Best Seafood Hands Down
This is a diamond in the rough literally! Fresh seafood, great taste, excellent customer service. Mimi was awesome, she's has such a welcoming spirit! The chef that was with her today was awesome too. The sides are phenomenal, you have to try this place. Will be returning!
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Wow, wow, wow - they get our "seafood snob" seals of approval!
- 99 SANITATION GRADE (and we'd tried to look it up before driving all the way to Downtown Durham to eat).
- Fish was cooked to perfection, and seasoned lightly and well. Scallops and oysters cooked so perfectly, they almost melted in your mouth.
- Cute younger cashier was sooo sweet, helpful, and offered to let us taste the mac and cheese (yum!) before ordering.
- Macaroni was quite good. I almost *never* order this out, because it's disappointing compared to homemade. Theirs was hot, sufficiently cheesy (cheese strings from forkfuls), and seasoned pleasantly.
- Cook was pleasant, smiling and greeting us when we walked in, being very communicative, and thanked us for coming in, just as the cashier did.
- Cajun sauce for the corn was GOOD. Used it to dip my seafood in, instead of tartar, etc! Great, great flavor complements.
Everyone was well groomed and clean. Food was so, so good. If you check my other reviews, you'll see I've been searching for good seafood for a while. Wish this place was closer.
Liked the a la carte ordering options, so you could build (or increase portions on) your own platter, and pricing is then comparable to other seafood spots and combo platters. I like that you get REAL sides here, that are seasoned and not boxed. And the seafood had a good, fresh flavor - not bland at all!
This was our first visit.
Only things I didn't like were the collards were very bitter, the green beans were bland, and one stall in the ladies' bathroom had it smelling all wrong in there. Everything else was perfect.
Good Mac & cheese, ok collards, missing flavor but I couldn’t pinpoint what was needed. Cajun seasoned grilled catfish pretty good, grilled small shrimp, a little salty. Clean restaurant, courteous & helpful workers.
The food was superb the young waitress was helpful and patient with customers and very creative in her handling of situations that could have gotten out of hand. Finding this old favorite of Durham's and new for my family made me the hero of my house. The children enjoy the the muscles so much they struggle through the Heat I didn't inadvertently ask for. The expensive menu was ready in minutes and my expectations were set for the wait which wasn't as long as expected. One customer even had a sample offer to help him decide he knew he liked it when he took the second bite and we all laughed as he ordered more I must for a trip to Durham.
Seafood prepared simply, with a cajun flair. If you want it spicy you can get it spicy, but there are tamer options as well.
The greens were great, and talking to the owners it comes from the homemade stock they use to simmer them down. I've tried lots of stuff made from that stock, and it all has a really nice depth of flavor - the effort they put into it is obvious.
Food was fantastic, it's best to call your order in because it's prepared for each order so it can take some time but it's well worth it. The prices aren't bad for the quality and amount of food you receive. Definitely worth all 5 🌟🌟🌟🌟🌟 Stars.
Great food. Lacks a bit in ambiance...
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