend the jumbo, or large both were very tasty

The jumbo shrimp were good, so was the perch..fries are ok.. Good service and not a long wait.

The best jumbo shrimp!! The sides are very basic but the shrimp I worth driving far for

Stopped by at the recommendation from a local friend. This place is carry out only, and while cash is preferred they have started accepting credit cards for an extra fee. Best way to order is to call ahead. It took a while for them to answer the phone. Trust me, your persistence will pay off. There is very limited parking and some patrons just pull up out front and wait on the street. Best approach is to park in the lot and walk in. We ordered the large shrimp dinner and a pound of clam strips. The shrimp dinner comes with coleslaw, fries, and choice of sauces. The shrimp was tender and tasty and had some sort of cornmeal or secret breading. Note that they do not have traditional cocktail sauce. Instead, they offer mild sauce, hot sauce, or tartar. I'd highly recommend the mild sauce. It's a slightly sweet sauce that is so good you won't miss cocktail sauce. The tartar sauce was wonderful and would be great with any of the fried fish if you get that. The clam strips were tender and delicious. The coleslaw was perfectly crisp with a little bite. Just wonderful! Definitely I'll be coming back. read more

Simply Seafood - Shrimp dinner with fried clams at home. Mild sauce, tartar, and coleslaw. The cocktail sauce was from Whole Foods, but we didn't need it. - Seafood Near Me - Merrillville, Indiana

Best Shrimp in the area hands down. The oysters, scallops and clam strips are fire as well. I think I've had the smelt too and it wasn't bad at all. read more

I ordered 1 pound of shrimp and a catfish dinner. The place is small, clean but efficient & will definitely leave You satisfied. I would suggest you call ahead but even if not they're quick about getting the orders out. Jumbo shrimp are jus that; JUMBO but oh so Good. Catfish dinner was delicious fried just right but it was the Coleslaw for me (best I've had; without making it myself or KFC's). They now accept credit / debit cards for a small fee. I PROMISE it's Worth it if you like Great seafood read more

Simply Seafood - Front: 1 lb Jumbo Back: catfish dinner with fries & coleslaw - Seafood Near Me - Merrillville, Indiana

I've been coming to Simply Seafood for years and have never had a bad experience. Every time I come back home I have to stop here either on my way in or out. There's no way you can go wrong with the fried shrimp. Depending on how hungry you are the 1/2 Pound or pound of shrimp will suffice. The shrimp are big and has a nice crunch. Sauces(hot or mild) and fries can be ordered on the side. Sometimes I'll also order some Catfish nuggets and they are just as delicious. The owner is very nice and I've never had to wait too longer before my order is ready. This is not a dine-in establishment so every order is to-go and cash only. read more

Simply Seafood - Pound of shrimp with a side of fries - Seafood Near Me - Merrillville, Indiana

Love their shrimp. Batter can be seasoned a bit more. I appreciate their Tuesday specials! Ya gotta get rid of the old to bring in the new for Fridays! read more

Consistent with great flavors, nice customer service & a clean establishment. Jumbo Shrimp read more

Excellent Fish! Always Fresh, DELISH & Hot!! I get the Whiting! They call it something else on the menu! So Good and quick service too!!

It's my first time to come here, reading from all the good reviews, I want also to try their food since I'm close to the area doing my errands for today. I tried their combination that comes with large shrimp, scallop, fries, coleslaw and fish. Everything was so tasty. Definitely I will come back if I'm craving for seafood...Fast service... Just to warn everyone, they only accept CASH, but not to worry, they have an ATM machine inside their store. read more

Simply Seafood - Combination shrimp, scallops and fish yummy! - Seafood Near Me - Merrillville, Indiana

Step right up to the golden cash and carry food dispensary. There most certainly is a reason a small business like this had and maintains the high quality service and great tasting food read more

I gave this a one star review because I asked for smoked salmon and when i got it the gave me a fish filet that was salmon it was horible

This place has awesome fried seafood with very reasonable prices. They run a special Monday and Tuesday for 1 pound large fried shrimp for only 10.95. I am a huge fan of the scallops and shrimp. I ordered 1/2 pound of each and it was $16 - and my scallops were huge! The seafood is very fresh, seasoned very lightly and fried to perfection. Just be warned - this restautant is carryout and cash only. read more

Simply Seafood - 1/2 pound scallop and 1/2 pound shrimp - Seafood Near Me - Merrillville, Indiana

Food is always good and fresh. The ppl there are very friendly too. Always a pleasure to do business with them.

Great shrimp and mid sauce!!! Best mild sauce ever!! It just makes the shrimp taste even better! Okra was okay.

Great Catfish filets, decent perch dinner. Its good , I just lime mine seasoned different. Wish they took card but they have an ATM on site. Can't have it all. But its good where it counts. read more

Best Seafood restaurant in the Region! Everytime I'm in Merrillville I have to stop and grab a pound of large shrimp and some fries. This place is good and the shrimp is fried to perfection. Anytime my girlfriend is up there ilthis is my only and only request from her to bring back for me. They also have great fried fish and my other favorite catfish nuggets. It is a definite most stop if you going to or coming from the Northwest Indiana area. read more

Fast, clean and the best Fried Shrimp in the area. Make sure you take cash. They don't take cards.

