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Shells is pleased to offer a variety of gluten-friendly options on both our food and beverage menus. We are not a gluten-free restaurant and cannot ensure that cross-contamination will never occur. We have processes in place to minimize that happening but there is gluten on our work surfaces. If you have Celiac and/or are highly sensitive, please advise the person taking your order, and know that we will do our best, but cannot guarantee your order will not touch gluten somewhere in the process

Appetizers

Smoked Fish Spread
$12.00

A heaping scoop of smoked fish spread, served with chopped red onions and tomatoes, with saltines and lime

Steamed Clams
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One dozen steamed clams served with melted butter and lemon

Steamed Mussels
$16.00

One full pound of steamed mussels sautéed with onions in our tomato, seafood broth, served with bread for dipping

Buffalo Shrimp
$14.00

Hand-breaded, tossed in medium buffalo sauce, served with blue cheese dressing and celery sticks.
Chicken $12.00 | Combo $13.00

Conch Fritters
$14.00

10 of our made-from-scratch fritters, filled with conch, onions, red bell peppers, and seasoning, served with our house-made Island sauce

Fried Calamari
$13.00

Tender pieces of whole squid, lightly coated in our seasoned breading, deep-fried until golden, served with Diablo sauce

Fried Mushrooms
$11.00

Made to order, freshly breaded button mushrooms, served with our house-made, spicy mustard sauce and Island sauce

Crab Cakes
$15.00

2 of our jumbo lump crab meat crab cakes, pan-seared, and served with our house-made Island sauce

U-Peel Shrimp
$14.00

Steamed or Chilled | 1/2 pound of steamed shrimp in the shell, lightly dusted with Old Bay, served with melted butter or chilled with cocktail sauce

Clam Strips
$13.00

Golden fried clams served with our house-made cocktail sauce

Gator Bites
$14.00

Straight from the Bayou! Alligator tail pieces tossed in our spicy Cajun breading mix and served with a side of Remoulade sauce

Coconut Shrimp
$13.00

Tropical delight! 6 plump & delicious shrimp, hand-breaded with coconut, served with our house-made orange marmalade

Hushpuppies
$7.00

12 of our golden, deep-fried, homemade hush puppies, served with our house-made tartar sauce

Soups & Salads

Dressing Choices: Ranch, Blue Cheese, Honey Mustard, Thousand Island, Caesar, Balsamic Vinaigrette, or Oil & Vinegar
Topped with Grilled or Blackened Shrimp $17.00 | Chicken $15.00 | Salmon $MP | Crispy Chicken $16.00

Award Winning Clam Chowder

Cup $7.00 | Bowl $11.00
Thick, creamy, and full of clams, potatoes, & bacon

Seafood Gumbo

Cup $7.00 | Bowl $11.00
A rich and flavorful Seafood Gumbo, featuring a savory broth simmered with shrimp, fish, crawfish, chicken sausage, rice & Cajun spices, alongside the classic Cajun holy trinity of onions, celery, and bell pepper

The Big Salad
$10.00

Crisp salad greens, tomatoes, cucumbers, onions, shredded cheese, and croutons

The Big Caesar
$10.00

Crisp romaine lettuce, croutons, shredded parmesan, and tossed in Caesar dressing

House or Caesar Side Salad
$6.00

With any entrée $4.00

Aw Shucks!!

Oysters, 1 Dozen, Raw or Steamed
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1 Dozen of freshly shucked oysters on the half shell - served with cocktail sauce, lemon, and crackers, horseradish available upon request

Oysters, 1/2 Dozen, Raw or Steamed
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1/2 Dozen of freshly shucked oysters on the half shell - served with cocktail sauce, lemon, and crackers, horseradish available upon request

Oysters Rockefeller
$17.00

A classic American dish of 1/2 dozen fresh, shucked oysters on the half shell, topped with a rich, savory mixture of finely chopped spinach, herbs, and parmesan, then baked until golden brown

Fried Oysters
$14.00

4 ounces of crispy, golden, fried oysters served with our house-made cocktail sauce (sold by weight, not count)

Signature Pastas

Any of our dinner pastas are available in a lunch portion until 4:00 pm daily
Substitute any pasta with gluten-free fusilli $4.00
Extra sauce $1.99
Side of sauce $3.49 (great for dipping!)

