This place is gross ...! I honestly can't say anything else about it. Dirty is a understatement. Never will I come back here. The employees aren't the friendliest either.... read more

I'm a seafood lover and I was impressed by the flavor and quality of the food. I will definitely come back more often. 5 stars for them.

Surprisingly good! Hole in the wall but everything I've had so far was fresh and tasty. Ceviche and fried shrimp are my faves and the salsa is homemade and served warm. A hidden gem. read more

Stopped in for late lunch as we have been wanting to try this place for months but have not come because it is always so crowded. Ceviche was as good as it gets, DELICIOUS! Good service and very good food. I would have given this place 5 Stars but I'm very particular about the temperature of my beer and the second Michelada I ordered was served in a warm glass. Ugh! It was still good but not as good as the first one. We will be back! read more

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Love the food, the drinks are good and the staff are so welcoming and attentive. This place has become one of my favorites

I went here on a Saturday afternoon and it was packed. That coupled with the high rating had me excited to try this place. The service was just okay, but it is a hole in the wall, so I did not expect anything more. For appetizers, we ordered the calamari. The batter tasted like bland cornmeal and the calamari was overcooked. For an entrée, I ordered the fish tacos and they were not anything special. The tacos were not filled with much fish and they were quite messy to eat. The rice was basic and meh. My daughter ordered the enchiladas and she liked them. The margaritas were strong and the food was decently priced. Mediocre service and food. read more

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I just don't know how anyone could rate (any location) Seafood Shack less than five stars. In a seafood starved city like Dallas, this Gringo has found seafood nirvana! Their seafood is just, fabulous! Fresh and tasty whether fried or not. With fabulous service to match, my personal favorites are the shrimp tostados or the shrimp and octopus cocktail. The octopus melts in your mouth. I like to order either with extra avocado. I love sitting at the bar. the girls always take great care to make sure I'm happy. Eating lunch at Seafood Shack is my own personal treat. And, their food is so easy on my wallet. read more

I've been order from there to go for a while but I finally set in the restaurant and no one acknowledged or served me but the guests of spanish decent was served promptl. I hate to play the race card but as a African American I would not go there read more

Went for the first time this evening for dinner. There was a line out of the front! Luckily we got a seat at the bar and got served almost immediately. We started with shrimp flautas, which were amazing. Then we went on to the caldo de pescado, which didn't disappoint either. Service was friendly & fast - especially for how busy they were. We look forward to our next visit! read more

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Great food and selection. Loved the ceviche and also the shrimp cocktail. I would recommend them.

