Shuck’s Fish House & Oyster Bar

Clean inside and great quality food. Ordered fried oysters as an app and shrimp po boy as entrée. Both very good, would come back

Shucks has 3 locations in Omaha and I’be been to two of them multiple times. Both locations are casual so don’t come here if you plan to dress up. However you can still impress a first date of you are both seafood fans.
In all my visits, the food has been consistent and the fish fresh. I usually get the Ahi tuna sandwich or salad but they have something for everyone so long as you like seafood including pastas, fried, and grilled selections. They also have a great beer selection both on tap and bottles. The icing on the cake is the value for money you get.
Go here and trust me, you will not be disappointed.

I’ve been to shucks a lot for group functions as they have a great relaxed atmosphere and it’s close to downtown. I recently went it for a full meal and was not disappointed.
Navigating the menu was difficult only because there were several dishes that I really wanted to try. After a few minutes I landed on shrimp and grits, a dish that I learned to love from my time living in North Carolina… But something I cannot remember seeing since moving to Omaha 5 years ago.
The dish was served with a heavy cream that you could mix in as you saw fit. The cream was spicy and full of flavor, I immediately mixed all the grits into it to soak up the deliciousness. The shrimp we cooked perfectly and a baguette was the perfect addition to soak up every last drop.
When I got the bill the waitress wished me a happy holidays and gave me an envelope with a secret gift inside that I could open on my next visit… Excited to get back and see what it is! Cool idea for sure!

Daughter wanted crab legs for her birthday so the family went out for a weekday dinner. Greeted upon entering and told to sit wherever we wanted. Not a large restaurant, but does have two sides. One side with a bar and booths and the other with a few booths and tables. We picked the area furthest from the door due to the cold draft coming in.
There are daily specials to choose from as well as the regular menu. Waitress seemed a bit rushed, but overall was friendly and got the job done. She was also quick to refill drinks without having to be asked.
Started with an appetizer of clam strips. Well seasoned with not a lot of breading. Nice and crunchy with good flavor. Then ordered two (2) pounds of Snow Crab Legs, Blackened Tilapia, and Shrimp and Chips. Crab Legs come with mixed veggies, seasoned rice, and bread. Overall flavor good. Not overcooked. Thankful for that. Shrimp and chips were tasty as well. Blackened Tilapia was over seasoned. Almost too spicy to eat and then having spicy rice did not give the diner anything to mute the fire.
Tried the Key Lime Pie for dessert. Good tartness and not overly sweet. My wife really liked it. I wish it had been just a bit sweeter.

My first trip here… and I will be back! When you walk in, you can definitely tell you are in a seafood restaurant! Great smells a plenty! We had oysters and I ordered standard fish and chips. Easily the best fish and chips I have ever had! Unique potatos and very lite breading on the fish. Everyone else loved their meals as well! I hear the one in west Omaha is good as well. Can’t wait to make another visit!

I love this place! We always get the peel and eat shrimp to start and they’re delicious! I’m not a huge oyster fan but all I’ve tried there were good. I’ve tried several of my boyfriends dishes and they’re great! There are still several things I’d like to try but I just cant go and not get the Deep South Risotto!!! It’s AMAZING! One of my favorite dishes from anywhere in Omaha! Yum!

I have frequently visited all three locations. Always a friendly staff and never a bad plate of food. The menu changes with daily specials…

Review is for Happy Hour, but it probably applies for every hour…
The peel and eat shrimp are only 35 cents each, Hurricanes are $ 6 and Mark West wine is $ 6. The shrimp is fresh (Omaha standards) and the drinks potent and mixed correctly.
More importantly is the service. If you follow any of my reviews, you should know I travel extensively and can identify what is good. Great service at the bar and the table. No pretensions — just great service.
On top on this, there was a live band playing (Little Joe Trio). Excellent. Plus, all proceeds benefited the Omaha Home For Boys (this is a great charitable organization).
I recommend this Shucks location for my fellow Omahans and travelers.

The best seafood in Omaha! And why is that? Because the owner also owns Absolutely Fresh; probably the biggest seafood wholesaler in Omaha.
The oysters are always fresh. My favorite is the gumbo and that is followed by the lobster bisque. The Po Boy sandwich is excellent and has the right sauce.
All the locations have the same kitschy marine stuff on the walls and hanging from the ceiling. This location is an odd one and out of the way from most restaurants but close enough to downtown, the Old Market and NoDo. It is across the street from the Douglas County Jail. Cheap rent.
Fun fact. The owner is from the cattle capital of Nebraska: West Point. He is a stickler on margins so the prices change frequently. But you get what you pay for and the quality is always excellent.

Come for Happy Hour 2 – 6! Crazy that oysters are only .85 ! Great service for a local bar!!!