Shrimp Pasta
$18.00

The one that started it all! Our original shrimp pasta in our garlic, white wine, cream sauce

Seafood Siciliano
$20.00

Shrimp, bay scallops, chopped clams, and fresh mussels sautéed with tomatoes, onions, and mushrooms over linguine in a light Italian red sauce

Mezzo - Mezzo

Chicken $16.00 | Shrimp $18.00
Mezzo-Mezzo means half-and-half in Italian! We have mixed 2 of our best sauces, Diablo and cream sauce, tossed with penne pasta, sautéed with shrimp or chicken, and mushrooms. Delizioso!

Seafood Pasta
$20.00

Shrimp, bay scallops, chopped clams, and fresh mussels tossed in our original cream sauce with linguine

Linguine with Clam Sauce
$17.00

A taste of coastal Italy! Generous portion of succulent chopped clams with our delicious clam sauce, tossed with linguine
Traditional or Red Clam Sauce

Bay Scallop Pasta
$20.00

A creamy, comfort pasta made with sweet bay scallops and our original cream sauce with linguine

Langostino Pasta
$25.00

Sweet baby lobster tails with linguine in our lobster cream sauce

Godfather's Shrimp Pasta
$19.00

Shrimp sautéed in a blend of olive oil, white wine, tomatoes, and onions over linguine

Diablo

Chicken $16.00 | Shrimp $18.00
Shrimp or chicken with penne tossed with mushrooms in our homemade spicy tomato sauce

Chicken Pasta
$16.00

Fire-grilled chicken in our garlic, white wine, cream sauce

Shrimp Scampi Pasta
$17.00

Succulent shrimp tossed with our light scampi sauce made with olive oil, white wine, and garlic

Mussels Beach Pasta
$21.00

One pound of fresh mussels sautéed with onions in a tomato seafood broth over linguine

Pasta Primavera
$14.00

Vegetable delight! Vegetables & mushrooms sautéed in olive oil, cream sauce, and garlic tossed with penne
pasta
Chicken $17.00 | Shrimp $20.00

Shrimp & Scallop Pasta
$19.00

Double good! Succulent shrimp and sweet bay scallops, and our original cream sauce with linguine

Shells Favorites

The Big Easy
$22.00

A Shells Exclusive! Grilled Mahi-Mahi topped with shrimp & scallops, sautéed in a white wine, cream sauce with fresh tomatoes, onions & mushrooms, served with our yellow rice and steamed veggies

Shrimp - n - Grits
$16.00

A Charleston Favorite! Shrimp sautéed with bacon,, onions, and red peppers, topped with shredded Monterey-Jack cheese

The Big Fish Dish
$19.00

Fried Fish topped with our Italiano topping, served with yellow rice and steamed veggies

Bowl O’ Scampi
$16.00

A generous bowl of our scrumptious scampi!

Sautéed Bay Scallops
$18.00

Bay scallops sautéed in scampi sauce and served with our yellow rice and steamed veggies

Cioppino
$25.00

A San Francisco seafood stew of shrimp, scallops, fish, crab, whole mussels and clams, in a tomato seafood broth

Shrimp Trio
$20.00

Grilled shrimp, fried shrimp, and shrimp scampi, served with our yellow rice and steamed veggies

Coconut Shrimp Dinner
$20.00

Tropical Delight! 10 plump & delicious shrimp, handbreaded with coconut, served with our house-made orange marmalade with yellow rice and steamed veggies

Crab Cake Dinner
$22.00

Prepared here daily, 3 of our pan-seared, jumbo lump crab meat, crab cakes, served with our yellow rice and steamed veggies

Char - Grillin'

Served with rice and steamed vegetables
Add Grilled or Fried Shrimp to any Entrée +$7.00

Grilled Shrimp
$19.00

3 of our marinated shrimp skewers, grilled to perfection!