Seafood Shack is a casual, family friendly seafood restaurant in west Dallas that specializes in shrimp cocktails, fried seafood, and ceviche. Its offerings are very similar to what you would get at Aw/Big Shucks. We ended up on here on a Friday during Lent looking for seafood, and we uncovered very tasty shack. My Overall Rating - 3 1/2 Stars (Atmosphere, Service, Food, Return) Atmosphere - It's truly a shack....with a drive through! The restaurant is quite small, and there are covered parking spaces that lead right up to the building. Although you'd think they should convert this to outdoor seating to add space. There's a tight bar area and tables within. These are definitely meant to be communal tables. Things get busy during Lenten season too. 1/2 Star. Service - There are two registers: one for new orders and one for return orders. The new order line was consistently long, and I never saw anyone reorder. I wish they would just use both registers for orders to clear up the line. Like I said, it's small and things can get tight. The staff, however, do a great job clearing tables, so as soon as someone leaves a table is ready. During the time we were there, there was ALWAYS a line, but I didn't see anyone have to wait for a table. Then again, that may be why only one register is open - to allow tables to clear. Not sure how the drive in service works but I'm sure I'll check it one day. 1/2 Stars. Food - To my surprise, the seafood was very good. I'll start with the shrimp cocktail. First of all, a medium order is served in a HUGE glass goblet. The shrimp are big (for a cocktail) and there were generous portions of avocado. Hands down better than the Aw/Big Shuck versions. As a bonus, it's served with two tostadas that hold up better and taste better than crackers. Their fried catfish basket came with a regular tarter and another tartar sauce that was a little like the In-N-Out secret sauce. It was great, and so were the fries. The hush puppies were good, not great. I would have liked a crispier outside, but they're small cylinder shaped to make dipping easier. Finally, our steamed "Cajun" platter had tons of shrimp, crab, & corn. It was a beautiful plate. Again, the shrimp here is excellent, and I did like their sauce as well. They have tons more on the menu, but our dinner samplings were all great. 1 1/2 Stars. Will I Return? - Yes! Seafood Shack is very close to me, so now I have a superb alternative to the 'Shucks restaurants. If it were a bit bigger/not as cramped with the line it would easily be 4 or 5 stars. However, Seafood Shack will no doubt get my repeat business. They excel with the "Seafood" but at the end of the day are still a "Shack". 1 Star. My Yelp Rating Scale (Sum of all parts): 1 Star - Atmosphere - Is it a cool dive? Perhaps an upscale place? No matter the type, atmosphere plays a big part and I'll give a star if I like it or thinks it has great charm. 1 Star - Service - You can have a great meal with bad service. But that's also what can make a five star joint drop to four. It's important to the dining experience that service is great and on point. 2 Stars - Food - I'll award up to two stars for the food, since this is the main reason we dine out. Sometimes the extra star is given for value, but it's really all about the food. 1 Star - Will I come back? - If I know for a fact I'll return, I'll give this a star. A place has to make an impression for me to return. Each Category can be given up to 1 star except food (2 stars) because I consider all these categories important to the overall dining experience. I will sum them up to provide my final Yelp score. read more

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Thursday dinners include musical accompaniment from a gee-tar player. This resulted in a fun and lively environment! He sang songs and one of the largest tables there knew the words, so they just sang right along. Nearly every table here had a drink or two and it was a fantastic mix of people. White, hispanic, black AND asian! (ok, so the asian was just me) We got some of the thursday special shrimp tostadas, stuffed jalapenos, and I got a fried combo seafood basket. (Don't judge, we all have our measuring sticks) While the stuffed peppers tasted fine, I do think they looked unappealing. The bacon was super dark, and the shrimp tails were left on, which after being cooked, made them sorta look like bug legs. Ceviche was good with some added lime juice. My basket consisted of a catfish fillet, 4 fried shrimp, and a side of fries. The fries had a slight dusting of cajun spices or the like on them. The basket also had a special tarter sauce that also had cajun type seasoning. Remoulade-esque? House cocktail sauce was good with a smokey tang. The fillet was thin but well fried, basic cornmeal batter going. A heavy dusting of that fry seasoning could have been appreciated on the fish. Oh well, hell-o tapatio! I enjoyed my dinner with such a lively environment, but my dining partner did not. He said it was too loud and he's had better ceviche. (He totally pulled the "my mom makes better..." card) I think he was probably just tired and cranky. SOMEONE needs a nap. read more

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A few days ago my boyfriend's dad was eating take out food from here and I had a bite of his shrimp flauta. I immediately made plans to make it here. Then I read all the yelp reviews (yep, all of them) and started to panic a bit. But we came anyway because that one bite I had was that good. Unlike what everyone said, parking wasn't a challenge and we walked right up to the counter and ordered at 6:30 pm. I read all the reviews about your order being wrong since everyone behind the counter is Mexican and decided to put that to the test. My boyfriend is from Mexico and I had him go first and order his food. He ordered in Spanish, but he does that wherever we go if he sees a fellow Latino. Then I got up and ordered separately. The girl was just as kind and just as efficient, she was just speaking to me in my language instead of his. And wen our order came? Everything was correct. And it makes my heart ache that do many of the negative reviews on here are just racist comments about how Mexicans should learn English. I ordered the flautas and they were worth our crazy long drive. It freaked me out that the shrimp is cooked in the tortilla with the tail still on, but tails are edible technically so I just continued to eat. My boyfriend had the large shrimp cocktail and it was huge. It tasted good and had generous amounts of avocado. The only problem with it was that they only give you a few tortilla chips and once you're out there's still a ton of cocktail left to drink like a soup. We had the fried mushrooms. They were my least favorite part. They were obviously cooked to order since they were so hot, but one bite would take the entire mushroom out and then you're left with just a hunk of bread. I love bread but I wanted mushroom in every bite. We also had the shrimp and bacon jalapeños. I wanted the shrimp and crab ones, but for the same price you can get the bacon ones and get 3 more to an order than the crabs. They were good, but watch out for the little toothpicks left after the cooking! I really liked this place. Our service was fine. We waited a little for our food, but the average time I would wait at any restaurant. Our entrees were both delicious. I want to come back and try the crab boil on Wednesday nights. That's a steal. read more

