I watched several Youtube vids of food and restaurants before going to Nola and saw J's seafood dock featured on a couple videos. It was very exciting to find this place located inside the French market. I gotta say, the service was friendly however they were a bit disorganized, even for a not so busy day. I felt completely bad because they called us for a plate that wasn't ours and they couldn't take it back because we held it. The food wasn't as great as I was expecting. Mind you, the food was good, and the seafood was fresh! but there wasn't that wow or flavor factor. The chargrilled oysters had way too much cheese and was overpowering the oyster. The crawfish beignets were a bit bland, too much batter where I couldn't enjoy the seafood. I enjoyed the service and presentation, but my expectations were a bit too high. I would definitely go and try their food again next time I'm in the area. read more

Great food find The Chargrilled Oyster were excellent - not quite as good as Acme House but better then Drago's and Royal House Order 2 soft shelled crabs - and there were awesome and we loved them NOTE: one of the soft shell crabs was small and broken so they also gave a pound of boiled crawfish. Boiled crawfish were good - not the best but the best free food of the week :P Crawfish Beignets - dense, oily, and not tasty - least favorite of the meal Shrimp and Grits were good What a great Lunch read more

Good stop to grab something when walking around the market. Got jambalaya and it hit the spot read more

J's Seafood Dock - Jambalaya - Seafood Near Me - New Orleans, Louisiana

Located next to an abundance of small restaurants, this place had charm because of the employees. They were very fun and allured me and my sister into picking out a few dishes. One gentleman who worked here was singing and entertaining everyone while shucking seafood and generally being pleasant and uplifting. I'd ordered the fried shrimp on toast with I can't remember which marinade, but it was pretty good. A bit overpriced for what I received (4 small pieces of bread with fried shrimp and a sliver of salad on the bottom), but the hits were the shrimp and grits and crab beignets. So delicious and something I'd definitely order again. read more

J's Seafood Dock - Crab Beignets and Shrimp n Grits - Seafood Near Me - New Orleans, Louisiana

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This place exudes freshness! Oysters were delicious as always...but sit and the oyster bar and enjoy the folks shuckin' them...they are HILARIOUS!!! We also had the boiled shrimp and shrimp tacos, I would highly recommend the tacos...my wife went back for more! read more

J's Seafood Dock - All Mine!!! - Seafood Near Me - New Orleans, Louisiana

Oysters were fresh & delicious. Had great conversation with the shucker. We had been search Nola for something spicy for 2 days and their boiled shrimp finally hit the spot. Would go back in a heart beat read more

J's Seafood Dock - Fresh Oysters - Seafood Near Me - New Orleans, Louisiana

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This is a restaurant in the French Market. With so many options, I stopped here because I saw that they sold fried soft shell crab, which I love, but didn't see anywhere else in the market. The crab is very well seasoned, crisp, and flavorful. It was some of the best soft shell crab I've had. My only complaint is that the crab is small, and for $18, I wish it had been bigger than I wouldn't have left feeling hungry. I didn't get a picture of it because I bashed on it immediately, lol. read more

This place is one the highlights for my New Orleans trip !! First off, they have a shucker that freshly shucks the oysters in front of you which giving you a show to watch. We also ordered fried crab claws and boiled shrimps. And let me tell you this: THE BOILED SHRIMPS IS A MUST TRY!!! It is the right kind of spicy and I can eat it everyday!!! It is that good that I wanted to buy some to go to bring it back to California! I am still thinking about this place almost everyday after this trip. P.S: Don't forget to count how many oysters that you get from the oyster shucker because we found out later from the pictures that he only gave us 11 oysters instead of a dozen. However, I'm still giving this place 5 stars even though we had one less oyster by mistake. BECAUSE IT IS THAT GOOD!!! read more