Sirloin Steak
$20.00

8 oz sirloin, grilled on an open flame and seasoned to perfection

Grilled Chicken Breasts
$18.00

2 marinated, char-grilled chicken breasts

Grilled Combo
$21.00

Grilled Mahi-Mahi and 2 of our marinated shrimp skewers

Ultimate Grilled Combo
$27.00

Grilled 6 oz salmon, one of our marinated shrimp skewers, and a jumbo lump, pan-seared crab cake

Surf ‘n Turf
$27.00

8 oz sirloin, grilled on an open flame and seasoned to perfection with fried or grilled shrimp

Lobster & Crab

Served with our mandarin slaw and parsley potatoes

Live Whole Maine Lobster
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Live Maine Lobster served split and cleaned

Alaskan Snow Crab
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Available in 1 lb, 1.5 lbs, or 2 lbs dinner

Alaskan King Crab
MP

Available in 1 lb Dinner

Dungeness Crab
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Available in 1 lb, 1.5 lbs, or 2 lbs dinner

Today’s Catch

Choose from our Today’s Catch Board for available selections
Full 10 oz or lite 6 oz portions available on most
Choose your preparation: Grilled - Blackened - Fried
Then choose how you would like your meal:

Dinner with 2 Sides
Big Salad or Big Caesar
On Pasta with Choice of Sauce
Sandwich with Fries
Fish Tacos with One Side
Ultimate Grilled Combo

$10.00 more

Grilled Combo

$7.00 more

Big Easy

$8.00 more

Special Toppings

Great on any Fish, Steak, or Chicken, or have it on the side!

The Big Easy
$8.00

Shrimp & scallops, sautéed in a white wine, cream sauce with fresh tomatoes, onions & mushrooms

Italiano
$5.00

Fresh tomatoes, onions, and mushrooms, sautéed in a light blend of white wine, seafood broth, scampi sauce, and Italian red sauce

Baskets

Freshly breaded and served fried, with our mandarin slaw and parsley potatoes

Chicken Fingers $15.00 | Fried Shrimp $16.00 | Fried Fish $16.00 | Clam Strips $16.00 | Bay Scallops $17.00

Fisherman's Combo
$25.00

Fried basket of fish, shrimp, clams, & bay scallops

Fish & Chips
$19.00

Golden perfection! Beer battered and served with French fries and mandarin slaw

Catfish Strips
$17.00

Half a pound of Mississippi style, with our cornbread breading, served with French fries, mandarin slaw, and 2 hushpuppies
Double the fish! $24.00

Fried Oysters
$22.00

Crispy, golden, fried oysters served with our house-made cocktail sauce (sold by weight, not count)

Sandwiches

Served with French fries and choice of lettuce, tomato, red onion, and pickle

Beer Battered Cod
$16.00

Fried Cod with cheese, lettuce, and slaw with our house-made tartar on the side

Fried Fish
$14.00

Fried Pollock, and our house-made tartar on the side
With cheese $15.00

Mahi-Mahi
$17.00

Grilled, blackened, or fried, and our house-made tartar on the side

Burgers

Seasoned and grilled on an open flame
Burger $15.00 | Cheeseburger $16.00 | Double Burger $18.00 | Double Cheeseburger $19.00

Chicken Sandwich
$14.00

Grilled, blackened, or fried
With cheese $15.00

Crab Cake Sandwich
$18.00

A large pan-seared crab cake with jumbo lump crab, served with our house-made Island sauce on the side

Tacos

3 Tacos served in soft shells with lettuce, tomato, and cheddar jack cheese, and pico de gallo, served with one side

Shrimp Tacos
$16.00

Grilled, blackened, or fried

Mahi-Mahi Tacos
$17.00

Grilled, blackened, or fried

Grilled Chicken Tacos
$14.00

Grilled or blackened

Fried Chicken Tacos
$15.00

Crispy chicken served with ranch

Add - Ons

Make your meal better with more options!

