Matthew S.
Yelp
There are certain rules to consider when looking for seafood on the East Coast.
-When you want lobster, you go to Maine (or anywhere really in New England, but Maine specifically).
-When you want crab, you go to Maryland (Delaware and Tidewater VA are good alternatives, but Maryland is the top destination).
-When you want shrimp, you go to South Carolina or anywhere in the Low Country.
New York does not make the best seafood, outside of certain fish.
Sometimes I wonder why New York feels the need to boast itself as a fishing capital. It is not. For the most part, I have found the seafood in New York bland and overpriced, save for the fried calamari.
This restaurant offers no reprieve for the weary. It is right off the outskirts of Sheepshead Bay, practically the last restaurant off of the Emmons Ave strip going east, it beckons you to come in and eat some fresh food, right off the boat. Considering I had just spent all day on a boat, I was craving seafood.
I tried three seafood dishes, the fusilli with crabmeat, bang bang shrimp, and their calamari.
The shrimp dish was tasty, I will say that much. Good flavor, nice spice, generous portion. The calamari you have to eat quickly. This dish got cold seconds after hitting the table. One could blame it on that I ordered too much, but even large parties would say the same thing. Oh well.
The fusilli dish I got gets a mixed review. The pasta is fresh and delicious, but the dish itself is watered down considerably. There is plenty of crabmeat in the dish, but it mostly tastes bland. They do not give it any character. It looks like the wallflower of a debutante ball. Pretty, but no personality.
For better tasting seafood, save your money and go eat some Italian food up the street, for when you want some fine Italian cuisine, you come to New York.