Ate at multiple locations and this one isn't bad. I know the menus have changed during these times and I do wish the selection was a bit more like it use to be. But overall it was still great food my kids loved it as well. Service was good too. I would give it five stars but the issue I seen was the long wait. People where checking in by online waiting but never showing. And when our time came up. We went back and had to wait a little bit for the table to get cleaned we where going to be at. read more

Fantastic wait staff and food! Great environment, family friendly, cool gift shop. A little pricey, but that's to be expected since it was in the mall of America. read more

Best shrimp I ever had the staff was so nice and they even played trivia with us. The shrimp New oreleans is my favorite but the best the guacamole read more

I love seafood and so it is not hard for me to like Bubba Gump. To some people this place represents the worst evils of eating out: a corporate, chain, tourist trap restaurant. When I traveled to touristy cities, I avoided eating here until I was dragged into eating one in Chicago. The food was actually good and I answered all the Forrest Gump trivia that the server asked correctly. That visit was a while ago but I have been to at least one other location and that one wasn't bad either. Now my visit to the biggest tourist trap...I mean the wonderfully fun Mall of America wouldn't be complete without a visit to Bubba Gump. We first ordered a calamari appetizer which has a light and delicate breading and it had fried peppers in it too. It is served in a paper cone on a metal rack that also holds the dipping sauces. I wished they had just served it on a plate instead of the goofy paper cone because it is hard to pick the calamari up with a forkwithout all the breading coming off in the paper cone. For our entrees, I read some actually helpful yelp reviews and ordered the I'm Stuffed Shrimp. The shrimp are basically surrounded by a crab stuffing and served with jasmine rice. Nicely presented and tasted real good to me. My wife had the Accidental Fish and Shrimp which was just ok to her. I'm thinking she didn't like the fish. Anyway, I thought our server was fine and she always checked in on us and we never had to use the "stop Forrest" signs. She also didn't ask us any trivia so that's kind of a plus (I probably could answer all of it correctly though). Bottomline, the food and service are fine (better than that big lobster chain restaurant, IMHO), and don't order too many Dr. Peppers. read more

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When we are in Minneapolis, we ALWAYS come here! I coming on my Birthday too :) We have always had outstanding service and I was so excited they sang me Happy Birthday last time we were there :) I LOVE the Shrimp New Orleans and get it EVERYTIME! I know there's a lot of places to eat at in the MOA, but this is our favorite read more

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Completely underwhelmed. Shrimp wasn't bad but southern fried chicken breading was DRY. Hush puppies were bland! Bland? Where's the flavor? Gumbo nothing special, very little flavor. Asked for butter for corn on the cob and had to ask twice. Service was friendly but inconsistent. Would have been unimpressed if the price were half. I expected more for the $$$. read more

The staff here are very friendly and helpful. The happy hour is decent but it's annoying that they can only be ordered at the bar. My sister went on a date there and told me they ordered all the happy hour appetizers and drinks and didn't know they wouldn't be getting happy hour prices until they got the bill. Not a big deal because the menu says "only available at the bar" but they shouldn't have had that menu in the first place. The buffalo chicken tenders are pretty good and displayed nicely. However, I wasn't a huge fan of the Cajun shrimp. There were only about seven shrimp and some sausage pieces. The sauce was more oily and greasy than we liked. However, it was a fun experience with great prices. read more

Went in with coworkers while in town on business--not the biggest shrimp fan but everything was prepared very well and was tasty, friendly service also. Favorite appetizers were the garlic peel & eat shrimp and the calamari. read more

Bubba Gump Shrimp - 1.5 lb. Garlic and Cajun Peel-N-Eat shrimp appetizer, Calamari appetizer - Seafood Near Me - Bloomington, Minnesota

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Cute restaurant and theme, I mean, who doesn't love Forrest; but the food is not that exciting. However, to be fair, I am limited with regard to what I can eat here since I am allergic to shellfish. I had the fish and chips and Tennessee tea, which came with a souvenir glass. The fish was a little greasy but pretty good. The fries were just average. read more

Good place to eat. We were a little annoyed when they brought our bill. The waitress stood there and quizzed us over the movie. A little annoying. Food was really Good though. read more

The ribs were way undercooked. The grilled shrimp was excellent. Service was fine. Stay away from the ribs!

I really liked what I ordered. The New Orleans dish. Very flavorful! My cousins ordered the buckets of seafood which included shrimp, crab and fries. They're a bit too salty, but I love sea food.. This place is also pretty pricy. But I'd eat here again! read more

Bubba Gump Shrimp - New Orleans - Seafood Near Me - Bloomington, Minnesota

I thought the service was good. Food was just okay. I thought overall it was kinda expensive for what you got.

