I live in Madison and I come all the way over to River Oaks just to get shrimp express because they so damn good and I'm sick. I have taste for nothing but when I think about shrimp express I say damn damn damn I gotta get some. read more

The shrimp are big and very good tasting. They are always fresh. I also love $12 pound of shrimp days. They also have very fast service

I was passing by on my way to Indiana and I saw Shrimp Xpress and decided to stop by. The fried shrimp came in a paper bag with a tray and they were fresh, hot and delicious! They came with a nice tangy sauce, and I ordered a drink. My shrimp were great the texture was nice and they were not fried too hard and it had a nice batter. What you see photos of is one pound of delicious shrimp. It is an outdated drive thru, and you are ready to quickly pull out once you get your order. The staff was nice and friendly and my order was prepared in a reasonable amount of time. The reason for my 3 stars is because of the time it took them to acknowledge me when I arrived to the speaker. The reason for my rating of the atmosphere was just the layout of the drive thru. I was passing by on my way to Indiana and I saw Shrimp Xpress and decided to stop by. The fried shrimp came in a paper bag with a tray and they were fresh, hot and delicious! They came with a nice tangy sauce, and I ordered a drink. My shrimp were great the texture was nice and they were not fried too hard and it had a nice batter. What you see photos of is one pound of delicious shrimp. It is an outdated drive thru, and you are ready to quickly pull out once you get your order. The staff was nice and friendly and my order was prepared in a reasonable amount of time. It took them time to acknowledge me when I arrived to the speaker. I was not crazy about the layout of the drive thru. read more

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I haven't been to Bob's Shrimp maybe in a couple of years and I say things have changed and not for the good. The shrimp didn't taste as fresh. They weren't as scrumptious as they once was, they've gotten smaller. The breading was salty , not very salty but salty they just wasn't as good as they used to be And I spent about $80 04 orders of the jumbo shrimp and we were all greatly disappointed will not be returning. I hate that things have changed. Hopefully they change them back for the better. read more

Hadn't eaten here in years but was in the area so I stopped by. The shrimp was excellent. A little pricey, but worth it. looks like I have a reason to drive through Cal City. read more

Never have had a bad food experience here , now there may be a wait sometimes but it's one of best shrimp/fish places I frequent. Breading on the items are just right and love the hot cocktail sauce they offer. read more

Shrimp Express - Hours as of July 2024 - Seafood Near Me - Calumet City, Illinois

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One of the best spots for fresh fried jumbo shrimp. Every time I come to Chicago I stop here for a pound of jumbo shrimp with mild sauce on the side and some perch fish. read more

Use to be real good back in the day. But now the place just ok better than average looks a little dirty and dingy inside..

The shrimp are very good and tasty If I could give more than 5 stars I would At least 10

jumbo Shrimps are awesome they give you a generous amount and they are so so delicious

A few years ago this would've been a 5 star review but as of late the quality has gone down while the prices have gone up. This used to be my favorite seafood spot and now unfortunately I'm sad to say that I might not ever return. The place just isn't what it used to be. read more

Still a hit! The food is still amazing and fresh. Service. They will cook to order. Still a wait unless you called in. I think they may need to remodeled, but places like this are the best food joints. Better than Harbor Point. Yes I said it! read more

When I tell you their shrimp is top notch!! I mean top notch. Made to order always hot and crispy. I used to reside in Calumet City which is how I found them years ago. Now I reside in Park Forest which is a 30 minute commute one way without traffic. Now the place does need a lot of improvement visually you would think "I wouldn't dare eat here". However, they survived the pandemic and it's all due to their delicious food so forget the esthetics as long as you keep the quality of food we have come to love. read more

Save your $. One word to describe this place TRASH. They don't even give you a whole piece of catfish fillet. They give you 3half pieces in and a catfish dinner. I'm not gonna dog the place out, but I will never go to here again and the facility . Service they don't even know what comes with the dinners. this place doesn't even deserve one star it gets no stars. read more

