Larry’s Shack

Good find off the beaten path. Small from the outside but the inside is spacious. Has a dive bar feel and the service is genuinely nice. The bartender is also the server and the cook so don’t expect anything to be done quickly. The food however is really good. Cheap and hits the spot! Not crowded and had tvs and music for entertainment.

Nice, clean beer shack. Staff friendly. Small outside, but bright and spacious inside. We had chicken and coleslaw. It’s not quick but server/​bartender/​cook let’s you know upfront. Just sit back, enjoy a beer and watch a game on tv. Chicken was a little crunchy, but good. Great prices. Hidden gem.

I have been hearing about Larry’s for a while now and just couldn’t seem to get there. We were out at the port yesterday afternoon and decided to find it — and swing by and get some chicken!
Larry’s is bright and very clean. We were greeted pleasantly by a lovely server/​bartender. We ordered a bucket of chicken fingers to go and a beer for while we were waiting. We chatted with the server and watched some football, then took our chicken to go.
The drive home was torture — it smelled divine!!! And we had just eaten lunch! We broke in to the carry out as soon as we got home. The chicken was a-​maze-​ing! Lightly breaded, perfectly seasoned, crispy on the outside and juicy on the inside. We were pleasantly surprised to get a container of 4 biscuits — that were light and fluffy and delicious. The macaroni salad that came as a side… the only reason I’m not giving 5 stars.
We will go back! I can’t wait to stop and get a bucket of chicken for our next beach day!

Well. Went for «the best chicken». Woops, must be a different place. Breasts were small and cooked hard!
Not a bad taste, nope. I’m am a chicken junkie and have tried LOTS of places throughout Brevard.
My opinion, this place is at least # 3 or 4.
#1, Krispy’s, #2 Steves, #3 Lloyds.
Waitress was very nice, place was clean.

All but one in our party had the chicken and waffles.
None of us have ever had chicken and waffles before, let alone eaten out and had this as a menu item. Cool idea…
The chicken breading was very tasty, but very hard. Many of the wings and thighs were way over cooked and shriveled up, but breasts were juicy and not over cooked. Maybe they should rethink cooking times of different parts of chicken…
The waffles were good and although we prefer maple syrup on our pancakes and waffles, the Aunt Jemima was an acceptable alternative.
The loaded potatoes arrived with salsa on top, an unexpected addition. Awesome idea, best loaded potatoes so far in Cocoa Beach area…
Someone in our party order plain potato wedges as a side and it was way more than one person could eat. Could share between 3 people.
The lone party that ordered chicken strips said, «was obviously a Walmart purchased or similar chicken strip» and was okay. The breading was not the same, and bland compared to our fried chicken.
Drinks were full all the time and waitress did an excellent job.
Prices were fair.
We all disliked the bell at the end of the table to request more drinks. Why in the world is that needed? There is only a few tables inside, and waitress was very fast on her feet.

Super clean and bright inside with a great patio and lots of TV’s. Chicken was seasoned perfectly, and was extra crispy, perfect with the waffles and the Chicago ipa! Great Place!

We were camping at Jetty Park and were looking for something good and close. We came across this Chicken Shack. First the menu was less then impressive and everything seemed to be an up charge. The service was alright not a huge complaint since there was only one bartender/​waitress. The bells on the table seemed a bit tacky to ring when you wanted to get another expensive drink. Apparently dogs are allowed in the shack as well.
If your a chicken joint your chicken should be good. It wasn’t! The fried chicken pitiful. The tenders were frozen and reheated from a bag. The side were dreadful. The pasta salad and coleslaw was store bought (maybe publix original). If your in town save y \our money and try McDonalds for a better value.

Really nice people, seems very clean. But the product was disappointing. Had been wanting to try this place for sometime. Do not get Fried Chicken often. Quit going to Publix due to breading being too heavy and hard. Sorry but found the same issue here. Got a mixed half bucket (tenders and white meat). Tenders very dry. Chicken pcs were moist. Both had heavy hard breading. I picked the order up as it was just done so it did not sit waiting. 25.00 for 4 average tenders, 2 wings, 1 breast and potato logs. Potato logs just that, no coating, big French fries! Slaw was great. Do not like to knock local businesses and hope this is received as constructive criticism. Most likely will not go back. Again help was very nice and helpful.

Not too many fried chicken options in the area, and I read the reviews about Larry’s Shack and had to give it a shot. The place is nice, very clean, the service was great and friendly. The chicken was tasty and the hot sauce they have is great.

We stopped at Larry’s Shack on the way back from Kennedy Space Center and I’m glad we did. We both got chicken and waffles with coleslaw and added an order of potato wedges. The chicken was very good with a think, crisp crust and moist and tender meat. The waffle was good, soft inside but lacking the crisp outer crust. The slaw was good as well, your basic creamy coleslaw. The potato wedges looked great and were good but were a bit undercooked for our taste. Our server was very good at her job and service was fast. The shack ambiance was fun. Larry was helping out at the tables and was friendly. It was a good value too. If you are looking for a good local place to stop near the port, on the way back from the space center or just in general I think Larry’s Shack is a good choice.

