JT's Seafood Shack PERMANENTLY CLOSED

My husband and I have never understood the fascination with this place. The wait staff is fine, but we really think the food is horrible. We've tried a total of 3 times, as is our general rule, and JT's struck out! We won't be back.

Beware the chowdah! Well maybe we ate there too much and our number was up but we had a bad experience with the Minorcan Chowder. As we understood it, the place is closing for the holidays and we stumbled in the last day prior to closure. We didn't know. No one else closes for the holidays here. Nice tradition unless you order food on the last days. Very bad stomach aches and more. It's too bad, we like the place and we'll be back. The cold chowder should have been a warning to us. Hot things hot, cold things cold. But we ate it because we were very tired and hungry. What can I say? A hard lesson learned. We'll be back in a few months. Very nice professional wait staff. However, 86 the cold chowder.

We've been dining here on a regular basis for the past year and have seen steady improvement over that time. It used to be much more iffy than it is now. It has become reliable. Great beans and rice and the hot sauce is unique. The place is almost as good as it's counterpart, South Beach, in Crescent Beach. My only complaint was the ahi for my sandwich was cut wrong and a bit on the small side this last time. It may have been the last piece they had. But overall, a good experience and very polite staff.

I just got really hungry by finding this website!! :) I love JT's. Great Key Lime Pie! Great food. Mellow atmosphere. One of my favorites spots!

I recently visited Palm Coast for the first time and ate dinner at JT's. I live in a town with many seafood restaurants but out of every one this was definitely the best. It is a bit cramped but do not be discouraged. You will be pleased if you like awesome seafood and a great experience.

I eat at JT's twice a year as I travel to and from South FL. Love their crab cakes and have them each visit. Service is always good and the atmosphere is great. Can't wait for a time my wife can travel with me so she can try the crab cakes. They taste nothing like the ones we get in North Alabama (which is a good thing). Also enjoy visiting the little plant nursery next door to JT's.

The girl greeting and seating us was not very friendly, but our server was nice and quite efficient. The food was just OK but very uninspiring and we would of liked a less "canned" taste. Our calamari was particularly "strange" tasting! For the price, we didn't find it very good value and will continue our search for good local seafood.

My husband and I have enjoyed coming to JT's on various evenings. We live in Flagler, and none of the seafood places around my house are really the same, so the 20 minutes drive is worth it. We usually only come for dinner, and the service, and food is excellent, but on July 29th we decided to come for lunch and see how that was for a change, we walked in to be greeted by a heavyset young girl with long blonde hair, who did not seem welcoming at all, she showed us our table, which was in the back and just slammed our menus down. That was surprising because usually the hostesses are very nice and talkative at night. I don't remember our servers name but she was completely different, very happy and served us accordingly, my husband and I had the fresh catch with their famous black beans and rice which is always amazing, it was a great lunch experience, though it was not as busy as night, it was nicer to experience the quieter JT's atmosphere. As we left back towards the front door, we got a bland look from the hostess and not even a "goodbye", just a condescending look. Even though the service and food were great that morning, we probably will just stick to dinner, because that hostess made us feel very unwelcome. We love JT's, but we love it more when their help has a smile or even acknowledges you. But for anyone else reading this, wondering whether to go to JT's or not, you must go, it will be the best dinner you've had in awhile.

Good Fried Shrimp service was great. Fish dipped was good.

It was just average. Kids are welcomed but not included. Service was fair at best. This was our first time here. Family of 6. The blackened Tilapia was mushy and too peppery. The pasta sauce too sweet and bland. We did however enjoy the atmosphere. The back deck was comfortable and very casual. Picnic tables and paper towels on the tables was nice with the kids. We will try again but next shot needs to set the hook to get us back.

I guess we visited on an off day because our experience was nothing like some these reviews. Service was lapse at best and we found the food uninteresting and quite plain. The texture of my fish was strange and the sauce to my wife's pasta dish was like water.

