J & J Seafood - Ocala, Florida

ismael diaz

After passing this place a million times I finally went in to check out the prices. So the two owners were there and didn't seem too interested in giving us much information unless we were ready to purchase some fish ( very foolish) not the way to build your customer base. However, one of the workers came out from the back (Latino guy) and was extremely helpful explaining that they receive multiple fish deliveries during the week in order to make sure they sell a fresh product. As well as letting us know that we can special order any type of fish and have it within a day or so. Now, because their setup is not a conventional store front, It doesn't breed a lot of confidence that everything is up to par.
However, everything looked fine to me.
The refrigerator display cases were all in working order and the fish was fresh and cold.
But I did expect the prices to be a little lower. If I'm planning on taking a chance with an unconventional fish vendor that everything is up to par I expect a better deal. Be your own judge.

Keri Behling

Amazing fresh seafood. I purchased the stuffed flounder, garlic shrimp and conch. I made some amazing conch fritters with it but honestly it was fresh enough for ceviche 10/10. As a Florida local born n raised.. I like to know the name of the person who caught my seafood.. there was J.. and then the other J.. (J&J Seafood)

Deborah Hlu

I have bought seafood from them for the second time, and it was a terrible experience. Never before have I encountered seafood that tasted so unpleasant, and I have been a regular customer at seafood markets throughout my entire life. This is the first occasion (second attempt here) where the seafood had such a strong "fishy" taste. This establishment appears unclean and fails to store fish properly, unlike the other seafood markets I have visited.

Wmprice

Fresh Key West Shrimp and wild salmon were fresh and yummy. "Backfin" crab had no backfin and was tasteless, but expensive. Dissapointing from one Marylander to another. Seller should know better, customer does.

Cheryl McAtee

My first time here. Got 3 dozen raw oysters. Out of all 36 there was only 8 that were NOT ROTTEN. The owner apologized and offered to replace but honestly, I don't have an appetite for oysters anymore and don't care to buy from this establishment anymore after this experience. All my 45 years of shucking and eating raw oysters I have never seen or smelled any so bad before in my life. Just awful and disgusting and rotten.

Miki Hardesty

Super friendly, great prices, and oh my goodness the food was absolutely so good!!

Daniel Lovett

Oysters and fish dip are awesome. I’ve gotten a couple times my new go to spot for seafood. Thousands of us have passed this place for decades. You have to stop in! let’s support our local seafood store and reap the benefits!!!

Phill Freebourn

The only downside I had with J&J was I called, left a message, but they never responded.

I went by anyway and bought a few items.
They only had frozen scallops (love fresh), but they were still delicious. The other items I purchased were tasty as well.

They only drawback besides no callback or text-back was no fresh scallops.