Solid 4.5 for sure. I gave a 5 because there wasn't anything that made it worth lowering to the 4. But definitely a 4.5 overall. If you've been to one Skrimp Shack, you know the vibe of most of them and what you'll get. That's a good thing especially when you know what you like. The only things I believe they could improve here would be to work on the overall experience. The staff were droning and the time to serve was rather lengthy. Overall though it was good and I could see us coming back if were in the area. Food Taste: 5 Overall Service: 4 Value of service to cost: 4 Facility: 5 Ambiance: Local's, mom and pop feel restaurant when you enter. Very simple, but clean. Nothing outlandish with the place. Repeat customer: yes Dog Friendly: no read more

This is my second visit to this location.And I must admit, has some nice upgrades, there's a station to place your order. As well as going to the cashier, the atmosphere was nice. Blend was great. Everybody seemed to be enjoying their food. I ordered, oh, whiting big fish sandwich pretty good definitely would go back thinking about doing the family platter next time read more

Skrimp Shack - This sandwich would tartar sauce - Seafood Near Me - Chesapeake, Virginia

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now pretty good Food only thing I don't like is the fish is not fried hard enough. The shrimps are too soft. I like my seafood with a certain type of breading and the evidently the breading that they use it's really not sufficient and cooking their seafood cause it leaves it too soft they need another type of bread and I don't like my fish. I don't like soft fish. I don't like soft shrimp. I like my fish and my shrimp with a crispiness. read more

This review is for the Cedar Rd Chesapeake location. Ordered 8 fried hard oysters. Not sure what I got. I thought maybe they were over fried in some old dark grease. Bit into one. NO Oyster to be found. Extremely salty. Wasted $16. Extremely Disappointed! read more

Skrimp Shack - Supposed to be 8 hard fried oysters - Seafood Near Me - Chesapeake, Virginia

Is the name a joke? Got grilled catfish and scallops and they both tasted like dirty grill with the scrapings to match. Swimming in oil. Collards said they were made with pork but got plain, unseasoned greens in huge lumps. Scallops also in pieces, not a single whole one. Also got a crab cake and it was overcooked and overseasoned. Kind of revolting and not at all worth what we paid. read more

Very clean restaurant and very friendly staff. Took their time listening to my big order for me and everyone at my job. We all ordered something different and shared a little. Food was amazing! We'll be back soon! read more

I'm shocked this is my first review for Skrimp shack. We order from here often. Good , not great fried catfish, fries and super delicious hush puppies!!! The fries are ok. Usually under cooked but ,ok lol. The 4 star is totally for the Cole slaw. Its always fresh crispy not to much vinegar. I usually wait for hubby to serve himself then I empty the rest on my plate. The fish really could use more seasoned meal. This is thr family meal deal. Comes with tarter and cocktail sauce. I appreciate how they add thr packages of sauce to the fish container, so it's not super cold when u use it. The Skrimp shack offers Catfish and whiting fish. I order take out online and hubby goes to pick it up. So I don't have any idea about the customer service. Check em out tho. read more

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Service is fast and friendly Food is amazing Clean restaurant Lots to choose from Kids menu is large read more

Skrimp Shack - Shrimp basket lunch - Seafood Near Me - Chesapeake, Virginia

Although in a modern strip mall, SHACK is a great descriptor of this restaurant. The food is always good. We order the lunch portion usually, with a side if fried okra. You order from a real person at the counter, and pay up front. they call your name with the order is ready, and served in a plastic basket. paper cups for drinks. If all you want is good seafood this is the place to go. read more

An appropriate name. Bare essentials for inside diners. You order at the counter, find a seat, they bring it to you. Food is very good, hot, cooked correctly, wife has oysters and fried okra, I had shrimp and okra. Both ordered lunch portion for dinner as we are senior citizens. Drinks are self serve. We will be returning for the good food. One thing to improve is have a few menus at the door for those of us who don't dine out often. The Chesapeake location is in a strip mall, so plenty of parking. read more

Service is quick and very attentive to your needs and questions. I have herd they great and generous of the seafood! And they are correct! My skimp PO Boy was awesome! Everything done perfect! I am an Okra fan, so it's nice to see there pretty good size! Yummy! And you can ask to have your PO Boys fried or grilled. Love options!! Definitely will be back! read more

