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    Simply Steamed

    4.0 (83 reviews)
    ModerateSeafood
    Closed 12:00 pm - 5:00 PM
    Updated 1 month ago

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    a tray of steamed clams
    Nicky S.

    Simply The Best! Simply Steamed is the perfect beach dinner! Place your order in the afternoon and pick up at your specified time for dinner! Our group of 7 feasted on steamed shrimp, clams, and crab legs with melted butter and delicious cocktail sauce. You can't go wrong with this seafood crowdpleaser when in Sandbridge!

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    Tito K.

    This was a really easy review. Hands down the best take out I have had in years and a fantastic business beach food model. First, the business model is fantastic. You get to pick from a variety of steamer pots with different assortments of seafood. You simply add 8 ounces of fluid, poke four holes in the top, and then cook on the stovetop for about 35 minutes. The pots are disposable, but also substantial. You simply throw the pot away after throwing all the shells and scraps in. The second part of this review is the food. It was awesome!!! We did two pots (coastal and hard shell). Both had great assortments of food that cooked up tremendously. We had crab claws, legs, oysters, clams, mussels, crawfish, shrimp, potatoes, and corn on the cobb. Oh yeah, mu daughter had their She Crab Soup and it was unbelievable also. If ever in Virginia Beach or Sandbridge, this is a must do!

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    Nicole J.

    We got Simply Steamed for take out last week while vacationing in Sandbridge and I have to admit, the business model is absolutely genius. We got 3 steamer pots, 2 lbs of shrimp, and a quart of the crab soup. Just an FYI this place is extremely pricey - the above things were +$500, so expect to pay some money if you're feeding more than 4 people (we had 12). The steamer pots take longer than you'd expect to cook - ours took ~1 hour, but that may be because of the poor stove we had in our rental condo with too small of burners. Regardless, very cool concept and allows you to have the seafood boil experience without all the work leading up to it. Would recommend and we will definitely be repeat customers should we vacation in the area again.

    Hayley T.

    We are vacationers from Pittsburgh and Charlotte, we heard about simply steamed and felt we had to try. We were not disappointed. The food was fresh and very very good. The only negative I have is this.. make sure you check that what they give you is what you ordered. They didn't give us our second lobster, when we called they said something about market price and blah blah blah.. which didn't seem right after we checked market price for lobster... we called back and explained their price breakdown to them and they told us to come back to get our second lobster? Then they gave us a blueberry pie to make things right? I won't complain about the pie bc it was wonderful and they made things right with the lobster

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    Candi L.

    My friend and I came here on a rainy day because I wanted some steamed crabs. We wanted to venture out so I found this place and thought it would be good to try out. I knew going in that it was a small place: one table and the rest are outside on the balcony (two-seaters). My friend ordered the fish tacos. The sauce tasted like sweet and sauce which didn't go well. She said it also tasted like something you popped in a microwave from being frozen. I ordered the crawfish and king crab legs. The crawfish had the seasoning separate so it was word having it plain without dipping it into the seasoning. I think when you cook them with the seasoning, it tastes better including the juices. My crab legs were not what I expected. It was very rubbery in terms of shell. There was a lot of meat which was good. I don't know if I just came at the wrong time of year but I wouldn't necessarily make my way back here. The lady was very nice an accommodating. The food was just not up to par.

    Fish tacos.
    Pat G.

    We stopped here for three reasons. We were in the neighborhood, great reviews and I had bookmarked it. Friends, I Simply don't get the hype. The restaurant is located on the upper floor of a small strip of shops. Inside there is only one table, a low round one. It is surrounded by beer and wine storage as well as two upright coolers. One has the cold beverages in it. All other seating is on the narrow deck. The tables are bar height and only two tops. We grabbed two bottles of beer and a menu and sat outside to ponder our selection. While sitting there we learned that this upper deck is also the smoking lounge for the hair salon next door. Two employees graced us with their odors. We decided on the fish taco and a fish sandwich. As we placed our order, inside, we learned our fish choice was mahi or salmon. We both opted for mahi. Hold on folks...we only have one serving of mahi left. So I got the mahi and he ordered an Italian sausage sandwich. The food was delivered to us on the smoking lounge in an appropriate amount of time. Both of our lunches were good. Just good. He had grilled peppers and onions which he enjoyed. My fish taco had a dressing that tasted exactly like bottled sweet chili sauce in my refrigerator. It was good but not special. Bookmark removed.

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    7 months ago

    I only had SheCrab soup and it was so amazing! This is hands down the best restaurant in Sandbridge. Local vibe and good location.

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    Wow! Best She Crab I ever ate ! Great shrimp tacos too ! Such a great small town vibe with everything cooked from scratch.

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    2 years ago

    We used Simply Steamed during our vacation in September. Great product! Easy to prepare, they do all the work!

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    Excellent food and it was wonderful sitting out on the porch! I will be back again next time I'm out this way.

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    Owner was quite rude and food was subpar. We were disappointed all the way around. Will not be recommending, or returning.

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    Highly recommend the lobster salad sandwich! Fresh and delicious! I love that despite how close it is to the beach, there is a parking lot.

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    I've eaten there several times, and their food is just delicious and fresh. They have specials throughout the winter time also.

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    A little pricey, but good food, prepared and packaged well for carry out. Steampot was enough for four. Ala carte dishes were good, too.

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