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The quality of the Food/Service is top tier, I definitely recommend to any seafood lovers!

I was so excited to eat here because, well, seafood. From the moment we walked in I had second thoughts. It was the vibes in the place. Apparently people didn't think this white girl could speak Spanish. Wrong. We ordered at the counter and sat down. 10 minutes later we are brought guacamole and chips. I dug in. The chip was fresh and crispy and the guacamole quite tasty. And then it was yanked off the table and taken to the table next to us. Apparently my mom hadn't ordered guacamole. (My bad ) When they brought our chips and salsa 10 minutes later the chips were stale and nasty. We nibbles on those for the next 30 minutes. Our food forgotten. My mother finally received her shrimp tostada (which was warm shrimp salad with miracle whip) and after waiting 45 minutes and going up and asking where my food was, I received a flavorless fish taco and white rice. The one star is for so many reasons. We watched people walk in, order, sit down and be served. They FINISHED their meals and left before we even received our first dish. The chips were stale when they obviously had fresh ones available. The food was nasty. The conversation going on when they thought I wasn't fluent. Just so disappointed on so many levels. read more

Had a great lunch at the Seafood Shack today. Not a lot of money has been spent on the interior of the Seafood Shack. It is not that kind of place. The dining room and decor is functional - not fashionable. But the food is good! And when you go for lunch- you are going to be surrounded by all sorts of people who know it. People in suits, people in work boots and jeans, people waiting to meet other people, older retired couples, business people, college people- you will see it all! I am a real estate investor and I'm flipping a home in the area. Everyone that comes to work on this home has been so excited to go there! This is an "order at the counter, take a number and find a seat" place. They have all kinds of seafood: Grilled, Fried, and some great lunch specials as well! I ordered the grilled Talapia because it was my first time and I didn't know there were lunch specials and when I ordered from off the main menu, no one offered to let me know that there were lunch specials....(Next time I will get a lunch special...) Anyhow- I ordered the grilled talapia with veggies. It came with white rice and a sriracha type hot sauce. I also ordered the fried mushrooms just for funzies. The fried mushrooms were just what they should be- mushrooms surrounded with a thick batter and deep fried. Probably not very healthy, but hey- I ordered the grilled Talapia, so I could splurge, right? The talapia was fresh, spiced very well and grilled to perfection. The veggies were very fresh and not overcooked, which is refreshing. I am so happy to find this place and will definately be back. Probably tomorrow :). read more

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Some friends and I went to Seafood Shack on a rainy Wednesday night. I got to the place first and there was a steady stream of people. I noticed the majority of the customers were drinking margaritas and eating the boiling pot special of either 1lb shrimp, crab, or both. One of my friends got the crab cake entree. She said it was really good. I want to try it next time. My other friend and I both got the special of 1lb. steamed crab, potatoes, and corn on the cob. Then that pile of good is topped with cajun seasoning. After we were finished eating we had some beers then I saw the special with crab & shrimp being delivered to another table... So of course we split an order. Everything was delicious and I can't wait to go back. read more

Seafood Shack - Seafood Shack Shrimp & Crab Boiling Pot - Seafood Near Me - Dallas, Texas