Skrimp Shack - Skimp PO Boy & Fries - Seafood Near Me - Chesapeake, Virginia

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Crabzilla sandwich is awesome! Great for a quick seafood fix. When we come into town and want seafood but don't feel like going far. This is an awesome place for just a quick bite. Catfish is great too. read more

my new favorite in Chesapeake. Food is fantastic and the prices are incredible. The fish and shrimp are so fresh and perfectly cooked. Will be ordering there alot. read more

Inexpensive, golden brown fish and skrimp (shrimp). Dine-in or takeout available. Bottled beer, ABC on. The sweet tea was perfect! A perfect southern meal. read more

Skrimp Shack - Fish dinner w/ green beans - Seafood Near Me - Chesapeake, Virginia

First, this is a review for the Chesapeake location only. Second, we have eaten here 3 times in the last 2 years. Each time I have felt the food was good and made in a good time frame. We have always gotten the correct order and although we have always gotten "to go" orders the shop seems nice and clean. This last time we ordered, we got 2 1/2 gallons of tea. One sweet one unsweetened. I am the only person in my home who drinks the unsweetened. Each time I wanted some I would pour it into a cup. The very last cup full poured out with a glop. I looked in my cup, it looked like a loogie. I stuck my finger in a literally picked up this gooey squishy mass. I was grossed out. I called the store and asked to speak to the manager. I did not ask for (or want) a refund, I wasn't rude or hostile. I merely said this is what happened and perhaps you should be aware of either your employees or your machine. The manager immediately shut me down stating no one there would ever!!! Okay whatever you're defending your workers... next she suggested it was something in my cup before I poured the tea....again seriously??? Basically I got the feeling my call went nowhere and it was very off putting a overall rude. Will not spend my money there again read more

My new go to place on Fridays! I get the Shrimp Po Boy. The sauce is amazing! I like how clean it is inside and the staff is ver friendly.

This is my Chesapeake "go to" for takeout seafood. (Fish and shrimp). Never had a bad experience.

If the po boy looks a bit soupy in the picture, it was. I thought it was a bit strange that if you want any sort of toppings on your sandwich, they charge extra. Lettuce and tomato should come standard on a seafood sandwich, but that is just my opinion. My wife and I both got the mild/ spicy sauce on our po boys; however, it tasted sweet. Shrimp are best served savory, not drowned in a sweet tasting sauce. The sweet potato fries were also very unflattering. They were a bit soggy and had the occasional green bean mixed in there (neither of us ordered green beans) so that was a little off putting. There was no seasoning on the fries, or on my wife's collard greens. After she nibbled at them, I drowned them in Texas Pete and that supplied them with some flavor. For the sweet potato fries, I ate them with a fork and dunked them in ketchup. My wife's macaroni and cheese was the highlight of our experience, as it was really good! Our food was okay, but for the $36 I spent on it, I would've been happier paying less and going to Chic-fil-a or Wendy's. If we come back here (and that's a strong 'maybe' for me) down the road, I would order something fried. Skip the sandwiches and get a basket unless soupy shrimp po boys or bone dry bread with a hunk of fried fish on it is your thing. If you guys read these reviews (and I hope you do) fry your fries, or at least bake them until they are somewhat crispy. Not many people prefer mushy french fries. Next, don't call it mild or spicy sauce because it is neither. It's sweet, and tbh I would've rather had some shrimp stuck in a piece of dry bread. Seafood should be savory. I'm giving this place two stars because my order was ready in a timely manner, and it was edible-- just not worth the money in my opinion. Lettuce and tomato is fairly cheap at the grocery store and customers shouldn't have to pay $2 extra to have it added onto their $11 sandwich. That's just... Dumb. If I were to try this place out again, I'd get a fried basket with the macaroni and cheese. Skip the fries and the super bland collards. Don't order your food with that horrible overly sweet sauce that is supposed to be somewhat spicy. Sweet on seafood? That was a first for me, and it didn't work. Perhaps the fish is better than the po boys. I'll give it like a year or two before I come back. read more

Skrimp Shack - Grilled shrimp po boy with crab meat. - Seafood Near Me - Chesapeake, Virginia

