My wife and I went to North Seafood on a Friday night. I had been meaning to visit the restaurant for some time now. There is only seating for perhaps 30 or 35 folks so even though we arrived at 6 PM there was already a half hour wait for a table. Would be nice if they took reservations.\r
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The wait staff was very friendly and attentive and took special interest in our 1 year old so high marks in that regard. But my wife and i go to restaurants for the food and unless the quality meets our expectations we are not likely to return no matter how great the wait staff is. We started off with the crabcake appetizer and had the fried mac and cheese. Both were different and while well prepared didn't taste like anything special. The quality of the ingredients in the mac and cheese was ordinary and the attempt to make it special by breading and frying didn't really help that much considering their deep fry oil needed changing from the taste of the dish. the crab cakes were good and if the whole night had just been those crab cakes they would have gotten another star from us. Fresh tasting crab with an unusual sauce. However the entrees were both below par. I had the shrimp and grits, and billed as a classic Charleston version. My versions normally have bacon on them served over a creamy bed of grits with mushrooms and onions. While some folks add fresh chopped tomatoes as well the addition of chopped canned tomatoes lowered the taste quality. In addition the grits were dry and clumped, there was no discernable bacon, way too much of the canned tomatoes and the shrimp was a tad over cooked. Overall very disappointing. My wife had the lobster pasta special. Fresh green beans, whole lobster pieces over a thick spegetti like pasta. The lobster had been overcooked the pasta sauce fairly flavorless and as hungry as my wife was, she only finished half of the dish. While we normally will order a desert to split we felt at that point it would be a waste of time and money.
Pros: Very attentive genuine service
Cons: Don't go here for the excellent food, it isnt here
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