Very good perfectly cooked fresh shrimp. The batter is more like a corn meal batter but not com mealy. I prefer the XL shrimp. The jumbo shrimp were unusually jumbo. I will add that I developed that opinion years ago. However, recently I went with a friend, they ordered jumbo and the shrimp weren't as massive as I remember them. Small no frills carry out location. read more

So the fish was thin crunchy fillets and kind of bland ( it was true catfish and not swai) but the taste just wasn't good for me. The jumbo shrimp were also fried hard the shrimp inside was cooked perfect but the crust was thick and dry. The fries were ok but seriously for the price I thought the food could've been better. I'll try them at another time hoping it was just a bad day at the restaurant. read more

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So recently one of my cousins had some food she had too much of and wanted to share, at first I hesitated because I don't like taking other peoples food they spent their hard earned money on. But then I found out she had a pound of shrimp, so I'd figure why not try one! One won't hurt, right? So with the encouragement of one of my other cousins, I tried it and with one bite I was HOOKED and couldn't stop thinking about those shrimp until I went to get some myself after about a month or a few weeks. It took me some time to finally visit this place because of their hours and the fact that I live NO WHERE near here. Let's just say these are some of the best, fast food, fried Jumbo shrimp , I have ever tasted. They are so good, just talking about them makes me want MORE. Now I can't tell you if this is my first time having these shrimp or not because I may have visited this place before when I was younger with my family, but this is definitely the first time I can remember visiting since I've been an adult. My review is based solely on the food, drive thru and drive thru service. I didn't go inside, even though I probably should have because the drive thru took forever. So, I arrived here and I would say was able to put my order in fairly quickly in the drive through. If you go here at night, just be safe, lock your doors and keep a watchful eye. But I'd definitely recommend going here in the daylight, especially if you opt for the drive through. Always look for the special or ask them about it, I believe they always have the $9.99 Jumbo fried shrimp special, and that's for a pound of shrimp. And don't forget the cocktail sauce, please!! Ask for extra too, I believe it's .55 extra for extra sauce but it's worth it, especially if you have a pound of shrimp. Once my order was placed, I feel as if we waited in the drive through for about 30-40 mins, at least that's what it felt like. There were maybe 5 cars ahead of me but none of them were moving, mainly because their orders were being prepared. It took us about 30-40 mins to finally get our shrimp. I have never in my life set in a drive through that long for food, so that tells you something about the shrimp. The guy at the drive thru was cool, he wasn't rude or anything, he just wanted to get you your food and get to the next person. No issues there, I wouldn't say the customer service was 5 stars but the guy did his job without any problems. Once I finally got my shrimp, I was so happy and my belly was happy too. I took one bite and looked at my bestie and said, "see why I like these so much". I was impressed and happy and just thinking about it makes me want more, NOW. It was his first time trying them and he was pretty happy too. We were pretty content after eating. So, as you can probably tell, I would definitely return here, quite often if I lived closer. My only issue is the wait time, the next time I order here, I will see if I can call my order in and pick it up inside so I don't have to wait long. Definitely check them out, and don't forget the sauce! read more

The Cajun catfish nuggets didn't disappoint. They were yummy and fried to a crisp. Get it! Get the mild sauce and they served hot and spicy which makes it a winning combination. I loved the chef because he served it with his blessings. I forget that. read more

Shrimp Express - Pound Catfish Nuggets 7.99 - Seafood Near Me - Calumet City, Illinois

They have bad customer service by not letting the customer know that they only serve shrimp through the drive thru !!! If you never been there and they have a sign up there and you call them and ask what are they hours then they should mention that to the customer!! The manager should be fired as well because she tells me I can go elsewhere!! Like really!!! read more

