SeaFood restaurants and shops in Athens, GA

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How to select Shellfish

If you looking to buy some shellfish in Athens from shop it is necessary to be sure that it is fresh. If you select frozen food the only you should check that the frozen bits are not smashed before freezing.

If you interesting to buy fresh fish, like Thresher shark or Pacific snapper, you should be very careful. If you buy whole fish, it should be always on ice. The fish body should be strong but elastic. If the fish body soft, jelly - reject to buy it! If you buy skinned fish toy should check and be sure that all piece is not dried, uniformly coloured, without dark parts (especially for tuna steaks). Fish should not be destructed.

Molluscs like oysters or mussels should be alive. All other shell-fishes like Scallop or Periwinkle can be prepared or even frozen. Do not hesitate to check smell, which should be fresh

Crustacean like Crab or King crab should be frozen or cooked! After being fished, their body disintegrate very quickly.

Seafood for take away in Athens (30601), GA

The quality of the seafood restaurants in Athens is very difficult to check before visit. You can look through our list of Seafood restaurants in Athens below and make a ring to each place. If the restaurant requered the prior booking it mean that sometimes this restaurant can be run out of spaces - a very promising sign.