Juantacos- Fish Taco Ohhh la la... This taco be so tasty I aint brush my teeth since I has them. First thing yo tastebuddies esperience be the strong aflauvour tortilla mmmmhm you aint need but coupleotooth to break into it then you be transported to San Diego right when the juicy fish melts withe sauce and provocative avocado. Damn I thought. Damn. Didnt Juantacos- Seafood Gumbo I say, be this New Orleens or be this Dallas, Texas??? Seafood, chorizo:besto both worlds. I aint seen no surf n turf more classier then this. Seafood Shack, ya know how to make a lady feel like an austraunauts' wife. read more

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I went to dinner with my ex- husband Christian. The scenery was very nice. Very good service. My favorite was the rafas ceviche.

I love this place, my family has been coming for 20 years. It's the most authentic mexican seafood around. The service is always great and everyone is very helpful and friendly. Casual vibe and energetic restaurant. I highly recommended! read more

The food was spectacular! You can't beat 50 cent oysters on Tuesdays! They were cleaned well and tasted fresh. The place was packed about 7:00 pm and def has a dive appeal. Ordered the oysters, shrimp and crab leg boil, and shrimp cocktail. The only negative is the shrimp cocktail was on the sweet side which I didn't care for (I love my spice). The shrimp and crab boil was very spicy and delicious. Definitely will come back for the oyster special on Tuesdays!! read more

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Came here with a friend for lunch. The place was kinda full. We ordered the crab leg boil and the shrimp boil along with a mango margarita and some other drink. I got my meal within 15 minutes, the crab legs. After waiting about another 30 minutes, the shrimp boil never came out. My friend went back up to the register and asked about his food and the cashier said he forgot to add it to our order. So he placed his order again, paid, and waited another 15 minutes for it to come out. Total of 45 minutes for his meal...a lot of wasted time. The food was decent, nothing spectacular. I've definitely had better seafood boils. We were just in the area waiting on a phone to get fixed and stopped in for lunch. I more than likely won't be back. read more

Seafood Shack - Seafood Near Me - Dallas, Texas

Talk about a hole in the wall! We came here to eat dinner before a movie at the nearby cinemark. There was so many people at dinner time! Like at one point, there was a line to order. Apparently on mondays, they have fish or shrimp ceviche tostadas for $5 which you get 2! I got the fish and it was pretty good! My boyfriend got the 6 pc jumbo shrimp which came with lots of fries and 2 hushpuppies. It looked pretty good as well but I only tried the fries, oops. We also ordered the shrimp cocktail which is good but I didn't like the texture of the peeled shrimp. Other than that, it was pretty good. All the cold food made me cold so be prepared for that! Especially if you get cold easily. I think cocktail sauce, silverware, lemons, and the drink machine is all by the counter so don't forget to get your items! Also if you want to end your dinner with a sweet note, try their flan! You can split it with 2 ppl and it's enough. I do want to try their oysters next time since they are near a IMAX. read more

Seafood Shack - Fish tostadas! - Seafood Near Me - Dallas, Texas

We live down the street so we thought we would give it a try. Bleh. Surprisingly pricey for the neighborhood. It's your typical fried seafood. I just expected better prices. Shrimp wasn't very fresh. Fries were ok. It was okay. We won't be going back. read more

Excellent food. Ceviche tostadas and shrimp cocktail hit the spot. Very nice staff and food came out quickly. The place is deceiving when you look at it from the outside. I'm glad I went inside. Definitely a hidden gem. Not much of a Cajun place in my opinion according to what yelp has it as. I would classify it as mariscos mostly from but does sell some american/ Cajun style food as well. read more

Seafood Shack - Seafood Near Me - Dallas, Texas

I love their food and they hardly ever disappoint. Today was not at all worth what I paid for. I order 6 "jumbo" grilled shrimp and 6 jalapeno poppers that were burned. I had ordered it as takeout and didn't realize how the food looked until I opened it. I didn't want to drive back since Its not near my house. I will upload the pictures. read more

