Very pleasant and helpful staff. The store is very very clean and organized. They also carry some…read moremeat. Interesting items to season your fish. I love the packaging and they even put in a little bag of ice to keep your purchase cold on the way home.

I was looking for some fresh catches and the guys here are awesome. The place is very clean and…read morethey seem to have a variety of things to offer from octopus to mussels and different types of fish. I opted for cod and corvina, both of which were so fresh and good. The guys are friendly and will help you out with whatever you need. They seem very knowledgeable.

Casual! Whole fried snapper! Fried Wahoo! Local fish! Full menu, full bar…read more Hookin' Aint Easy Seafood Company is a cool house converted into a fish market and patio with a food truck and a bar with chairs with backs. There's plenty of umbrellaed tables and picnic tables. They have a full menu of apps, seafood, and burgers. Their whole fried snapper is one of our favorite fish, and Hookin' serves a generous serving, perfectly tender and sweet, in a light crispy layer of coating, on a regular soft bun, with lettuce, tomato, and red onion. Their Fried Wahoo is also well-prepared. We got fried, and it was tender and fresh. Both fish came with a heaping serving of hot crispy fries. You could also get either fish blackened, and you could add various veggies as sides. We ordered our food and also picked it up ourselves at the bar. Hookin' can get crowded, especially when they have a live musician, and parking can get pretty tight. It's just off I-275 at 22nd St, in St. Pete Fl east of Gulfport. They keep their social media pretty up-to-date, but we didn't track down a "regular" webpage.

I looked forward to my meal at Hookin' for months. I have never eaten blue crabs from the shell,…read moreand I love whole lobster, so I thought that deconstructing another type of crustacean would be fun. I got off the bus and walked across the street and into the parking lot. It was fairly busy, and I made my way to the patio area, because outside seating only. There was a kind of tiki bar with a line where you go up and get your own alcoholic beverage any time you want. You can eat at the bar or at any of the picnic tables that you pass on the way to a kind of food truck with a window where you order your food and buy bottles of soda and iced tea from a vat full of ice. I loved the vibes right away. I got in line at the "truck". Then it was my turn to order. Well, whaddaya know, they just ran out of blue crabs! And no soft-shell crabs were available as the water they live in is not warm enough yet. But they did have one of my favorite seafood delicacies, stone crab claws, so I ordered those instead, and asked for the mustard sauce instead of melted butter. I also ordered French fries and cole slaw for my sides. And then I ordered one-half dozen raw oysters, because. I was given a little wire stand with a card inserted into the top with my order number on it, to be placed on my table. Then I sauntered over to the bar and ordered an IPA from the busy, bearded and well-tattooed bartender. If you are wearing shades you will be admonished to remove them before paying, and I saw why, as the display on the... pay thingy has excessive polarization. Next I found a good spot in the shade and sipped my beer and checked the place out. Was there music? I think so, but I can't remember! Just all kinds of folks having a good time. Two preschoolers were busily playing in the sand by the main walkway to the food line, and took up most of the path most of the time, but nobody seemed to mind. If you aren't into playing with little trucks in the sand I think there is also corn hole off in one corner. If you don't know what that is, I dare you to look it up. After not too long some plates of food showed up, and I took some pictures and then got busy. First I tried the fries, because they are best when fresh and hot, but the fries were limp and sad. I just let their little ol' hand-cut selves alone. The oysters were served on the half shell on ice, and came with nice hot grated horseradish and cocktail sauce, plenty of lemon wedges, and saltine crackers. They were excellent! Then I turned my attention to the claws, glorious stone crab claws. I noticed that I was given butter instead of mustard sauce. That didn't stop me. But what did slow me down was the lack of a claw-cracker. The claws were pre-cracked a bit, but not in a way that was helpful to get at the meat. And I need leverage to rip the joints apart as my fingers don't work like they used to, so I asked for, and received quickly, a cracker. Some of the claws were on the small side, and the meat in some of the claws was a bit soft-feeling, but it was all pretty tasty. However, they fell short of my previous experiences elsewhere, including when I cooked some at home a few years ago. The cole slaw was very good. The young guy who brought my food and cracker tool was friendly, and quite funny. The woman who took my order was also nice. The bartender was just to busy to be anything but awesome. So all in all, the food was a bit of a letdown. I will try to go back for the crabs, and I saw hush puppies in a photo, that would be better than the fries.

Great fish house with a food truck attached it. You can go to the market to shop for fresh seafood…read more They have many type that offer load from fishing boat next to the river. We got some stone crab in March. This is almost end of season. The crawl size range from small to medium. Price is reasonable. We got the grouper chowder, blackened grouper and smoke mullet from the food truck. Food is good and the taste is there.