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First things first...I am known as the pickiest eater and the one that can make it better girl. This food is absolutely amazing. I just took a few bites and had to stop to write up a quick review. I ordered the Rock Basket with Mac and Cheese, small hushpuppies and their crab bisque soup. I can truly say, I don't think I could have done it better. The inside is so clean and modern. The staff is very welcoming and warm. I wish I had the time to eat there so I could say thank you to them personally. Great job! I'll be back and bring friends along. read more

Skrimp Shack - Rock basket with Mac n cheese, side small hushpuppies, crab bisque. - Seafood Near Me - Chesapeake, Virginia

It's just ok. The fish is not fresh did it's the frozen from the bag. They are very stingy with the tarter sauce ordering through app you pay fir extra sauce and they never send it. read more

This place is a family favorite. Tonight we ordered food to go. My nephew ordered the chicken basket dinner & did not like it. The dinner only came with 2 chicken strips with was surprising but the receipt says it's based on the weight of the chicken which was 10.5oz. As a grown adult it was not filling, but the fries were decent. Also, we had the fried shrimp basket & the whiting basket with regular and sweet potato fries. Fried shrimp is pretty good as well as the whiting. read more

Skrimp Shack - Shrimp basket with sweet potato fries - Seafood Near Me - Chesapeake, Virginia

I've been going here since it opened. Fish, shrimp is always delicious, but the green beans, though i love the flavor, are too salty or over seasoned. read more

GO HERE!! Soooo good! Everything was hot and fresh. Generous portions. Brownie was HUGE! My only criticism would be I had hoped for a homemade tartar. Packet given wasn't bad though. I didn't get a picture but our daughter had the kids Mac n cheese and shrimp. She gives it two big thumbs up def not Kraft. Would absolutely recommend and return! read more

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This review of strictly for take out only. I called in for a large take out order on a Friday afternoon. Ashley was very helpful and patient while taking my order on the phone. Since it was a large order (8 people) I asked if they could put each order in separate bags with their names on it and she said ok. Everything only took about 20 minutes however, there was a misunderstanding of how it was to be paid. I told her everything was separate but It was totaled together. No worries. It was all fixed and re calculated. I ordered the shrimp and crabmeat po boy with Mac and cheese and a drink. My sub was huge. The mild dressing was very tasty. The shrimp was a very good size and they were very generous with the portion. The Mac and cheese was ok. Everyone else's order was pretty much the same. Bottom line: fried shrimp was delicious and fried perfectly. Customer service was wonderful. I'll be coming back to try something different! read more

This place was great! The service was good, got my order fast so no complaints! The shrimp were seasoned to perfection and I'm sure to go back again! read more

Food delicious, hot and fast. Service was very good and the atmosphere satisfied the Seafood expectation. It's a great place to grab Seafood for home. Nothing negative to say about this place - normally it's because our mouths are full of yummy. Thank you. read more

Great food. Large quantities. Crab cakes catfish is the best. Quick service. Great friendly customer service. Only thing they need to supply mustard for their customer's. Quiet restaurant which we love. read more

Amazing seafood! Great Lunch Specials! Plenty of seating. Very friendly Staff. A Definite place to come back over and over! You'll Love it! Try it! read more

Me and the wife stopped in for lunch we're looking for some seafood. We did check out their menu before we got there and we also discovered they do grilled also. I ordered one of their dinner entrées whitefish would trump of items were grilled and they hit the mark. My wife ordered the basket with white fish and shrimp also grilled it was not disappointment either. We did try their corn chowder soup it was full of lots of great taste. Staff was friendly service was fast prices were reasonable it's a unique place I'm hoping they'll put one down in Elizabeth City, NC. Yes will be back we enjoyed the place. Yum read more

Skrimp Shack - Grilled shrimp with grilled whitefish - Seafood Near Me - Chesapeake, Virginia

The food is ok, thepo boy was pretty good. We also got the lobster sandwich. My boyfriend ended up getting stomach issues after eating his lobster sandwich though. I got the collard green as a side which didn't have any taste, pretty bland. They seem to make the food to order which was pretty awesome, the place is clean, and staff were really nice. however, due to getting stomach issue, probably won't be coming back here anytime soon. read more