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hands down best oysters in all of NOLA!!!!! By the time I made it to the french market I had a big lunch and ate some delicious beignets but I could not pass up oysters and then I got tempted to try some crawfish. so on a full full belly I pulled the trigger and the crawfish and the oysters. The crawfish was being re-heated and while we waited the man at the counter shucked our oysters and threw in a few free ones since it was a longer wait then anticipated. ooooo EM GEEEE!! BEST OYSTERS IN NOLA!!! They were absolutley delicious!!! The crawfish was really good as well. He showed me how to properly eat them which was great becuase if i had to figure it out on my own i probably would have given up. They were perfectly seasoned and finally I enjoyed something spicy. read more

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This place is so good! Its Located in the French Market with so many different restaurants and shops there its hard to choose but the display of their food was out front so you can see what you're getting which is a Plus. Everything was so fresh and warm probably the best thing I tasted. I would definitely go back each time I'm in NOLA. read more

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First stop was in the Historic French Market . I had to try this black owned spot called J's Seafood Dock. I had the shrimp tacos and I must that I'm not much of a big fan off soft tortilla shells but this taco was A1 and the Cajun sauce made it even better. read more

J's Seafood Dock - Seafood Near Me - New Orleans, Louisiana

Unfortunately not. Had to wait damn near an hour for peel & eat shrimp & struggled to peel them. They were stuck to the shrimp. NOT ENJOYABLE AT ALL. Was to scared to ask for a refund because you know that NOLA attitude, but anyway the oyster creole looks good plated, but it's terrible, too much sauces no flavor on the oyster... Trying to support a Black Business this was a fail, food went in the trash‼ read more

J's Seafood Dock - Don't be fooled by the plating, this was SLOB! - Seafood Near Me - New Orleans, Louisiana

I'm giving this Place 5 stars, it's clean and the staff was very much friendly. I went there 3 times in my 7days visit. I felt like I needed to try everything. The raw bar was great and the the food was fresh and delicious. I will recommend to everyone who will come to Nola. read more

J's Seafood Dock - Char broiled oysters - Seafood Near Me - New Orleans, Louisiana

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Awesome spot for some seafood. Had a craving for some soft shell crab and this spot does it! Going to hit up the raw bar and load up on goodies later. Must try. Jambalaya Crawfish tails Softshell crab Great spot in a open market so be prepared to shuffle over seating and stand in line to place your order. read more

Yassss! I knew that whenever I got the chance to head over to NOLA I would have to make a pit stop here. After watching Justin Duncan (the owner) on Big Brother Over the Top, I was curious to try out his restaurant. My family and I stopped by J's Seafood for lunch today and we absolutely loved everything we got. I got the Fried Crawfish tails and practically inhaled them because they were so good. My sister got the Crawfish Beignets and said they were very tasty. My mother got a shrimp boat, and could not stop praising how much she enjoyed the fried shrimp. We are from South Florida, but she told me that these were the best fried shrimp she had ever eaten. My Aunt got the Shrimp and grits that were also very good. The only negative thing I will say is that the time for the food coming out was a bit sporadic. There was probably a ten to fifteen-minute interval for each of our items coming out. This is a great place to stop by for lunch and I would recommend it to anybody heading into French Market. read more

J's Seafood Dock - Fried crawfish tails. - Seafood Near Me - New Orleans, Louisiana

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While walking through the French Market looking for food, I passed J's Seafood Dock. I glanced at the menu and saw shrimp tacos. I ordered shrimp tacos and a small fries. I got 2 tacos and they were surprisingly very good. They skimped on the shrimp though. One had 4 shrimp and the other had five. I noticed the menu had all sorts of different items but I think I made the best decision for my taste buds. On the way home, it occurred to me that I never received the fries I ordered. But oh well, I will get them next time I'm there. read more

J's Seafood Dock - Delicious shrimp tacos - Seafood Near Me - New Orleans, Louisiana