Nice waitress and hostess and it all stopped there. We stayed away for several months due to bad experiences in the past. Well, it got worse. The gumbo is great as are the rice and beans. But my wife is ill from grilled snapper. We think it was spoiled. Bad odor and texture. She ate about a third of it and we tossed the rest. She may toss yet. Too bad. No good seafood restaurants around here. I suppose we'll trek to Hull's in Ormond for fresh seafood and prepare our own in the future. Palm Coast doesn't even have a decent seafood shop.

I am a frequent customer of JT's and I can honestly say that everything their is great. From the food to the people, I always have a good time and feel like a local part of the family.Whether your sitting in the back screened in porch or smack dab the middle of the restaurant, you are always very well attended.

Visited the area this weekend and tried a few local restaurants. This one was the most average. Service was slow and food just "so-so". We just expected better.

I'm a frequent customer to JT's Seafood Shack and feel that they offer an excellent value in their menu prices, customer service and atmosphere. My wife and I have ordered an array of items from their Chicken Wings, Burgers, Specialty Salads, Daily Specials, and House Favorites, all have been good. Even when we have called the server over about an food issue we have always been taken care of by the manager and satisfied. The manager always remembers our names and makes us feel like we are in one of our local hangouts. When I'm doing business or entertaining friends and family one of my first choices if always JT's Seafood Shack. Keep this restaurant in mind for your next night out and remember to turn in your toll ticket for a refund off your dinner check. Happy dining to you.

Fantastic food, excellent waitress, Debbie. A short 20 minute wait, even on a Monday night but, the food is worth every minute of the wait. Recommend for everyone, bring your receipt from the two dollar bridge and they credit you back. Reasonable prices also.

Today we had lunch at J.T.'s Seafood Shack. I really like eating there in part because of the secluded location and interior ambiance. I enjoy looking at the old fishing items and appreciate how they've been incorporated into the décor. As is customary, the wait staff was moderately attentive and the kitchen took a long time to prepare our order. So long as you're not in a rush, everything is fine. I had a great special today. It was Grilled Ahi Tuna (medium rare) served over Jasmine rice with a Sweet and Sour Shrimp Sauce. I'd definitely have that again. I thought it was a good value for $10.00. The tuna was cooked to a perfect medium-rare. The rice served with my entrée was undercooked and crunchy, but the manager took care of the matter after the waitress reported the problem. The properly cooked (and undercooked) rice tasted more like white rice, but jasmine or white rice, the overall complexity and flavor of this entrée was delicious. My husband enjoyed a cup of gumbo and another special, Chicken and Andouille Sausage Jambalaya. I tried his selections as well. He and I agreed the gumbo was to hot and spicy for most people's taste, although we enjoy hot food. The Jambalaya was full of meat and perfectly seasoned with just the right amount of heat. For dessert we shared their Key Lime Pie. Whipped cream is incorporated into this pie, which lightens up the texture and is a nice change from traditional key lime pie. J.T.'s Seafood Shack is one of our favorite places to eat.

Me and my wife heard about JT's for the longest time but never had the opportunity to drop by. Despite the fish camp environment the food was out of this world and the fish fresh. Service was a little slow but even so the food made up for it. My only suggestion for the place is for them to spice up their side salads. A little cheese and croutons can go a long way. But besides that I will still return to this little local gourmet seafood shack and recommend any fresh seafood lovers as well.

We ate here just last night.... what has happened to this once very good place? Prices are too high, portions not too great, service is so sad and the up-keep of the restaurant has gone down hill! I used to love their shrimp dinner with the super good pink sauce it came with but now the shrimp are midget size and the care in preparation is no longer there! What a shame! Will try one more time and if the same ......NEVER MORE!

We went here due to all of the excellent reviews and we have never been steered wrong before from the rating system on here, but this time we were.

First off our first waitress couldn't be bothered with us because were actually looking at the menu and didn't want to order, eat and run. The second waitress barely came to our table and was not very friendly when she did come. We went on a Saturday, but we were there at 4:30pm - not the busiest time for them.

The food was fine, but overpriced and I asked for milk for my son (who is 1.5 years old) instead of the soda that comes with the kid's meal and I was told it would not be added as extra, but it was!

The bathrooms are GROSS! My husband commented that they belonged in a truck stop.

Save your $$ and go some place else!