Shak Seafood - Atlantic City

Yesterday, I stopped at Barbera Seafood Market to get a fried flounder sandwich. I've been doing so for years. The reasonably priced sandwich is made to order: a fresh fillet is taken from the case, breaded, seasoned, and fried per your order. It's delicious! If you always opt for that well known hoagie spot across the street, you may want to switch it up and try the fried flounder sandwich at Barbera's.

We were so excited to get takeout from this place after seeing the reviews, the rating and amount of stars. We are all native NYers and great food of all types, well NY is king hands down. However, we now live in NC and we have been able to find a couple of good fried seafood takeout places that are really good. The food was fresh but there were a couple of serious issues that caused me to only give 3 stars. The coleslaw is very important to us. Wherever we go we compare the coleslaw. Not only was it nothing special, it was not enjoyable at all. As a matter of fact, I didn’t eat it after the first taste. I was so excited to see hush puppies on the menu since my husband loves a good hush puppy. They were TERRIBLE. The chef literally needs a lesson on a good hush puppy. It almost seems like he’s never had one and therefore has no idea how they should taste. We took the first bite and put the rest in the garbage. Fish and shrimp were good (not amazing), but fresh and good. But, it was not a complete meal since we didn’t eat the coleslaw nor the hush puppies. If they improve the coleslaw and go on YouTube to learn how to make a hush puppy which should have a bit of a sweet taste and not dry cornmeal, it would help tremendously.

The food is always great and service is top notch, friendly and fast! The crab cake sandwich was amazing and also got fish tacos and shrimp tacos .... WOW SO GOOD! After indulging in every last bite I was so satisfied and wanted more even though I was stuffed. One of my favorite places to go too. The outdoor seating area is peaceful as well.

The best flounder sandwich I've ever had and the best Crab cakes wow amazing food great service. Will definitely eat here again before I'm finished working out here.

Read the reviews on Barbera Seafood so needed to check it out. It was well worth the trip. We had the soft shell crabs and they were tasty and well worth the price (which was not expensive)!