I’ve been here twice now. Once on a Friday night, and once for Happy Hour on Sunday. The oysters were very fresh and arrived fast to our table. I also had the fried clam strips, fried oysters, fried shrimp, and fried onion rings — all good. The peel-​and-​eat shrimp from the Happy Hour menu were SO good, but smaller than I expected, so be sure to order more than a dozen if you plan on making a meal out of them.
All of the servers I’ve had were sardonic, world-​weary, and over-​worked; but also very attentive. The person who ran our cards on Friday night may have been very tired, as they were clearly handed two cards in two separate check folders, but still ran the cards for the wrong checks. Oh well! We got it figured out, and the food was worth it. It is like having dinner at your favorite neighborhood bar, but with REALLY good seafood. It makes me nostalgic for the small town bars I visited while growing up — just for the atmosphere, not the food — where the waitresses roll their eyes at you but bring you your food on time anyway. Thanks for being down-​to-​earth with out-​of-​this-​world seafood, Shucks.

The food was great, if you like fried seafood. Wish they had more non-​fried entrées. I’m a seafood lover looking for great seafood in Nebraska. I know Shucks could deliver if the demand were there.

Here’s the most direct review I can give of Shucks:
Best sea food in town. Really. It’s the best. The daily selection of oysters are always super fresh. The crabcakes here are also not to be missed, along with the crawfish ettoufe.
Service is friendly and prices are solid for the portion sizes.
I have recommended this place to several people who have been visiting from out of town, and it is always a hit.

We gave this place a second chance and boy are we glad we did! I loved the fried shrimp so much I had to order another plate of them. They tasted so good and fresh! The only other place I have had shrimp that fresh tasting and good was on the coast in Oregon!
My fiancé had some blue point oysters that were delicious and on special for happy hour and the crawfish étouffée that was just the right amount of spicy. It didn’t have the darker color that comes from a well-​developed roux but still had good depth of flavor.
We will definitely be coming back and hope our recent experience holds up.

Delicious! Pretty sure I just ate 60 oysters. Great food, i ordered the Clams and chips basket. Perfectly breaded and fried just right, paired with delicate potato cakes and a side of coleslaw. Did I mention the 60 oysters?

This is the place to go in Omaha on a Lenten Friday when all the Catholic parishes are too packed with people looking for a good fish fry. I was in town visiting my parents when we showed up at 5:30 on a Friday night. It was busy but we were seated right away. I have to say, our waitress might be the friendliest person I have ever had the pleasure of meeting. She was fantastic!
Because I cannot eat anything fried, my options were limited but not horribly so. I went with the Ahi Tuna appetizer as my meal with a side order of veggies. The tuna was perfectly seared and not at all overcooked. I’ve had better tuna sure, but when in the middle of the country and ordering seafood, one cannot be overly picky. This tuna was not the best of the best but it was pretty darn great with that melt-​in-​your-​mouth experience. The seaweed salad that came with it was very well dressed and quite tasty. If I ever come back to Shuck’s, which I’m sure I will since my parents are regulars, I will absolutely order this again. It was delicious!
For being a Midwestern fish house and oyster bar, Shuck’s is surprisingly good at seafood. My parents, both meat and potatoes kind of folks, love this place. My dad raves about their fish and chips while my mom is quite the fan of the crabcake sandwich. Don’t be leary because you’re in Nebraska and think you need to eat steak; order the damn fish, enjoy the friendly service, and revel in your meal.

I am grossly disappointed! We came here for Oyster Rockefeller. The server informed me that they were ‘out of oysters’. Imagine my surprise when the couple next to me ordered and received OYSTERS (!). When I inquired about the oysters, I was told they didn’t have ‘blue points’. Umm, well by then I was already put off. In the future, explicitly explaining the oyster options would be helpful.
Food? Mediocre at best. We ordered fish and chips. Hard to go wrong there right? WRONG! You could (and should) cook it yourself at home with a box of Zataran’s and it will taste better. My daughter’s shrimp Alfredo… soupy.
My recommendation… don’t waste your money.

Shucks never fails and never lets me down. Great service tonight and the food was delicious. We had the Muenster burger and some oysters on the half shell with an order of ahi tuna.
First time at this location downtown and I will come back. Staff was really friendly and great service. The food came out prompt and made great suggestions on the oysters!
Well done Shucks, well done.

I was really excited to try this place out as this place seems like a local place. We were seated by the bar area, and the restaurant itself is small and very dim-​lit. I tried the Lobster Bisque, which was nice and creamy, and came with a side of grilled ciabatta bread. I had an oyster sampler, in which I received 2 of each of the following: Blue Point (New England), Osprey Point (PEI), North Shore Gold (PEI), Westport Cup (MA), and Umami (RI). They tasted fresh and clean, and came up with freshly-​grated horseradish with a slice of lemon. My sister had the Fish and Chips, which came with some baby cakes (crispy potato cakes) and a side of cream crunchy coleslaw. The fish was fried well and had a nice tarter sauce cream on top. I am glad I was able to check this place out!
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Went for a burger. Who does that? I mean who goes to a seafood place and orders a cheese burger? WOW. O.K. I did, that’s who. My burger was tasty and fresh, I’d def order it again. Calamari was lightly seasoned and yummy.