Came here on my last day visiting NOLA and instantly regretted why I didn't got to this place more than once!! This place is located in the French Market. Expect long lines specially on rush hours but the wait is totally worth it. J's was most definitely the best meal I had in New Orleans. Tried their lobster, jambalaya and gumbo! All were amazing! This place beats any of the big name restaurants around French and Bourbon St. Everything was so tasty with perfect kick of spice! Such an authentic cajun flavor to it. Not going to lie I'd make another trip to NOLA just to eat here again! :) read more

This was my wife and I's first introduction to New Orleans and the food.We started we a Jambalaya and two crawfish dishes. We got the Crawfish Beginets, and Crawfish Pie. The Jambalaya has just enough heat that give your mouth that bit of tingle and also a building burn if you like that sort of sensation. Its pretty simple it kinda looks like a sausage and chicken fried rice but with spice, but the flavour is there. The Crawfish Pie didn't had more bits of crawfish than the Beginets but I appreciated the density of it compared to the Beignets. The beignets remind me of more like a hushpuppy maybe a bit denser than I had pictured in my head when I hear beignets. Overall the two crawfish dishes helped to make the meal a more filling lunch for two. The service is pretty quick and they have a seating area. This place also gets quiet busy during your lunch rush hours, but fear not they have a oyster bar here as well. This place is pretty good for a quick snack or stop to just sit and eat some oysters. This was our first of many stops in New Orleans read more

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Must try while I'm New Orleans! Located in the French market there are a variety of options but the smell was enticing and I am glad I came here. Everything was made fresh and is full of flavor, the charbroiled oysters are absolutely delicious!!! Of all the food I had while in New Orleans This was hands down my favorite, highly recommended!! read more

J's Seafood Dock - Seafood Near Me - New Orleans, Louisiana

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They say they close at 5, but we got there a little before 4:30 and there was no one/sign at the register. After waiting 10 minutes the cashier came out of the back (we could see them through the doors while we were waiting) and rudely informed us the kitchen was closed. We asked if we could still have the fresh oysters because that doesn't require the kitchen. Although the shuckers were still serving people, she said "like I said the kitchen is closed, my manager is leaving...". If they just had a sign we would have known. We weren't able to come back to try the food, so unfortunately I cannot comment on that. read more

I wanted to sample all the seafood and I did! The crawfish is spicy and delicious. The shrimp and oysters was awesome too!! read more

J's Seafood Dock - Yummy ! - Seafood Near Me - New Orleans, Louisiana

As much as New Orleans is best known for crawfish. I don't know why it's soooooo hard to locate a crawfish boil joint in the city. Yes I tried hunting them down in yelp, but most of the spots are way outside city limits. Oh well, at least there's J's Seafood Dock. No its not as authentic as your uncle Steve's crawfish boil, but this probably comes pretty close. Yea I said it,, I never had a proper boil before, but the ones here are very good. I only say that because the only crawfish I've had were the ones sitting in a heater tray at a Chinese buffet. Those are ok,, just that this one is properly delicious. I did the an order of crawfish, an order of shrimp and an order of fries. The shrimp wasn't very good,, it was rather under done, and I don't care much for that. The main event for me was the crawfish,, those were properly delicious. I like how fresh they are from the boiler. They literally cook it right in front of you. You hand them your ticket, then they hand you your crawfish. Fries were fries,, they're crunchy and tasted like fried potato sticks. Service was great and I definitely enjoyed eating my crawfishies here. At least now I have a spot to take people who has never had a proper crawfish boil. Thanks J's Seafood Dock!! read more

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Tourist spot in the French Market. So expect to pay higher than regular NOLA seafood places around. It was just convenient for us because we did some shopping in the Market and you dont need to go somewhere to grab some food. We had oysters and boiled crawfish, though not in season. Its a little bit overcooked but just ok. The osyter and shrimp boat were so delish. The garlic and cajun sauce of the shrimp is perfect for the bread. Their jambalaya was also yummy. read more

