Stopped in just to see what they had, left with a beautiful side of flounder and some p&d shrimp! Dinner that night was delicious! The flounder tasted super fresh and you really can't get better than fresh N.C. shrimp. Great quality raw product. I wish that they would let you pick your weight you'd like to purchase. There was a little push back when we asked for 8pc of shrimp, we are cooking for 2 and didn't need a half pound or pound. And I was really hoping to buy just a couple scallops to go with dinner but they were pretty firm on selling a minimum of a half pound. Good to know for next time.. we will be back! read more

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I ordered the shrimp dinner. It was fresh and delicious! The shrimp were big and cooked perfectly. The sides that I got were the coleslaw and the hush puppies. Excellent!! Highly recommend!! read more

Everything was good. Had shrimp, oysters and grouper bites. Fast service. Glad they opened back up. read more

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Ordered shrimp, scallops, and crab. The seafood was delicious. The shrimp and scallops were deep-fried with a light, flavorful fry. The crab was very sweet, and had a fantastic ocean flavor without tasting fishy. read more

Bought crab legs and peel and eat shrimp for Fathers Day- both were awesome! The man working (owner I presume) was also very nice to my daughter. Definitely recommend. read more

Out of business and building for sale, don't waste time like I did. May have been good in past but definitely not providing good food now!

Awesome goodness! Fresh fried foods with the freshest ingredients available. Service was excellent and the food was ordered to go. It was absolutely delicious! Small shop for fresh seafood or freshly prepared so homey. read more

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It was open this week. I saw about 10 cars there so i will be back to order soon. I need some fresh and fried seafood plus i love their specials read more

Great seafood and easy to order and pick up Tony and his wife and daughter do a great job read more

We LOVE this place. It's a great family working hard to provide excellent service and seafood to the Oak Island tourist/community. We buy/order take-out here often, when we are on the island, and have never been disappointed. read more

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My husband and I had the crab legs, and they were absolutely ethereal - the best I've ever tasted. The service was also fantastic.

Seafood market who also cooks your food... the food is fresh, but be warned you need to plan early. You also needn't call because there are only 3 people working... the father, mom, and daughter. Check Facebook for the menu, but be flexible for what is available... Enjoy! read more

It's good for what it is which is a seafood shop that also doubles as a take out fish place. We ordered flounder and shrimp for lunch take out and it was fine. I appreciate this mom and pop (plus daughter) operation and got what I expected from them. p.:s. I feel like I'm every trip to the ocean I return let down by the seafood picks that I make so it may just be my decision making. read more

Delicious!!! We ordered two plates to bring home (this is takeout only). It was cooked to order & took less than 10 minutes. Service was quick & friendly. Excellent deal, around $35 for a shrimp plate w/2 sides & a grouper bites plate w/2 sides. Not too much breading, you could taste the freshness of the seafood! Not greasy, either. You can't go wrong here, 100000/10 recommend. read more

Simple menu and everything is made fresh! Friendly staff and there is definitely a line around lunch or supper time. read more

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We were staying in the area during our family beach trip. My sister had suggested doing an evening of seafood and this place popped up on my Yelp search. We decided to give this place a try and I sent my sister of the request to get. My sister ordered some snow crab legs, scallops, crawfish, and shrimp. They were raw but offered to boil it for additional $ per pound (be sure to ask before ordering/making assumptions). My sister then stopped by the Food Lion to pick up some corn, old bay spice, butter, and some potatoes. OMG - the outcome was delicious (thanks to my sister chef!). The seafood was delicious, but my only complaint would be the crawfish. It wasn't bad, but my dad had always told me that if it's not a crawfish buffet, you might want to pass on that because if you're paying by the pound...you're going to be paying extra for all the shell they have. Totally agree with him, you can order other seafood choices that do not have 95% shell and 5% seafood meat on them. If you're here at the beach and need to get some fresh seafood, this is the place to get some! read more

We stop here multiple times every time we visit Oak Island! We usually order the shrimp and have it steamed before taking it to go. They'll steam it up quick and put Old Bay on it if you want it. We paid $11.99/pound for medium peeled and deveined shrimp. The large peeled and deveined are $14.99/pound. I'm sure the price may change based on the market. They'll charge $2 to steam it, but it's worth it! The shrimp is so fresh and delicious. They have so many options available including boil pots with corn and potatoes, fried platters, steamed items, etc. We will definitely continue visiting Pelican Seafood! read more

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I was excited to try this place when reading reviews but it was absolutely disgusting. The fried shrimp was cooked in old oil and cooked so long it was like rubber. One bite and couldn't even swallow it. Wasted $60 on plates that were not edible. Tried to salvage by drowning in sauce but the old oil taste was so overpowering. I wouldn't try this place again, it was that bad on the first go round. read more

My family and I came here for a late lunch today around 130 PM today. Take out only. There was no wait and the owners were very friendly and answered all our questions. We wanted to get the crab cake but that was not available due to Covid. Instead, we got 2 Deep fried oyster plates and two deep fried softshell crab plates. Each oyster plates had nine good size oysters plus you get two sides. We got coleslaw and potato salad for 3 plates and one plate with hush puppies and cole slaw. The softshell crab plates came with two decent size crabs + 2 sides also. Your side choices are: hush puppies, fries, coleslaw, potato salad. Our plates were made to order quikly and were piping hot. Super delicious! My daughter and in laws like the oysters better than the soft shell crab. I enjoyed both very much. The only thing I would suggest is some sliced lemon to flavor the oysters and crabs and cocktail sauce for dipping. Tartar sauce was provided but those are more for fish plate. Bottom line, I highly recommend this place for seafood lovers! They also have fresh seafood for purchase and to make it at home read more

