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    Gary's Oyster Shack

    4.5 (252 reviews)
    ModerateSeafood
    Open 10:30 am - 8:30 pm

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    Casual
    Moderate noise
    Good for groups
    Outdoor seating

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    Very salty Brisket sandwich with a stale bun. $15.00
    Brian A.

    Visited Gary's, our go to seafood and restaurant today for an early Valentine's Day dinner. Zandria was our server and she was excellent. Zandria brought us our drinks quickly. We ordered fried oysters for an appetizer. I went with a brisket sandwich with spicy coleslaw and the Mrs opted for a whole fried flounder with red beans and rice and fries for sides. Oyster appetizer came out very quickly. The oysters were large and very good. Pretty much everything was downhill from there. My wife orders fried flounder here regularly and this was the worst she has had in. Very small and thin with little meat and was cooked and served differently than other times. My brisket sandwich was nowhere near as good as the one other time I had it. The meat was too salty (and I like salty food) and the bun was stale. My spicy coleslaw was decent. The red beans and rice were not good either. The "tartar sauce" that was served with both the fried oysters and my wife's fish was not typical tartar sauce but more like remoulade sauce. It's a shame that our experience was so bad. I don't know that we'll be returning. Will probably need to try somewhere else next time. I am giving 3 stars only because the oysters were good and Zandria was pleasant and apologetic. Based solely on today's experience I can no longer recommend Gary's Oyster Shack or Hog Pen Smokehouse.

    Jan M.

    Absolutely delicious!! Everything we tried was awesome. The stack that had scallop, grouper, shrimp and crab cake. The loaded surf and turf was (ribeye bites and shrimp over loaded red potatoes. We had crab claws and the desserts! Everything was fabulous! Can't wait to go again. Service was excellent.

    Chargrilled burger
    Amira I.

    We are so glad we decided to try this place for the first time for lunch. There was no wait and service was quick. The owner even takes the time to come by and welcome you at your table. The inside is very nice and there are plenty of options to pick from the menu. We started with their baked oysters with all the toppings (cheese, jalapeño, garlic and lemon). The oysters were fresh and delicious. We also ordered their chargrilled burger, and it was cooked perfectly. The burger was very good. They make fresh desserts daily, and we ordered their brownie to go. Overall, I highly recommend this place! We look forward to coming back and trying other things on the menu. See photos below.

    Shack Stack - Grouper, crab cake, sea scallop, jumbo shrimp, house sauce, dirty rice, cheese grits

    I am prefacing this review knowing that Panama City Beach and Panama City has a different outlook on business, and speed / quality of service. I brought my family here because I wanted to have some BBQ while we were in PCB. Unfortunately, the BBQ menu was not available online, so we stopped in on our way to Tyndall AFB. They are on a corner with signage, but pretty easy to miss and drive by. There is lots of parking. We even saw the guy grilling close to the parking area. The atmosphere is great. Very cozy, and they were slightly busy for lunchtime. A few employees acknowledged us right away, and let us know that they would be right with us. I ended up speaking to a gentleman, who I later found out was Gary. He gave us a BBQ and regular menu and warned us that when the BBQ runs out, that's that. Any good BBQ place is like that so I did not give it a second thought. We did return in the evening around 6:45pm for dinner because they were serving Prime Rib (Thursday Night), and was greeted that same way we were earlier. Gary ended up seating us after a short wait. He was very personable, and a great story teller! At the server's and Gary's recommendation, we ordered the Smoked Tuna Dip and Wonton Chips (homemade.) I also order some Fried Crab Fingers. We ordered the Shack Stack, BBQ Chicken and Pulled Pork, Pulled Pork Sandwich, and the Thursday night Prime Rib. At dessert time we opted for Cheesecake, Key Lime Pie, and Chocolate Holy Cake = $157.49 (they do have military discount.) Three people in the group said that the Tuna Dip was the best they ever had. I had it and thought meh, but the Wonton Chips were off the chain. The Crab Fingers were meaty, and easy to eat. Just meh for me because I was not a fan of the sauce it comes with (or on the table.) Perhaps a really good cocktail sauce or butter might have been in order. Wife said the Prime Rib was good and cooked to perfection. It was also a pretty thick slice! The BBQ, unfortunately was just OK. I really would like to try the ribs next time, as they did run out as warned. For the kids, it was the BBQ sauce on the table that did the BBQ in. A few choices of BBQ sauces would be great addition to the menu. I had the Shack Stack, and thought that is was all good and tasty, but nothing like WOW. Now the desserts we were told were all homemade. They looked very sweet, but they were not overpowering, and were all very, very good. Everyone enjoyed the desserts. We will definitely return for lunch (so that I can try the ribs), and would definitely recommend Gary's for the original menu. At this time, the BBQ was just meh for us.

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    Delicious. The place was rustic but the service was great. I would definitely go back.

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    Food was excellent The service was even better. My wife had the lunch stack I had Grouper basket both were excellent.

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    Great seafood and prime rib special on Thursday. Friendly staff, quick service,. Food hot when served.

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    Absolutely better than any seafood in PCB! Gary was amazing as much as the food! Good atmosphere and family oriented

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    Everything is delicious! Service is quick and very nice staff! I've had several dishes and all were very good!

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    1 year ago

    Friendly employees and the food was delicious I called ahead, at arrival the food was ready and hot.

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    Friendly owners! Delicious food! Our go to is the catfish, fried oysters, gator bites and jalepeno coleslaw.

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    Food is always good. Never an issue coming in at any time. Service is also exceptional each time.

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    1 year ago

    Food is great. not much in ambiance (local dive) but the service was good. Great seafood and busters. I recommend.

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    The smoked tuna dip was phenomenal!! Everything we had was great and the service was great

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