This is an interesting seafood market and eatery. We ordered a blacken grouper Po'boy sandwich and…read morea grouper chowder. There are undercover picnic tables by the water. The fish meat tasted so fresh, and the chowder was also quite good. We bought four large stone crab claws, and a smoke mullet to take home. The stone crab meat was so fresh and sweet and the texture was perfect. Eating stone crab is my favorite thing to do living in Florida. The smoke mullet was impressive. The size was big and was cleaned properly. The meat was so fresh, juicy and soft with the special dry rub seasoning, it was so tasty! And the sweet mustard BBQ sauce added extra-bonus to the already winning smoke fish. The fresh fish plus the chef skills, made their food so irresistible. The employee and the pricing were both very friendly. The picnic area was clean and got this relaxing vibe. Couple parking spots were available. In the store, there were many fresh fish and shrimp options. I am glad that we have discovered this hidden seafood gem.

This is a cool crab shack, wing place, and fried food hovel in south St Pete. Keys Cake sandwich…read moreshop and cupcakery is next door as well as some art galleries. Call to see what they have as they run out of fresh crab and neck bones. Definitely an experience..

hey, this is a great place. The fried food is fabulous and a service is extremely friendly…read more ambience is Fish Camp Fish shack just a type of place you enjoyed prices are good. Food is great.

The food and hospitality was wonderful. We never had the butter poured directly on the Maryland…read morestyle blue crab before and oh my god was it delicious. The crabs were juicy. The sides were perfect as well. All around a great experience. We will be back.

Cleanest seafood market in town. Fresh fish, lots of options. Knowledgeable staff, quick service…read more They have a great selection of dips, dressings for salads or cooking, hot sauces and other local items like honey, potato chips, tortilla chips. Great selection when need to get a small house gift.

Food was good and service was slow but they were really busy…read more. Ambiance was ok nothing to write home about. The coconut balls were really great, unfortunately,they sell out quickly.

I tried out this seafood market a couple of months ago after seeing the good reviews. The sign…read moreoutside does say open to the public, but the man inside said that they no longer provide seafood to individuals and are now wholesale for businesses only. Just an FYI so avoid wasting your time!

Love this place! They always have the best prices for when stone crab season comes around. Also the…read moresmoked fish spread is awesome! Being originally from VA I was surprised that they had Rapahannock Oysters! Great selection of fresh seafood. I would recommend calling to see what they have available, placing an order then going to go pick it up!

I'm telling you best loaded boiled peanuts n the best seafood on the south side everything about…read morethem it's just overly good

Great service Great business overall…read more Owner is very welcoming Blue crab with the mud sauce extra spicy!! I'm coming back for the shrrriiimmppssss

Found my fried fish place. Had the grouper and I really enjoyed it. I'll try the whiting next time…read more The cabbage & greens were really good. Sometimes greens are bitter, the cabbage seemed to even that out. Looking for a "soul food" fried fish place? Hit up Lorene's.

First off, the food was amazing. Everything was seasoned well, crispy on the outside, but still…read morejuicy inside. The only thing I'd really knock was the fries. They tasted old, almost like they had been sitting for a while and were refried before being served. That's just my assumption, but that's honestly how they came across. What really brought this down to a 3-star review for me was the service. The cashier genuinely seemed like she did not want to be there. No hello, no welcome, barely any interaction at all. When I walked up, she looked at me like I was bothering her and almost seemed to roll her eyes. While I was waiting for my food, there was zero communication, and when it was ready she just stood there silently until I looked up. No "thank you," no "have a nice day," nothing. She just turned around and walked away. The restaurant itself was clean and in a great location, and the food honestly is good for the price. If you can look past that one customer service experience, the food is definitely worth trying. I really do hope whatever she's dealing with gets better, because nobody acts like that for no reason.

I'm absolutely obsessed with the popcorn from here! Anybody that I can tell to go get some, they…read moredo. I'd always tell them to mention Marge because they know I go in there all the time. They are so friendly in there and I can't help but to stop by whenever I'm in the area. The employees always recognize me and they always make it so fun to chitchat while they prepare my massive quantities of popcorn. Love the decor and the art. My favorite popcorn is the salted dark chocolate!

All I can say is... WOW! I'm not even the biggest fan of popcorn -- but this popcorn is amazing…read more The "extra buttery" popcorn is so buttery and so perfectly salty that it feels like you dumped all the good stuff from the movie theater straight into the back of your mouth. I couldn't stop eating it. I also tried the caramel which of course was perfectly sweet and salty. I tried the cheddar which had a nice hint of cheesy goodness. Someday soon, I'll try more exotic flavors... This time I chose more typical flavors. The store is absolutely precious. Just a small little shop with lots of personality. Prices aren't cheap... But, also not crazy expensive. It's quality popcorn and you pay a quality price. STRONGLY recommend. (If you've read any of my previous reviews... You know I don't give this recommendation often)