Quaint restaurant based on the movie of course but first visit. Ordered the Bourban Mahi Mahi and Shrimp with a garden salad. Garden salad was not made fresh or was made with old lettuce , the main dish was fair, sauce a little sour and the fried potato sticks were a bit burnt. I tried the bread pudding to see if that would make make any redeeming qualities and it did. Not too sweet with ice cream and whip cream. Service was good with enthusiastic servers but I can only give it 3 stars for the food. Lots of international visitors drawn by the theme. I cannot resist, I opened the box of chocolates and was a bit disappointed! read more

Bubba Gump Shrimp - Bread Pudding served with ice cream and whipped topping. - Seafood Near Me - Bloomington, Minnesota

Visited here with my family when at MOA. The staff was great, energetic and friendly, but the food was mediocre and over priced for what it is. The decor was really cheesy, like an Applebees variant. My wife had a shellfish bucket at market price ($23) that she was content with, but the shrimp po-boy that I ordered was greasy and bland, and I spent the rest of the afternoon walking around the mall feeling sick. I also paid $7 for a pilsner glass of Oktoberfest, which is atleast $2 more than I'm used to paying. My kids ordered the pizza off the kids menu and ate less than half of it because of it's quality. Overall, there are better places to eat in the MOA. read more

We had a Canadian waiter and he was awesome, provided great service. The kitchen was a little backed up that night so I couldn't give it 5 stars. Forests Seafood Feast was super filling and well cooked. The hush puppies are made with corn bits in them which isn't bad but I have had better. The fish and shrimp were as expected. Overall really nice dinner. P.s. The blue Coronita drink was delicious and went down smooth and sweet, but you might want to skip the last few sips unless you really enjoy the taste of beer. read more

Loved this place, but they got rid of the Bucket O Boat Trash so I won't be going back any more. Way under staffed. Waited 50 minutes for food. No one in the gift shop waited another 10 minutes. read more

My hubs and me were at MOA last night and decided to go grab a bite somewhere. We have seen Bubba Gump's at other places and decided to try it. We had no problem getting a seat since we were early. We ordered the shrimp appetizer, it was peel and eat. It came in a bucket. It was okay, over seasoned. We ate about half. The shrimp were so incredibly over cooked though. I ordered the shrimp skewers and husband got the fish platter. My skewers were awful. Four tiny shrimp over cooked and bland. The veggies were cold and so was the rice. My husband picked at his meal, he said it had zero seasoning. If you want to stop in for a happy hour drink, great. Other that that keep walking on by this tourist trap read more

We came out of town and chose to eat here. They have great choices of food and a good variety. Our waitress, Ashley, was super sweet and welcomed us with kindness and patience. I highly suggest this place Their food and service is great! read more

Why 5 stars for a franchise when I'm a chick that hates franchises? The people! You know, you go out and you're lucky to find a nice server. You know when you find 8 or nine nice, fun sweet funny people in one page that management is doing something really right. From the Shrimp mascot walking the mall who was so fun, to the helpful and funny hostess talking me into happy hour. ..I had a blast! Not only did I have a good server, the other waiters, waitresses and staff were a hoot! I was in a crappy mood when I walked in and left joyful. Great margaritas, good food but the most impressive was the soulful, sweet, helpful, hardworking funny fun staff. Took the 3.5 food to a five star experience read more

I'm giving Bubba Gump's a 4/5 star for a VERY IMPORTANT reason. They DO NOT serve Dr. Pepper. How? How can you NOT serve Dr. Pepper at a Forest Gump themed resturant?! Other than that, the food was great and the service was fantastic! Very reasonably priced for a seafood restuarant. Limited menu for the non seafood lovers in your group. America burger, chicken breast, sirloin and a few salads. Would like to see more appetizers options. GET DR. PEPPER! read more

We had an awesome time..food was great and staff was fantastic..can't wait to return!! read more

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Average food at a Mall. Cute theme. Excellent service but Life is Like a Box of Chocolates and you don't know what you will get. Big portions, but nothing to brag about here. read more

Bubba Gump Shrimp - My coronarita was rather watery. - Seafood Near Me - Bloomington, Minnesota

I like the ribs and it's a great tourist chain that can be found all over the country. The theming is lots of fun and the food is made for families. read more

It's a tourist trap. Friendly but dragging service, high prices, high on the marketing.