J's Seafood Dock - fried Oysters - Seafood Near Me - New Orleans, Louisiana

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The flavor for the crawfish was good, but the size of the batch we got were small. Deep fried pickles were good. We were lucky to find a seat ao no problems there. Easy to get to straight off the 49 street car. read more

Shrimp tacos were good but only like 3 pieces of shrimp for 2 tortillas. Very busy especially since it's in the French Market but they are pretty fast. read more

J's Seafood Dock - Seafood Near Me - New Orleans, Louisiana

Food was pretty good. (Then again, it's slim pickings here at The French Market). Slow, slow slowwwwwwwwww service though. Took over 20 minutes to get our food and we only ordered two items. Got the seafood quesadilla and the shrimp tacos. Small portions for the price you pay. The average American will NOT get full off of this. It's like a kids portion. read more

I absolutely LOVE this place! It's the first place I've ever had oysters at, 8 years ago, and since I just crave them so much I have to make trips to nola. Its not just the food, its the entire experience, its the service, the vibe, the people!!! This place runs by a mother and daughter who love dancing to music while opening fresh oysters with a knife. They smile at you non stop, they make you feel great. The market has its great vibe all around, people are friendly, talking to each other having great time eating crawfish boil and oysters while sipping on beer from the next door vendor. Ysann took amazing care of us, and anyone else there. Let us try a crawfish before we purchased a boil plate, showed us how to eat it, just so sweet and caring. She heard it's our anniversary and gave us extra oysters.! I will always be back there, it's my staple spot in NOLA. Thank you Yissan for the great returning experience :) read more

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Great crawfish & shrimp to go! Love it Boiled CrawfishBoiled ShrimpCajun Boiled Crawfish read more

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I'm disappointed that I reviewed this place before and only gave it four stars. Four years after my first visit to New Orleans and all I talk about is going back to the French Market to find these oysters. Oysters that come off the dock. They're huge. The look amazing. There's a hype dude, the baddest mother shucker on the planet, shucking oysters as the orders come in singing and entertaining everyone around. This time I around I added an order of crawfish. While these were delicious and spicy, it's a lot of work to eat these damn things. But let's be real... the absolute star of my entire trip was a visit to J's for these oysters! read more

This was a great spot within the French Market. It is right across from a community set of tables and chairs with which to eat at. So very convenient in that regard. It was also good for us because we did not want a ton of food and also wanted to eat quickly and casually. I also liked that they had all of their dishes physically displayed so you could see what it looked like and how much you get. Of course, your food is made to order. We got the jambalaya and while a bit pricey, there was a ton of meat and it was very tasty. We waited about 10 minutes for our food after ordering and were able to find a table right a across the walkway. Like I said, we weren't that hungry, but still had leftovers and was able to get a to-go container in order to share with a homeless person in the French quarter. Their other offerings were all typical Cajun food and I would love to try them another time! read more

We literally went to J's everyday we were in New Orleans!! I love the staff and the food is OMG amazing!! You MUST run to J's if you love seafood. Support your local restaurants and run to J's. It is definitely worth and trust me every time I am in New Orleans I will be sitting at J's!! read more

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Omg their seafood is so fresh The oysters taste so good I had raw oysters , fried oysters and fried fish everything tasted so good I'm Surprise the line is not long on this one But the wait for the food was about 15-20 min read more

J's Seafood Dock - Fried oyster Fried fish Fresh oysters - Seafood Near Me - New Orleans, Louisiana

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I tried their bbq shrimp and it was pretty amazing! Perfect amount of spice and plenty of butter! Served with a French roll for dipping that tasty sauce. I only wish they serve more shrimp or maybe just get 2 orders. lol read more