I was getting my hair done nearby & my beautician did a food run for shrimp. I got the large size with fries. Mind you, this is a Friday at lunch time, my fries were HORRIBLE!!! Old & hard. The shrimp were just ok. Luke warm at best, too much flour.. I know i definitely donated to the business because I didn't like my food that much and I won't be going back for a 2nd chance because I don't live near here. ***ROLLS EYES*** I'm sure they have the potential to do better, I just won't find out. read more

CUSTOMER SERVICE IS TERRIBLE!!!!!!! Food is great! Recently decided to stop by after re-opening. It was a typical, busy Saturday afternoon so I went through "Shrimp Only" Drive-Thru. Waited 8-10 minutes AT WINDOW without BEING ACKNOWLEDGED BY Female Cashier inside. I get that it was busy inside, but she could have at least acknowledged presence and indicated something! The customers were looking at Me staring at window, waiting for her to signal or say ANYTHING, but this rude cashier DID NOT LOOK my way, and never felt the need to say anything, or direct me one way or the other..... She kinda had a smirk on her face that inferred "you're either gonna wait until you decide to park and come in, or your ass will just be sitting there." After being ignored, I decided to just leave. Thanks, SHRIMP EXPRESS! You've lost a weekly customer and several others. read more

EVERY Chicagoan I know that lives someplace else in the country can't wait to come home to do a 'food run' to their favorite places. Of ALL the places I've had jumbo fried shrimp in the world, THIS is my favorite place to get them (except for a little roadside cafe in Puntarenas, Costa Rica)! Let me break this down for you. Shrimp should TASTE like shrimp with the very first bite. The breading should compliment the taste of the shrimp, not become the dominant flavor or be overly fussy and thick. They should also come with a tasty sweet cole slaw and delicious fries! Check, check, and check! I sure hope someday someone invents a way to fax food! I don't miss Chicagoland weather, but OMG do I miss the food and the wonderful prices. No where else have I found such great food in such large quantities with such reasonable prices. 1/2 pound of some of the best and freshest shrimp you can buy (with fries and cole slaw) for $9 after taxes. I wish I could just wrap up this entire building and bring it back to Georgia with me. THE VERDICT Shrimp Express... you alone are worth the 11 hour insufferable drive it takes to get from Atlanta to metro Chicagoland. I hope you never, ever, ever change because I will never fail to pay you a visit when I'm in town. Yelp100[57] read more

Shrimp Express - a pile of fried shrimp and french fries - Seafood Near Me - Calumet City, Illinois

Omg! My jumbo shrimp was soooo good. I havent been to shrimp express in years. You get plenty of shrimp in the pound. I like crackers with my shrimp. I didnt have any in the bag. read more

Shrimp Express - Delicious ass jumbo shrimp baby...Go & get you some. You go late expect to wait. - Seafood Near Me - Calumet City, Illinois

Well not sure how I want to start off with this review. I know in the past when I was younger this place was really good, and I am unsure if they have new owners or if the quality went down or what the hell is going on. Sadly as time goes by quality is not there with a lot of places. I am being nice by giving this place 3 stars when it should probably be 1 or 2 stars, I say this because what I was told when my partner got home from getting us food. I will note we only got food from here because Bob's Shrimp was closed in Hammond, IN. It is sad to hear, but I am not surprised that there was poor customer service as I have been hearing from this place, because it was never like that before, but I guess in time some business good customer service skills go out the window, or they just hire people who have no respect for people. So how is it a person places an order and their number is never called, but yet customers are coming and going placing orders and their orders are ready before ours, that is bar customer service right there, or something else and I am not going to go where I want too. Also I want to give a warning to the owner of the location on this mark as I am not feeling well tonight, if I get sick I will be calling the health inspector on your location. But last time I checked coleslaw is not suppose to have a fishy after taste in it, and our coleslaw had a fishy after taste, the oysters as well had a fishy after taste no seafood is suppose to have that kind of a taste at all, unless your seafood is not fresh, which means you are either going to get someone sick or kill someone with food poisoning. I highly recommend checking your stock and making sure it is fresh and checking to see who in the hell is making the coleslaw as not slaw is suppose to taste fishy. Unless you are cutting everything on the same cutting board. The only thing of our entire meal that had some decent quality was the medium shrimp, which sad to say our shrimp may have been over cooked, I had some pieces of shrimp that were chewy which only means either few days old or you over cooked / fried them. I am not trying to criticize the owner here even though it seems like it, but I assure you if I was I would be hell lot harsher with my words, seeing I do a lot of reviews for locations. I try to be as honest as I can. Your girls at your location need a wake up call too, not to treat their customers like crap, and when wrong and called out on it, need to apologize for their actions, not just look at their customer all stupid. You guys made my partner wait for her food 20 minutes, she was talking to another customers that asked her if her food was done yet, when she asked for it, they were like oh it has been done for a while now, but still do not call her number, she has to go ask for her food, that is wrong, not service we have ever gotten anywhere else, and sadly this location use to be better with service and food quality as my parents use to order from you guys all the time. We definitely will not be coming back, and will just take our service with Bob's when they are open, they have more respect for their customers and quality in their food. read more