Half Pound of Crab Legs
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Snow Crab - King Crab - Dungeness

Crab Cake
$8.00

One of our jumbo lump crab cakes

Shrimp Skewer

One $7.00 | Two $14.00
Grilled or Blackened

Fried Shrimp
$7.00
Fried Clams
$6.00
Fried Scallops
$8.00
Shrimp Scampi
$7.00

Menu

Fish Fry Monday

Half Pound $13.99 | Full Pound $20.99 • Fried catfish or pollock strips, served with hushpuppies, fries, and coleslaw

Lobster Tuesday

1. Whole Maine Lobster - 1 1/4 Pound. Best Market Price in town! Served split and cleaned with parsley, potatoes, and coleslaw
2. Lobster & Shrimp Pasta - Knuckle and claw Maine lobster with shrimp, sauteed in our lobster cream sauce with linguine $20.99

Oyster Wednesday

1. Dozen Oysters on the Half Shell - 1 dozen of fresh shucked oysters on the half shell, raw or steamed $17.99
2. Oysters Rockefeller - 1/2 dozen broiled oysters on the half-shell covered with a rich spinach & butter sauce with breadcrumbs and parmesan $13.00

Shrimply Thursday

1. 3/4 lb Fried Shrimp Dinner $15.99
2. 1 lb Fried Shrimp Dinner $20.99
3. Shrimp Trio $16.99

Sunday Funday!

1. Baby Lobster Pasta - Sweet baby lobster tails with linguine in our lobster cream sauce $19.99
2. Coconut Shrimp Dinner - 10 breaded to order, coconut shrimp served with parsley potatoes and coleslaw $15.99

Served daily until 4:00 PM

Pastas

Served with a House or Caesar Salad
Substitute for Gluten-Free Fusilli for +$3.00 more
Any of our dinner pastas are available in a lunch portion until 4pm daily

Shrimp Pasta
$15.00
Shrimp Mezzo - Mezzo
$15.00
Chicken Mezzo-Mezzo
$14.00
Seafood Pasta
$17.00
Godfather's Shrimp Pasta
$15.00
Seafood Siciliano
$17.00
Langostino Pasta
$19.00
Chicken Pasta
$14.00

Char - Grillin'

Served with Yellow Rice and Steamed Veggies Grilled or Blackened

Shrimp
$15.00
Chicken
$14.00
Tilapia
$14.00

Soup & Salad

Pick Two
Pick a Salad and Pick a Soup

House or Caesar Side Salad Clam Chowder or Seafood Gumbo

With a Cup $10.00 | With a Bowl $14.00

Baskets

Freshly Breaded and Served Fried with Mandarin Slaw and French Fries

Fried Shrimp
$15.00
Fried Fish
$15.00
Clam Strips
$15.00
Bay Scallops
$15.00
Fried Trio
$17.00

Fish, shrimp, and clam strips

Fish & Chips
$15.00

Golden perfection! Beer battered and served with French fries and mandarin slaw

Sides

Yellow Rice
$3.49
French Fries
$3.49
Steamed Veggies
$3.49
Applesauce
$3.49
Parsley Potatoes
$3.49
Mandarin Slaw
$3.49
3 Hushpuppies
$2.00

Premium Sides

Pasta with Choice of Sauce
$5.99
Broccoli
$4.99
Kraft Mac & Cheese
$4.99
Grits
$3.99

Small Fry Menu

10 Years Old or Younger Only Please
All Kids’ Meals are Served with Applesauce and Teddy Graham Crackers

Fried Shrimp and Fries
$8.00
Shrimp Pasta
$9.00
Fried Fish and Fries
$8.00
Chicken Pasta
$9.00
Chicken Fingers and Fries
$8.00
Pasta with Choice of Sauce
$7.00
Grilled Chicken and Fries
$8.00
Kraft Mac 'n' Cheese
$7.00
Ice Cream
$4.00

2 Scoops of Vanilla Ice Cream

Ice Cream Sundae
$5.00

Vanilla Ice Cream, Chocolate Syrup, and Whipped Topping

Soft Drinks & Tea
$2.99

Free Refills

Shirley Temple
$3.59
Kids' Milk
$2.99
Chocolate Milk
$3.49
Apple Juice
$2.99

Desserts

Key Lime Pie
$10.00
NY Cheesecake
$8.00
Strawberry Cheesecake
$9.00
Brownie Delight
$8.00
Vanilla Ice Cream Dish
$4.00
Ice Cream Sundae
$5.00