I give two stars, the shrimp was cooked too long and dark, and the fries need to be better (serve the battered fries coating ) and DONT Over cook the shrimp long read more

Sooo Good and Fresh! I ordered a Pound of large shrimp For $14.95 it was very good and fulfilling they give you a lot. read more

Simply Seafood - So Good and Fresh!I ordered a pound of Large shrimp for $14.95. It was Very fulfilling - Seafood Near Me - Merrillville, Indiana

Very good shrimp! Really small and they only except cash, but I've never been disappointed with my order there

Update: Well I have to reduce stars from 5 to 3. The more I go, the more I notice little things. Today, there was a long hair fried into my fish. Also, the frying oil tasted old and unpleasant. It ruined the taste of the food. They were very busy this evening, but that is no excuse. read more

I had a fairly big order as always. We got 1lb of WHITING. Which is a light tasting and smelling fish. It smells so bad that the kids were complaining. I sniffed at it and it was very strong so I called the restaurant. The young lady tells me to bring it back in and they would remake this order. Mind you it's 6:23p and they close at 7p. I told her we were coming from Portage and would be a little after closing. She stated this was fine. We arrive and they notify us that they are out of Whiting fish. Also, that they pull the fish out of the freezer every morning and that it always smells this way. Then they went so far as to say that they called their supplier and it is supposed to smell this way. Liar Liar pants on . Then she said that they couldn't do anything and she told me on the phone. No you didn't otherwise I would not have come back. She was pleasant over the phone and so was I. She was the one who offered to replace the rancid meal. Why have me drive 30 minutes back for you to lie in my face? Just wow.... I have been eating fish since I was a small child and by no means is WHITING A PUNGENT FISH. Anyone would expect the catfish to smell stronger than Whiting. The catfish was ok and the shrimp. Check your food closely they are no better than Sharks. Terrible service from Lying adults. read more

For a while the shrimp was delicious, then the last time I went there two weeks ago, the shrimp had a weird taste to it. All that, and after I spent over $30 on shrimp. Never again will I stop there again. read more

They have the very best shrimp! If you can't be near the gulf, this is the place where you will find what you are looking for. It's that good. Leave your credit card in your pocket, CASH ONLY. read more

Good food...the frog legs are fried to perfection and are very tasty. They only take cash so bring you green. There is a ATM inside.

Great fast food seafood. As the name says, Simply Seafood. No frills just good food fast.

Called order in so it can be ready. Gave the name the order will be picked up under. Confirmed what was wanted over the phone before leaving work! Got to counter, cashier asked for name, looked at ticket and "confirmed" what was ordered. Rung order on register, I paid (thinking why didn't co-worker give me more money)? Had to use some of my dollars...not a problem. It's my co-worker, I know where they work! Got to car, called to tellco-worker I'm on my way back and to have my money ready. Jokingly! Co-worker wasn't amused though because they were expecting "change" back? Told it was three bags, so co-worker must have ordered quite a bit? Co-worker stated only 1/2 order jumbo shrimp and the 2 whole catfish dinner! Searched the bag! All that was in bag is catfish filet and nuggets! Where's the shrimp and whole catfish? Called restaurant! I'm told to bring back in since it was there fault. I pulled back into parking space cause I hadn't left the lot yet. Go inside, find other customer asking about their order? They were told they're order was "taken" by someone else. Uh? No! It was "given" to another customer...ME! I didn't go behind the counter and help myself!!! Cashier was cool about "correcting" their mistake until the 2 MORONS in the back jumped in talking about checking the order before I leave! And they were screaming at me!! Now the "show" is on! They have now pissed me off for real! I'm on my "short" lunch, hungry and haven't made it to the other restaurant to pick up my food! Simply Seafood Employees I ADVISE Y'ALL TO WATCH YOUR MOUTH AND ATTITUDE!!! There's way more places to dine at than yours. I understand mistakes happen. But don't go trying to make the customer be wrong because Y'ALL handed out the wrong bag!!! Listen up Bad Teeth man cooking the fish...you should have stayed out of it! You're cooking the food. Stay in your lane and continue to cook instead of screaming from the French Fryer at the customer! And to the Fat Lady standing next to you, Mr Cook, tell her snatching the food off the counter did not change a thing, did it? She could have slid on to the back and devoured it herself! No one would have known or cared!! Y'all mad because Y'ALL got it wrong and have to throw the food away! Well guess what? If I had checked the food before I left (which still would be the wrong order in the bag), wouldn't Y'all still have to throw that food away?! I did touch it, right? COVID is still alive, right! Health Department says "throw it away, right?" No matter if it was before I left out or after I got to my car or work place, I still had to put my hands on someone else food and it MUST be thrown out! Oh, I get it! Y'all would have just put it back under the heat lamp and passed it on to the correct customer without them knowing what happened! Wow! Well, here's some free advice to help Y'ALL with your future customers, cause I won't be coming back there for ANY co-workers or myself! #1 -Treat Y'ALL customers with appreciation and respect! #2 -Take the order correctly, cook the order correctly, bag the order correctly, charge the order correctly and "hand-out" the order correctly! #3 When a problem/situation is presented to Y'ALL, refer back to #1 and don't argue and YELL at the customer! My sincere wish is that Y'ALL lose customers until Y'ALL can appreciate 'ALL" customers and learn better business etiquette! read more

The best shrimp in the area , Always cooked to order fresh and hot, never had a bad oder, friendly staff and not a long wait.

The shrimp is excellent. However, they only accept cash. This is inconvenient for their customers, which is why I seldom visit this venue.