This is the very first time ever that my jumbo shrimp weren't fully deveined. I'm not sure who wa working the kitchen on 05/05/20 late morning but they're frying poop filled shrimp. Heartbreaking! I've always been able to overlook the building and grounds interior/exterior because the shrimp was always clean. I'm not sure how I'm feeling about returning. Clean shrimp is a big deal for me. read more

The shrimp here are really good but the Sunday thru Tuesday special is gone. Don't think I will be paying 31 dollars for two pounds of medium shrimp with no fries, slaw, or drink. Good but not that good. read more

They are the second best it me. Goose island is #1 but they are good for sure I have never had a problem with them in over 30 years

Great service and I always eat the largest shrimp omg. The breading is light and crisp, tasty and seasoned perfect. Just add sauce.

Shrimp Express is always on point in my experience I always get the large order I haven't ate at this location yet but I will be heading there in the next couple of days stay tune for a updated review the one I use to go to moved and I tHinK that's because the people in the area was sleep on how good they were. Shrimp Express gets a A1 from me aardvark the fam. read more

You would think they are closed but THEY ARE NOT!!! They have the best shrimp and side orders. You don't want to miss this!!!

I don't know WHAT the problem is with this place ? is it the staff ? or management ? but it is TOO MANY Red Flags about this place. No one answers the phone to place a order !, over cook the shrimp and fries, I will NEVER come back here. I NOW go to a FASTER and BETTER seafood place, than shrimp express ! read more

The shrimps are truly Delicious, and the staff was polite, professional, and informative. Thank You!!!

In a word, disappointed. Girl at the counter not very friendly and get ready to wait, took almost 15 minutes to get my order. Went to the shrimp shack down the street but they were out of jumbo shrimp. So I thought I'd give this place a try. that was a mistake.Terrible. Ordered the jumbo shrimp dinner $13.15 later did not like it. Breading very thick and flavorless and ruff, almost cut my tongue. There's no place to sit so you have to eat it in your car if you want to eat it when it's hot. The fries were chewy, the coleslaw was like eating baby food. The only thing it had going for it was the mild sauce was actually pretty good. Other than that don't waste your time. Shrimp shack down the street is way better when they're not out of shrimp. It's a shame that the owner doesn't read his reviews and fix the problem. read more

Why is shrimp express closed and you have nothing on your phone or website to explain why. This is a very poor way to do business and treat your customers. read more

Um what. Based off the reviews alone you would think this place was a must. Maybe I came on an off day but I doubt that. Working in the South Suburbs there are not that many places to go for lunch so whenever I hear about a good place I am ready to try. I also love supporting local businesses. I went here today for lunch so the memory is still pretty fresh. I got the shrimp meal with fries. The fries are whatever like no taste no nothing. The shrimp was bland no seasoning. The breading didn't have flavor either but I was eating with cocktail sauce and hot sauce so you can deal. Well what I cannot deal with is uncleaned shrimp. In the middle of eating a shrimp I noticed the lovely shrimp poop. Ok so I stop eating that piece and think maybe some of them are cleaned. WRONG! All of them had shrimp feces just chilling fried with the rest of the food. Gross. read more