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Don't order the crab legs! They are definitely not fresh. Frozen, stringy textured meat. I forced myself to eat half of them because the price was so high. They should take these off the menu and focus on what they do well. Sadly, I won't be back to find out what that is. read more

Seafood Shack - Don't order these! - Seafood Near Me - Dallas, Texas

Worst experience I have had in a long time.. Been frequenting this place for years now and for some reason the food and service has been awful lately. They will charge you dinner price for a lunch portion and argue with you that it is 8 oz when clearly it's 6oz. I used to love this place but I will not go back again read more

Surprisingly good. Very fresh and quick. The shrimp tostada ceviche is amazing . Don't think it's called that exactly, but that is what it was. I'll be back. I don't live around here. read more

There is a reason this place is so packed all the time... Awesome food! Not a quite place, full of families that know where to get good food. read more

Seafood Shack - Fish Tacos! $10 Crazy good! - Seafood Near Me - Dallas, Texas

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love Seafood Shack (either location) for either in-house dining or take-out. Food is always amazing and fresh and the added bonus of take-out Margaritas is perfect. They are very busy on Friday evenings during Lent but food always comes out quickly and they do their best to move you into a table quickly (pre-covid) or get your food out to your car (now). Call ahead to pickup food rather than sitting in drive-thru. At the NW Hwy location, the jalapeno margarita is so tasty - just the right amount of heat to cut the tart. read more

I really like the catfish and cóctel de camarones at this restaurant but my absolute favorite dish are the flautas de camarones! They are super delicious and the sauce (although I do wish it was spicier) to dip them in is perfect. Definitely recommend it. read more

Seafood Shack - Seafood Near Me - Dallas, Texas

I thought the food was great and the staff was very friendly. Pricing was reasonable. They have adult beverages. We ate inside, the atmosphere was very nice. We will go back again!! read more

This was our first time here and we were a little concerned with what the place looked like (old DQ) but, we went ahead and dined in. It was full with several cars in the drive-thru. You walk in and order at the counter, then they give you a table number and you sit and they bring it to you. Each table is sectioned off with partition plexiglass due to COVID which is awesome. We received our food within probably 10 mins or less. We ordered the shrimp poboy sandwich and the combination seafood platter. Both were very good and the portion size was great. Very good place for a quick seafood lunch. read more

Online menu prices are wrong not very reasonable that they don't keep with technology was very rude when I made it aware of the issue.... Sorry for trying to helping ... read more

Sooo I went here just to try the Shrimp Enchiladas! None of my food delivery apps had tHis place for delivery but the reviews and pictures made me oh so curious to try them and Man Oh Man! It was WORTH the drive! . They were hot , creamy and delicious! The service was great as well and I had a nice margarita while I waited read more

Awesome Cajun boiled crab legs! The prices were very reasonable and the service was fast and friendly. Looks like a hole in the wall sort of joint but those often turn out to be the best. Fried oysters were crispy and delicious. The only downside to the meal was the chips and salsa- the chips were slightly stale and the salsa was under seasoned and served warm which some might like but my family and I definitely prefer it cool or cold. read more

Seafood Shack - Seafood Near Me - Dallas, Texas

What a surprise. This little shack that looks like it used to be a Dairy Queen is out of this world. I ordered the shrimp Flautas and they were perfection. The shrimp was perfectly cook and the Flautas were nice and crispy and not greasy at all. They are served with a very fresh and crunchy cold slaw. We also ordered the Fried Pulpo OMG! You don't see Fried Pulpo in any Tex Mex Restaurant in Dallas. They Fried Pulpo was not chewy and it was served with a freshly made Tartar Sauce. Definitely coming back. read more

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It was probably a bad decision coming here because it is my new addiction. Tried their shrimp enchiladas and couldn't stop thinking about them.... was back within 24 hours. Can't wait to try all of the other items on the menu! read more

We just left here and shorted us in French fries in the 3 piece fish fillet basket. Tried to call but the number stayed busy. We also purchased shrimp enchiladas and they were good. read more