It's about exactly what you'd imagine for a restaurant spinoff of a famous movie--over the top decor and atmosphere, ridiculous prices, and basic food (which, being a seafood place, doesn't quite work; just eat at Long John Silvers and save yourself the money). The pieces of fish in my gumbo were much too tough to chew for someone with extremely weak jaw muscles. read more

Great food, good service and fun atmosphere. Food was fantastic and had perfect serving sizes. Price is about $60 to two people including drinks. The place was 100% packed , so the service was not the best we have ever had there but was still good. Atmosphere is super fun and restaurant is kid friendly. read more

Simply Awesome! Virtually no wait on a Sunday, the decor was very fun. Between my girlfriend and I we ordered the Shrimp heaven and the Shrimp Mac and cheese. Both were awesome! I loved the Coconut shrimp. Overall a good experience! read more

Bubba Gump Shrimp - Seafood Near Me - Bloomington, Minnesota

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Ya might want to tell the bartender to stop eating and serve customers. I left without purchase

Honestly it wasn't good at all the food didn't have any flavor to it , this place is to hype for what they have as food , I'm from Los Angeles and I know how sea food suppose to taste . The drinks have a better taste , And the mama gumbo wasnt good at all, you guys should put more salt or do something to your food .. now that I know what it taste like I'll never go back to none of them it's over price , and I got sick for eating in this place ... bad seafood ... read more

Good service. Food was mediocre, at best. Not worth $90 for 2 adults and 2 kids. To post as a review, it says to type more. Save your $$$ and stay away from tourist traps like this. read more

It was ok I mean it wasn't bad. Just that I'm not racing to a nearby location when I get back home. I'd go back after all like I said it wasn't bad. read more

I woulda call Bubba Gump average. The cajun chicken sandwich was very good. The burgers are tasty but the slow service out of the box want too cool. I think this restaurant could do a little better. read more

yum!!! after a looong day I had a nice relaxing early dinner... #watermelon #lemonade, house #salad, stuffed #shrimp with #crab and #keylime pie... now I need to go find the gym‍ or just walk around the #MallOfAmerica this place is pretty #awesome... I need at least 3 days to see and ride everything #foodie #foodGASM #foodGRAM #foodPORN #instaFOOD #foodYELP #foodDIVA #foodSNOB #foodAFICIONADO #TeamSeafood #EatLikeYouGiveAF #DrinkLikeYouGiveAF #SayHerName #FeelTheBern #BeenForgivenNowImLiving #LivingTheDream #SouthernBelle #MostLikely2bFamous #SlayTheDay #WeekDayVibes #LoveMeOrLeaveMeAlone #LoveTheLifeYouLive #LiveTheLifeYouLove #RobertAndTheolaDaughter #DontWasteYourPretty read more

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I'd pay to not go here. Our bill was around 80 dollars and it was not worth it. Every dish was bland and I do not recommend going here. Every time I walked by the ad for the place seemed pleasing. This was not the case and it's one of my worst dine in experiences ever. read more

Had such a great time here! Bartenders "all of them" were awesome! Drinks and food was well priced! (I only ordered 2 appetizers and some drinks! Only thing it does need is a little bit bigger bar but as its in a mall on the third floor, I can understand the smaller size! They also have a coronarita, margarita w/ corona placed upside down in it. Nothing like sitting at the bar and watching forest gump! Can't help but laugh! Stupid is, stupid does! read more

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The food is pretty good and everything else, but I think the service needs some work. I love the theme of this place and the food is really good but that's it. read more

The restaurant seems like a not as fancy version of Pappadeaux restaurant. Maybe I didn't pay super attention to the menu, but there seemed to be a lot of fried items on the menu. I ordered Forrest Seafood feast, which had 2 piece of fish and 6 shrimp, hush puppies and fries. Since it wasn't too busy in the restaurant the food came out fresh and was still steaming when it got to my table. The meal came with the standard tarter sauce, cocktail sauce and remoulaude. Personally I would stick with the cocktail sauce, the other 2 sauces didn't really bring anything extra to the plate. The waitress is nice, but I am one of those people that totally switch off when they are waitress/sales person talks about the reward card that I have to pay $25 a year for... blah blah blah and maybe another blah in there. The other thing that i thought was weird was that they use the license plates for Yes I Need something or everything is going fine. Waitress told me that the red license plate meant I needed something and blue meant everything is good. Confusing, because to me red means stop and I had to ask the waitress a second time to make sure that red meant I did need something. Probably would make it to the restaurant again, if I ever get back to the MOA read more

Wow. I got the Shrimp Scampi, wife got the (????) thing with Maui Maui and brussel sprouts, its new, and they gave her tilapia instead of the other fish per request. Exceptional. Good was just fantastic. Also the wait staff were also exceptional. 4pm Thursday the 21st. All around excellent. Will be going back weekly now!!!!!!!!! read more

We always stop here when we visit Minneapolis and the Mall of America but not sure if I will make the effort next time. The service was decent but the food was just ok. For $16 I felt I got more fries than shrimp which I felt were over breaded. I got our bill and for my beer I was charged 12.95!! This included a souvenir glass that I really didn't want. Rather than gripe about it I just paid for the glass, but I felt ripped off and honestly will not visit again. It was always a go to spot for our family but we will skip going there from now on. read more