Awesome !!! Huge portions, great sides, flounder and shrimp were excellent. Loved the green beans phenomenal! Just be patient if super busy, we came in behind about 5 large tables who ordered ahead maybe it took 20 minutes ?? All seafood fried to order which makes it amazing, 100% worth the wait , quality ingredients and fresh and clean oil , perfectly fried every piece all 4 orders . Service is also excellent, really nice people Our family had a great time and will be back soon So glad finally at least one good restaurant on Cedar Road !! read more

Ordered a large order for a work lunch today. First time here. First of all, girl on the phone was very nice and got the order perfect for 16 people. All orders were correct and labeled. The food was outstanding and everyone that had different menu items were very happy. Inside of the restaurant was very clean also. This was the first of many visits in the future to come. I had the Skrimp Crabmeat PO Boy. Excellent! read more

Sometimes you just get a craving for seafood. When that craving hit I took a look to see what was in the area and found Skrimp Shack. I'll be honest I was a little turned off by the name of the restaurant. But the reviews were good so I decided to give it a try. First things first the service was top notch. We were greeted immediately and told someone would be right with us. We ate our food in the restaurant so someone brought it out and she was super friendly and all smiles. It made me excited about my food. I ordered the basket with whiting and shrimp. For the sides I got hushpuppies and cole slaw. The fish and shrimp were delicious and fried nicely. It only came with 4 shrimp and I could have used 4 more lol. I'm picky about hushpuppies and to me these were just ok. I like mine on the sweet side and these had more of a corn meal texture. The slaw wasn't a hit for me either. It had a little too much pepper and it wasn't really season to my liking. Next time, and there will be a next time, I'll try some different sides. My boyfriend had the catfish and shrimp Po Boy and he couldn't stop raving about it and honestly it looked really good. He devoured it along with the French fries he ordered. The inside of the restaurant is really cute. It's got a red, grey, white, and black decor. Everything was really clean and again the service was great as I saw employees talk and greet other customers while we were sitting. All and all it's a great seafood spot and we'll be back to try something else on the menu next time. read more

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Tried this place out due to the good reviews and enjoyed the food. I had the Skrimp and Pollock basket and my wife had the Skrimp basket. The Shrimp and fish were very tender. It came with plenty of fries also and both orders came with a drink. Not too bad. I also really enjoyed the flavor of the tarter and cocktail sauce. The restaurant was nice and clean and there was plenty of seating. The only drawback that I saw was that they didn't have any wet naps. I know this is being very picky but it would be a nice touch to include a single wet nap onto every basket in the least. This is, by the way, a seafood establishment where it can get very messy at times. I will definitely be back to try other dishes. read more

The portion sizes here are huge. I got the catfish sandwich with Mac and cheese on the side. You will not go home hungry! You order at the counter and they bring your food out to you. The service was fast and the sweet tea was perfect. On Tuesdays kids eat for half price which will cost you around $2.50-$3.00 You won't be disappointed! read more

Skrimp Shack - Catfish Sandwich with Mac and Cheese - Seafood Near Me - Chesapeake, Virginia

The Chesapeake location changed my mind about skrimp shacks. Great customer service and the food at this location was significantly better than the other one i went to. Idk how thats a thing. But they gained a frequent customer! Crab rolls were amazing. MAKE THEM BIGGER THOUGH!! read more

Always super fresh! Very friendly service and clean. This is my favorite place to grab lunch!

My boyfriend got the Crabmeat and Skrimp Poboy, hot (mild is also an option). It was delicious -- hot without being painful. I got the Skrimp basket with hush puppies and mac n' cheese. It's jumbo shrimp and they removed the tails (just in case you were wondering). Both sides were fantastic; the shrimp is excellent. GET THE BANANA PUDDING! Service was quick, efficient, and friendly. Will definitely be back! read more

The Shrimp And Crab Po Boy was good! I got it the with jalapeños and pepper jack and extra spicy sauce. Really good, I may just get the shrimp one next time though. I was not impressed with the sweet potato fries, I felt they could be cooked longer and seasoned more. read more

Delicious shrimp and fish with a light batter seasoned well and cooked to desired crispiness. The collard greens were canned and not cleaned well little seasoning needed. The location was clean and the staff were efficient and friendly. I ordered take out and was pleasantly impressed when I got home. Me and my hubby had more than enough to share for dinner. I had gone to one of these in Mechanicsville Va and wondered if the food quality would be the same. Thank God it was. Looking forward to returning anytime I get the taste for seafood. read more

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