We recently visited Pelican seafood for the first time and it was a huge mistake. The guy who was working was rude so we left without purchasing anything. read more

Seafood market with fresh offerings of shrimp, scallops, fish (wahoo, grouper. Salmon, etc.) And frozen shrimp. They also had crab salad, grouper salad and tarter sauce. They have breading, hush puppy mix, etc. They had a 95 sanitary rating and seemed clean. We ordered fried scallops, shrimp, oysters and grouper. They came with fries and slaw. A few of my scallops were gritty.. Good amount of seafood for the price and not heavy batter. We will definitely go back! read more

Great shrimp! The nicest people... poured rain while I was inside.. owner suggested I run to car and then pull-up to pickup food so it wouldn't get wet. :-) read more

Fried Shrimp and potato salad are SO good! Would highly recommend stopping by for a quick take out meal. Owners are very nice and work hard to keep the line moving read more

This small business has excellent quality seafood and the fried plates are cooked to order with generous portions. The owners are kind and work very hard to make sure you are satisfied with your order. We will definitely be returning for meals in the future. read more

Haven't ventured any further east on Oak Island to other fish/seafood markets, because every time I stop into Pelican Seafood, I find something fresh and delicious. Found some beautiful Tilefish filets tonight, baked them with some roasted zucchini/yellow squash. read more

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Everything they have is great. So glad we stumbled upon this place! We had the scallops and shrimp both were so mouth watering good!

Love this place. Food is fresh and service is friendly. Fast even when there are lots of customers in line.

Don't be fooled by the ramshackle operation. Itheu serve shrimp like you used to get in Calabash at the height of its glory . . . which was a quite awhile ago! read more

Great food and nice people. Food was not greasy, perfectly and lightly fried. Highly recommend read more

Super friendly owners and fresh seafood!! Definitely recommend trying there cooked to order options!

The best seafood on the island. Great prices, fresh seafood and the owner and staff are so friendly and make every trip fun for my kids and myself. read more

The seafood was fresh & delicious. We got scallops and shrimp to cook at home. The staff were friendly and helpful. Will definitely be back!

My family and I were in from out of town and went by in person to pay ahead and order our food pick up for the next day at 4:00 pm. We ordered a pile of seafood $145 worth. The young lady helping us was friendly at the time, but never once mentioned that you can not pre-order fried food, which a small portion of our order was. When my husband went in to pick up the order, the owner started out saying I wish your wife would have picked up like she was supposed to yesterday. We do not pre-order fried food. That was the first time that had been referenced. My husband came out and got me to confirm what we were told and the owner was very combative right off the bat saying we were told that. My husband, myself, and my son were in there when we ordered the food and could all swear and guarantee we were never told that. I simply asked they he then refund the money for my fried food portion since there was obviously a miscommunication and that was not expressed to us when ordering. He refused and threw our full order on the counter and said there it is take it and get out of here. I said no, I do not want the food from yesterday as that is not what I ordered. I wanted it fresh as promised on Sunday at 4. He again said there is your food - take it and leave. We left and left the food there. I'm not sure if we caught this "friendly" family on a bad day, but the customer service experience was horrible. They were not willing to make up for a miscommunication on their part when we ordered our food. There was never any explanation on not pre-ordering fried food. Be fully made aware beforehand if you are going there for fried food! Huge disappointment as we had been told all kids of great things about this place and was really looking forward to our good family seafood dinner. read more

My family absolutely loved the steamed shrimp and fried scallops. The potato salad, fries and hush puppies were good too!! The fried red snapper ,fried flounder,fried shrimp were definitely a good pick and we enjoyed it. The only problem we had was with the fried oysters they were too salty. But overalls we were so happy to eat here during our short stay on Oak Island. Can't wait to be back ! read more

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Skip this Place and keep driving until you get to Haag and Sons. I was very disappointed when I walked in and saw a very scarce selection of already prepared fish, similar to what I see at a supermarket. Not what I would expect from a coastal fish market. read more

OMG the fish is so fresh! And they fry or steam it for you while you wait. This is a go to place for a great, quick meal and perfect for a picnic on the beach where you just have to make a quick stop, go to the beach, and eat! read more

We enjoyed buying Pelican's delicious fresh shrimp and scallops to prepare at our beach house. Friendly, efficient service.

Great fried and steamed seafood that is always fresh. We also love buying raw seafood here and cooking at home. Always so fresh and everyone is so nice here. read more

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This is a seafood market that also sells sandwiches and grub! Since I did not purchase any fresh seafood to take home, I cannot comment on its merits in that regard. But I will say a few words about its fish and chips. We ordered the mahi fish and chips and not only was it reasonably priced ($7.99) the pieces of fish were lightly breaded and fried to perfection. The pieces had been cut small which was perfect for my small children, who normally don't eat fried fish but devoured these. We also ordered Cole slaw in substituting fries for a few of the orders ---now we know to just add a thing of Cole slaw on the side and just keep the fries. It seems they have a good method of frying their fish and the meal tasted very fresh and not heavily salted, which surprised my parents. We would come here again to try something else! Let's see what this Peli-can fry up next! read more

Best seafood at Oak Island! Fried or steamed to order by the pound or by the plate. Fresh and the fried fish is cooked perfectly! Friendly folks and seafood could not be any fresher!! read more