My brother and husband have been on a mission to visit all the dive bars in the Cape Canaveral/​Port Canaveral area. On their quest to visit the old Porthole… they came across Larry’s Shack. No longer a hole, but still a (very clean) shack.
On a recent visit with my husband, we went for lunch and sat at the bar. When we ordered the fried chicken, our sweet bartender told us it would be about 25 minutes. This bothered me not a jot since then I knew our chicken was being cooked to order. Plenty of time to drink some very cold beer while we waited. TOTALLY worth it. The chicken was crispy and delicious, very juicy inside. It stacked up well against several other places I’ve had fried chicken. We had to wait about 10 minutes for the chicken to cool off enough to eat. This was difficult for me, but I managed to eat it without melting my face off… barely.
I had the cole slaw and my husband ordered the potato salad. Not as awesome. I asked if they were homemade and we were told they were not. Larry, fried chicken this outstanding deserves some house-​made sides! I am begging you to make it happen!
That being said, the chicken was great, the beer was cold, the place was neat and clean, staff was friendly and helpful. I’ll be making this a regular stop on the Port Canaveral food circuit. Don’t miss this little gem! Crispy delicious-​ness!

When we arrived at about 11:30 am, they were out of everything but legs and wings. You’re a chicken place, right? So, we agreed to just do legs and wings. I ordered a 3 piece with potato salad and got a 3 piece with pasta salad instead. The chicken was okay, but nothing special. The crust was crunchy but had no spices or flavoring. The pasta salad was basically just elbow macaroni with mayonnaise. The rolls were store-​bought rolls out of the bag and not warm.
The service was friendly but lacking. We were the only ones there to start with and we waited quite a while for them to take our orders. I sat for a while waiting on a refill. My friend had a soda and his refill was tea.
Do yourself a favor… go somewhere else.

Larry’s Shack is the epitome of «hole in the wall». But hey, I wasn’t looking for ambiance, I was looking for darned good fried chicken. I found it. We were told when we ordered that our chicken would take 22 minutes to come out, so we knew it was fresh. 22 minutes later, out came the crispiest, juiciest, most flavorful fried chicken I’ve ever tasted. The sides were nothing to write home about, but hey, I want looking for sides, I was looking for darned good chicken. I found it.

Visiting the area and decided to see if the chicken is as good as the claims.
Answer:
Great atmosphere!
Great waitress!
Great Chicken!
Great employees!
Try it out!

Alright, I’ve had time to let the excitement of a new food find settle. Here’s what I thought of the place…
A bit off the beaten path, finding Larry’s is worth it for atmosphere, nice people and good, extra crispy chicken.
It’s easy to tell that Larry enjoys his new endeavor, and is a champion people schmoozer! The patrons are low key, and the décor is a huge change from the rowdy, scary dark, dive bar of years ago.
After the newness of opening wears off, I’d hope that Larry would seriously consider making his sides on site. The ones served were good, but IMO the more «homemade» the better. And if any additional tweaking of the secret recipe happens, perhaps a tad less salt is needed in the chicken dipping batter (never mind «the more salt-​the more they’ll drink» adage).
I’ll go back and hope that the goodness continues and improves with age. Like all us Unilocalers, no?

Best wings I ever had in the area. Beer and wine only needs a license for the hard stuff.

This is a classic dive bar and I really like it! The only thing you can’t get at Larry’s Shack is a tire rotation! He’s got all kinds of stuff for sale in here for the boaters and fishermen who stop in for a bite or a brew. If you don’t like chicken, don’t worry, you can always order the chicken. This is a fun place to come with friends. Give it a try. I’ll be back.

This place is exactly as advertised, a shack. However when you go inside it’s very clean and provides more space than it looks from the outside. The fried chicken is simply delicious. We were served by Samone, who was attentive and charming. They played great music and had enough TV’s to watch whatever game you wanted to see if you sat at the bar. They had lots of varieties of beer to suit everyone’s taste. One member of our party got chicken tenders and they were just as good as the fried chicken dinner. It is easy to miss this place especially with all the other port restaurants but everyone should try this hidden gem!

Not much to look at but extremely clean good chicken and great variety of beer and ale

This one is really a bit of a challenge to rate. It’s pretty much a bar/​restaurant with a bait shop attached, or a bait shop with a bar/​restaurant attached. If I was rating it based only on my lunch experience, I’d give it a solid three stars… good, but not real good. BUT, if you are heading to Larry’s for a meal, you really aren’t looking for a fine dining experience. If you’ve been out on the water all day and you want to grab a bit and have a beer, then it certainly is a four star place.
I had the fried chicken lunch, which seems to be the house specialty, and a side of pasta salad. The chicken was hot and crispy and seemed to be made to order. The coating didn’t have much pizzaz to it, even seemingly lacking in salt and pepper. It wasn’t bad, and it wasn’t greasy, it just seemed to miss that great opportunity that a handful of herbs and spices can do to create a great fried chicken. If chicken is your specialty, it really should be the best chicken in the area.
The pasta salad was pretty good. It’s actually almost the same as what I make at home. The only problem was it had too much italiian dressing. The bottom of it was swimming in a pool of dressing. The dressing should be LIGHTLY tossed at the end, and not allow to pool.
The bread was a throw-​away store bought roll, another lost opportunity.
But overall, I was satisfied with my meal. The price was good, service was fast and friendly. You can buy cold sandwiches and chicken wings and tenders as well. If your on the way to the boat ramps, you can buy frozen bait, beer and you usual assortment of fishing gear. They also have a small selection of wine and the standard beers on tap.
It’s tucked away on a side road. I’d tell you that it’s where Kay’s used to be, but few people knew where that was either.
I’ll eat here again in a few months to see if the chicken goes from being ‘good’ to ‘great.‘
So, three stars for the food, but we’ll give the whole concept 4 stars because it’s nice to have a place down on the east end of the port where the public boat ramps have been re-​located.