Fresh Fresh Seafood

Fish was FRESH, well seasoned, generous portions and beautiful, down home customer service! We WILL be back everytime we go back to the area.

Went here for the first time today while doing jury duty. Seen the place for years but never paid much attention. This place belongs on diners drive ins and dives. What it lacks in atmosphere, it certainly makes up in taste! Everything they offer is homemade and reminded me of good old soul food my grandparents used to make. I got the special which was a dozen fried shrimp and fries for $ 10.50. Fries were hand cut potatoes and awesome just like I had growing up and the shrimp were soooo fresh, not frozen. I and another juror requested that they be swift as we had limited time and it did take about 30 minutes to be served.
I observed another guest eating a steamed lobster tail so huge it was about the size of a half chicken meal and that guest was also raving about the taste.
This place is not pretty but the two staff/​owners are extremely nice and the food taste just like home.
I would definitely give them a try but it should not be your choice if you are in a rush, they are crowded, or you have a big party, it is only one chef but if you have the time and are looking for a great seafood soul food meal definitely try them out. You won’t be disappointed!
BTW.the deserts all looked fabulous.

Man, where is the love? In defense of Fresh Fresh Seafood, I think we live in an age of fast food… and too often I feel like we sacrifice quality in exchange for speed and rock-​bottom prices (don’t get me wrong, I am all about bargains too).
I happened upon Fresh Fresh Seafood the other day and I nearly missed it – being the hole-​in-​the-​wall that it is. I don’t think I’d be out of line in pointing out that the place certainly isn’t a looker (it reminds me of Lexington Market without the hubbub), but it still charmed me with its refusing-​to-​conform-​to-​modernity jolie-​laide mom-​and-​pop way. It helped too that the food was delicious… and did I mention that an old Shirley Temple movie was on T.V. … My kind of place.
Rick, the pop in this mom-​and-​pop operation, was as friendly as could be while he introduced himself and let me know what was fresh that day, taking the time to explain the care that went into the food there. Everything on the menu was made to order – aside from the sides, which were made in house. I pondered over my many choices, each of them just as tempting as the other: large shrimp, jumbo shrimp, scallops, catfish, tilapia, roughy, etc., etc. grilled or fried? Cajun, lemon butter, lemon pepper, etc., etc. cole slaw, potato salad, hand-​cut fries, mac-​n-​cheese, etc., etc.
I went with a platter of a dozen battered and fried large shrimp, collard greens with smoked turkey, and mac-​n-​cheese with Wisconsin cheddar… and washed it down with ginger ale that Rick poured into a cup of ice for me. My meal came out to $ 16.80 (not including tip) and it didn’t come out instantly, but that was fine by me: 1) $ 16.80 for a large meal is actually not that expensive. 2) Unless I’m on a peninsula, I get sketched out by bargain-​priced seafood anyway. 3) Time only matters to me if I’m in a hurry, if I’m starving, if nobody checks on me while I wait, or if the food isn’t that great even after having waited for it. 4) As I ate my crunchy shrimp, my mac-​n-​cheese dotted throughout with black pepper, and my good-​for-​me collard greens, I came to the conclusion that I had been cared for; that Rick really cared about what I ate.
I want to liken my mentality on this cost/​time-​quality trade-​off to my approach on farmer’s markets: I’m willing to pay for freshness and effort. Waiting for the quality of something made-​to-​order is kind of like waiting for the seasonality of peak-​ripened fruits – until summer for sun-​ripened strawberries… until fall for Honeycrisp apples – because once it arrives, it’s really good. I mean, can I see a show of hands for those who’ve been disappointed by a lukewarm (or worse, cold) French fry? I digress…
At any rate, when I stepped into Fresh Fresh Seafood, I felt like I had DeLoreaned to a time when people were more polite and meals were prepared for family members with (dare I say?) love.
Note: If you’re in more of a hurry, you’re welcome to call in your order ahead of time. Last orders are usually taken by 7:30 PM, but you may also be able to call in and arrange for a later reservation. Rick indicated they’d be happy to accomodate.

