Joey's Shrimp House

I have been here twice in recent days and really enjoy the food, atmosphere and service.  It's lively and festive inside with a nautical theme that is not too corny.  

We have enjoyed fried shrimp, fried catfish, shrimp jibarito (A+), frog legs, popcorn shrimp, and crab cake.  Everything was prepared to order and served piping hot.  The available assortment of sauces (hot, cocktail, mango-habanero, tartar, and chipotle mayo) were all excellent.  The mayo is my favorite.  The crab cake was a little tiny but tasty with an excellent presentation.

Only two issues with me, but they are enough to discourage me from going back.  First, perhaps I'm being too sensitive, but the ventilation inside is sub-optimal.  The air is thick with aerosolized cooking/frying oil to the point of being uncomfortable.  Furthermore, after leaving, we felt like we needed a shower and our clothes needed to be discarded.  Yuck.

Secondly, each time I've been in there was a seemingly abandoned half-drunken bottle of beer on the eating counter.  Not a great image, especially if you bring children who want to sit at the counter and watch the chefs.  I would recommend just clearing the counter periodically.  No biggie to keep things neat and tidy.  It is a restaurant after all.

The shrimp burger is phenomenal. The hushpuppies are also top notch.

I don't know what all the talk about the staff being rude is about. They were nothing but nice to us and even have us some free sweet potato fries (which were also delicious).

I'll be going back for sure.

Fabulous service and fantastic fried goodness. The perfect spot to enjoy fresh fried shrimp with a beverage ;)   Highly recommend.