How does this place exist only in ONE location?? How dare they NOT have another store???? We went Saturday evening about 7pm. Some homeless guy was opening the door asking for spare change but you get past that really quick when the aroma from inside just knocks you for a loop!! I had never been here before but at the advice of my former boss/best friend, we all drove from the north side of Chicago out to Calumet City. Jumbo Shrimp--$13.50/pound. I counted about 15 shrimp a pound; my partner and I were greedy so we ordered 2 pounds. Next time it'll be 4 pounds. One good thing about these shrimp...they had no tail on them so you could eat the whole thing. Even if you try to wait until you get home, you just gotta try one before you leave the parking lot!! Their menu is really impressive too, frog legs were about $9/lb, catfish nuggets were $5.45/lb. I normally don't like shrimp sauce but theirs is very good!!! Not a strong vinegar taste to it; instead, almost like bbq sauce, only lighter in color and a bit sweeter in comparison to regular cocktail sauce. The breading is light, not heavily overloaded where there's 90% breading and %10 shrimp. They are jumbo, and it's the largest shrimp they have. There's no use ordering 1/2 lb, as that's just a teaser and will make you kick yourself for not having more. It's not real expensive, but not something you can have every weekend unless you just got money like that!! Try to get there before 8pm as it seems that's when the place fills up. There is also a sign that says they need $1/$5 bills, so if you just happen to have some that you would like to exchange, they'll happily give you a larger bill for the smaller ones. They do not take credit so stop by an ATM before you head it. You will not be disappointed in the selection, the size of the portions or the taste. We're a total 1000% fan of this joint now. We are ROO-INED!! read more

New location. They have moved! there is a sign posted on there door and a poster advertisement- Bobs shrimp 4748 calumet ave Hammond, IN. Hope this helps!!! read more

Shrimp Express - a sign in the window of a restaurant - Seafood Near Me - Calumet City, Illinois

YUM. 1 pound of jumbo shrimp + 2 small coleslaws + 4 containers of cocktail sauce = $20 of amazingness. The jumbo shrimp were huge and they pull the tails before frying so you get to enjoy every single morsel. The batter was the perfect amount and flavor. The coleslaw was the good creamy kind and the cocktail sauce was pretty unique (more like a cocktail meets BBQ flavor. My husband and I shared this order and were both stuffed. They only take cash so hit up the ATM beforehand. There's a drive-thru but it doesn't seem too inviting (pull directly to the window to order and there's no lights on that side of the building). If you go inside the food comes up quick so the wait is minimal. This is strictly take home food. There are no tables or seating. read more

I can only speak for the recent change in menu. It appears the menu was just changed on 7/17/2015 and they no longer offer many of the combination plates from the past. I usually come for the jumbo shrimp when in town, but I decided to just go with the normal size shrimp. You get around 9 shrimp for around $9.50. The shrimp was not well seasoned and batter/coating was too crunchy. The fries have absolutely no seasoning whatsoever :( Also, "Cash only" limits their customer base in my opinion. No more drive thru either?? This is not a good sign of quality read more

Shrimp Express - Seafood Near Me - Calumet City, Illinois

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The Only place I go in Chicago for fried shrimp. I like the large shrimp and an order of the fried zucchini. The shrimp is always delicious, and I like mine with the Louisiana hot sauce rather than the cocktail sauce. I like the potato salad....yummy, and it is inexpensive. There is always a wait at this place, so I like to call my order in ahead of time. Only gave 4 stars because of the service. Customer service is NOT a strong point here but the shrimp is worth the attitude I suppose, because the place is always packed! read more