While visiting my sister’s in-​laws, the birthday boy wanted seafood for dinner. He heard rave reviews about «Fresh Fresh», so off we went… Silly me because I didn’t bother to read Janet E’s review below… D’oh!
So… My review? Yeah, what she said.
We parked the car at 4:08 p.m., walked to «Fresh Fresh», and saw the sign on the door, «Back in 10 Minutes.» In hind sight, we wish the chef never saw us standing in front of the door, but he decided to return before the ten minutes were up and he decided to return to the restaurant to serve us.
We sat around for about ten minutes before the chef/​owner came to take our beverage order. After he returned with the drinks, we got the lecture about how everything he cooks is freshly made and the reason why there’s only one chef in the kitchen is because he didn’t want our food to have «other chef’s DNA» tainting it. Instead of having other chefs’ DNA in our meal, we were left to wait at least an hour and a half for our meal. The lady who phoned in her order when we walked inside the restaurant for take out got her meal before we did.
By the time we left the restaurant, we were there for over two hours. Our meals were served to us one person at a time, literally. I got my crab cake first then it went around the table. One. By (painfully). One.
Food — Meh. Not the best crab cakes I’ve ever had. I also wasn’t a fan of the clam chowder — cream with potatoes and clams makes not a chowdah. Flavor required.
Service — They were really, really, really nice, BUT it was slower than watching grass grow.
Price — Too expensive for only getting one chef’s DNA. I much prefer lots of DNA; I’m okay with the more the DNA, the higher the price as long as the food is good and it comes quickly.
When we left «Fresh Fresh,» the «Back in 10 Minutes» sign was still up. Do the rest of Baltimore a favor and keep that sign up guys… Otherwise people may never get to eat.

Food: 5 stars
Service: 5 stars
Price: 2 stars
Average wait time for food: over 1 hour – 1 star!
This restaurant has been around since 1984. The banner out front says Baltimore Magazine says this place has the best crab cakes around. So we put it to the test and this is what we found out.
The restaurant has a total of 5 small tables. The six of us were crammed at two small tables. There is only one chef and one waitress, a husband and wife team.
We were the only customers that night. We arrived at 6:50pm. We placed our order at 7pm. We received our food at 8:15pm. Yes, you didnt read that wrong, it took an hour and 15 minutes for all of us to receive our food. One of us in the group was a diabetic too. Thank goodness he was able to wait it out.
We all ordered the jumbo lump sized crab cakes. The waitress stated the entrée crab cakes (2 crab cakes) were $ 14 for regular sized crab cakes and $ 18 for jumbo lump sized crab cakes. We each ordered the jumbo lump sized crab cakes, which came with two sides.
We all received a separate check of $ 50. ???@#?#?$ Thats when we realized she meant $ 18 per crab cake. Funny how the waitress failed to mention it was $ 18 «per crab cake». It was a shame I was only able to eat one (it was very filling) and couldnt take the other one back to my hotel room to eat for later. The waitress also charged us $ 6.60 for tip. I didnt think waiting 1.25 hours for my food was worth $ 6.60 per person, but whatever.
The food was good. The food was fresh. The waitress kept raving that our food was being prepared as soon as our order was placed so that it was at its freshest.
Was it the best crab cake I’ve ever eaten? I dont think so. But the food was pretty good. Was it worth it? No. Was it worth the wait? No. Would I come back again? No.
I really want this family business to succeed (and now I know that at $ 50 a person how it has succeeded since 1984) but without any extra help, I refuse to wait THAT long and pay THAT much for food to be crammed at two small tables.
If you do decide to come here, I recommend ordering only ONE crab cake instead of two. Maybe with less of an order size our food would have come out faster. But maybe not. I guess we’ll never know…
There is no parking on the street here. And they accept Visa and Mastercard only. No AMEX.
Fresh Fresh is not a deli. Fresh Fresh is more of an expensive expensive restaurant that will bring your food out slow slow.