Beverages

Fountain Drinks
$3.99

• Coke
• Coke Zero
• Root Beer
• Sprite
• Ginger Ale
• Lemonade
• Peach Lemonade
• Raspberry Lemonade
• Sweet Tea
• Unsweet Tea
• Peach Tea
• Raspberry Tea
• Arnold Palmer
• Shirley Temple

Gourmet Roasted Coffee
$3.59
Hot Tea
$3.59
Bottled Water
$2.99
S. Pellegrino Sparkling Water
$4.25
Lagoon Lemonade
$4.99

Strawberry, Mango, Banana, Passion Fruit, & Peach

Appetizers

Clam Chowder

Per Quart $21.00 | Per Gallon $78.00

Seafood Gumbo
$19.00/Per Quart
Conch Fritter Platter
$38.00/48 Pieces
Hush Puppies
$8.00/20 Pieces
Buffalo Combo
$49.00

2 lbs. chicken & shrimp tossed in our buffalo sauce and served with blue cheese or ranch dressing

Fish Spread Platter
$18.00/Per Pint
Mussels
$38.00/4 Lb

Salads

Full pan serves 12 - 15

Caesar Salad
$27.00

Romaine lettuce, croutons, parmesan cheese

House Salad
$25.00

Salad green mix, cucumbers, tomatoes & croutons

Half Salads
$13.00

Half a pan of House or Caesar

Platters

Fried Chicken
$46.00

4 lbs. chicken tenders with honey mustard dressing

Fried Shrimp
$54.00

4 lbs. shrimp with cocktail sauce

Grilled Shrimp
$36.00

10 shrimp skewers & 24 oz rice

Grilled Tilapia
$32.00

6 fillets & 24 oz rice

Grilled Chicken
$28.00

6 breast fillets & 24 oz rice

Sautéed Crab Cakes
$82.00

30 small cakes (with island sauce)

Ala Carte

Just fish, no sauce

Fried Shrimp
$11.00/Per Pound
Fried Fish
$8.00/Per Pound
Fried Scallops
$14.00/Per Pound

Pasta Pans

Linguini or penne
Full pan of pasta serves 10 – 12

Shrimp

Half Pan $44.00 | Full Pan $82.00

Chicken

Half Pan $44.00 | Full Pan $82.00

Seafood

Half Pan $45.00 | Full Pan $86.00

Shrimp Creole with Rice

Half Pan $40.00 | Full Pan $78.00

Extras

Cole Slaw
$11.00/Per Quart
Diablo Sauce
$10.00/Per Quart
Pasta Cream Sauce
$12.00/Per Quart
Cocktail Sauce
$5.00/Per Pint
Tartar Sauce
$5.00/Per Pint
Bread
$1.29/Per Loaf

Desserts

Whole Key Lime Pie
$26.00

9” cut for 8 servings

Whole Cheesecake
$36.00

12” cut for 12 servings

Entrées

Early Bird Entrées are served with Mandarin Slaw, House, or Caesar Side Salad.

Famous Shrimp Pasta
$15.00

The one that started it all! Our original shrimp pasta in our garlic, white wine, and cream sauce

Mezzo-Mezzo
$15.00

Mezzo-Mezzo means half-and-half in Italian! We have mixed 2 of our best sauces, Diablo and cream sauce, tossed with penne pasta, sautéed with shrimp or chicken, and mushrooms. Delizioso!

Fried Trio Basket
$17.00

Freshly breaded fried fish, fried shrimp, and fried clams, served with parsley potatoes

Shrimp Basket
$15.00

Hand-breaded fried shrimp served with parsley potatoes

Fried Fish Basket
$15.00

Fried pollock served with parsley potatoes

Char-Grillin' Tilapia
$14.00

Grilled, blackened, or fried and served with steamed veggies and our yellow rice

Grilled Chicken
$14.00

Grilled or blackened chicken breast served with steamed veggies and our yellow rice

Happy Hour

Monday - Friday from 4:00 pm - 6:00 pm
Dine-in Only | No Substitutions
Cannot be combined with any other specials, coupons, or promotional offers.

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