Duffy Street Seafood Shack: A Trio of Tasty Myrtle Beach Seafood Meccas
Lynn Seldon Tuesday, October 4, 2011 at 01:00PM 
We live two blocks from the ocean on a little creek that’s teeming with crabs, oysters, and fish, so we love good seafood. After a recent visit to their North Kings Highway location, we now love Myrtle Beach’s Duffy Street Seafood Shack—and we’ll most definitely be heading back to all three locations.
You have to love a place that has front porch seating with two sinks flanking the front door—eating seafood can get messy. They set the tone for a casual and colorful experience wherever you sit (or wash your hands).
The sprawling interior of the North Kings Highway location (the third to open) features a big bar on the right side with lots of TVs, as well as many tables with sand buckets filled with roasted peanuts (you’re encouraged to throw your shells on the floor). The even bigger backside of the restaurant features more seating (including an enclosed porch overlooking a golf course), a giant metal trash can filled with peanuts, and what we can only describe as unique bathrooms (the door for the Ladies room says “PLEASE REMAIN SEATED FOR THE ENTIRE PERFORMANCE”). We’re looking forward to visiting the other two older locations, which look equally eclectic and irreverent.
We perused the menus while munching on some peanuts and littering the floor with shells—and we were immediately drawn to the “sea buckets” as a great way to share lots of seafood. Our friendly waiter said the Duffy Street Steam Pot (pictured below) was an ideal meal for two (or appetizers for four), so we dove right in to six select steamed oysters, six top neck clams (you can get your oysters and clams raw on the half shell for a small upcharge), a quarter-pound of steamed shrimp seasoned with Old Bay (natch), a half-pound of steamed snow crab legs, an ear of fried corn on the cob, coleslaw, and sweet corn bread. We’re seafood snobs and will swear on a stack of crab traps that this was one of the best seafood platters we’ve ever eaten.
The Steam Pot served as a perfect introduction to Duffy Street and we’re already salivating over other possibilities (the menu is the same at all three locations). We’ll be back for apps like Blackened Fish Bites, Homemade Fried Pickles and Fried Green Tomatoes, and the Low Country Crab Dip. The Corn & Crab Bisque also looked great. There are also lots of sandwich options (including several Po’ Boys), more than a dozen seafood-focused platters (that come with hush puppies, fries, and slaw), and other sea buckets featuring shrimp, oysters, and clams. Landlubbers will also appreciate the steaks, chicken, ribs, and more. The Homemade Key Lim Pie also has our name on it next time.
The North Kings Highway location is located along Myrtle Beach’s “Restaurant Row,” while the original Duffy Street Seafood Shack is in North Myrtle Beach’s Cherry Grove area and the second location is near famed Ocean Drive.
9924 N Kings Hwy (Restaurant Row)
Myrtle Beach, SC 29572
843-449-2233
319 Sea Mountain Hwy (original Cherry Grove location)
North Myrtle Beach, SC 29582
843-249-7902
202 Main St (Ocean Drive)
North Myrtle Beach, SC 29582
843-281-9840
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Reader Comments (1)
I'm heading here tonight for some fresh seafood before the Coastal Carolina-VMI football game!