J's Seafood Dock - BBQ shrimp - Seafood Near Me - New Orleans, Louisiana

I came across J's Seafood Dock during French quarter festival. With so many options surrounding, I decided to give them a try due to there being a display of various items they offered. The crawfish beignet was truly disappointing. The presentation was great. The food it's self was lackluster. A more accurate description would be tasteless. The beignet contained crawfish, corn, and NO SEASONING whatsoever. It was bland. Two fried pieces of dough is what I was given with a type of tartar like/ roumelade sauce on top. They do have an oyster bar which seemed to have lots of people. Although I didn't try it I would say maybe that should be what you opt for instead. Glad I only spent $6. The service was great and for that they get the additional star. Person taking my order took it with a smile. I was checked out quickly and the wait was not too long. Overall, I wouldn't give this restaurant another try. Too many places around that offer the same thing that are probably much better. read more

J's Seafood Dock - Seafood Near Me - New Orleans, Louisiana

Located in the French Market. Was number 3 of 5 in crawfish boil tastings in the French Quarter. We came early around noon and took quite a while to get the crawfish. It has more of a lemongrass seasoning. Grab a table and listen to music and enjoy people watching. Fries were shoestring and pretty good. Crawfish ratings: MRB Foodfest - Bayou Barn J's Seafood Dock French Market restaurant Market Cafe read more

J's Seafood Dock - Seafood Near Me - New Orleans, Louisiana

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Before I begin, I know the French Market is a tourist trap, but I was craving a crawfish boil and shrimp and this place was at hand. J's Seafood Dock is actually a booth next to Organic Banana. Overall, I enjoyed the process of waiting for my crawfish more than actually eating it. The crawfish boiler was set outside of the booth in a open area so the crowd could watch the unveil. The cook came out singing songs and then handed out servings using checkered paper boats. The actual crawfish I got was of questionable freshness, salty as hell, but oddly satisfying to eat. I also ordered the shrimp, but it came with no song and appeared from the back area of the booth. Unshelling and de-veining the shrimp was a pain, but again the process of doing so, made eating the shrimp gratifying. In some, not something I need to do again, but I am glad I tried this place at least once. If you are in the area and looking for some simple seafood, you could do worse. read more

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To say I was excited to stop by J's is a complete understatement. I knew exactly what I wanted (charbroiled oysters, oyster creole, and crawfish pie) before I even hit the counter. The lady at the desk was very polite and made sure our order was correct. We ate at the oyster bar talking to the staff who were friendly and shucking oysters. It's hard to go into specifics of each dish, but all I can say was they were all amazing. Everything tasted amazingly fresh; best seafood I have ever had. The BEST. Sad part was, I didn't even get everything I wanted (too full). Never got to try the fried lobster tail or the fried shrimp boat. But I'll be back. Sweet Jesus I'll be back. read more

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We stopped by here for a quick lunch before we were off for a tour. We had the shrimp boat (basically a shrimp po boy) and their crab cakes. Your get your moneys worth. You get two large crab cakes that are perfectly paired with an aioli dipping sauce. The shrimp in the po boy are lightly battered and the bread has that crunch on the outside and soft on the inside. Service was quick so were got our food and still had time to spare before we had to leave to catch our bus. read more

J's Seafood Dock - Seafood Near Me - New Orleans, Louisiana

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We stopped by the French Market for this place. Too bad crawfish wasn't in season to be made boiled :( Nonetheless, the experience was overall good. The boiled shrimps were very tasty, but most people in our party thought it was too spicy. I'm sure you can adjust the spice level (you just have to note it). What I really really liked was the charcoal grilled oysters. I hate raw oysters (don't judge), but these grilled ones were so good! I especially love the cheese on top as well. The only downside was that the wait for the food was a bit long, and we didn't get our drinks until we went back and asked for it. Overall very good! read more

J's Seafood Dock - THE BEST !!!! - Seafood Near Me - New Orleans, Louisiana

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Man the best BBq shrimp, Charbroiled oysters and freshly shucked oysters we have ever ate!!!! I mean they had us hypnotized we couldn't leave this spot dozen after dozen we give this a 10 star screw the 5star rating and the hospitality down home atmosphere was amazing!!!!! read more