Blythewood Seafood Emporium & BBQ Haven — Restaurant in Blythewood

Please realize this review was submitted 3+ yrs ago, unfortunately, things have taken a downward turn regarding this establishment. For a more current review please see the article as it pertains to today.

Please realize that this review is 3 yrs old and the review does not apply to this restaurant today! This was my first time being a patron of this establishment and was expecting the worst to be honest. I ordered the Seafood Platter with two pieces of fish, six shrimp, fried okra and coleslaw. The platter itself was full to the brim, but, each item taste seemed to be the same. The order was filled in record time. I have been looking for a seafood location, so, I guess I may frequent this place, because, fast food seafood restaurants aren't plentiful in this area...

This evening, my mom(who lives out-of-town) wanted fried fish for dinner. Based on a past experience, I suggested this restaurant.

I'm unsure if they were just having an off night, but they failed miserably. After waiting for almost an hour, she returned with two fried fish/shrimp dinners that were both seriously overcooked. The shrimp, fish, hush puppies, and fries were all very dark and inedible.

After waiting so long, my mom just didn't want to go back out again and I wasn't able to. So, we just trashed the "food" and took the loss.

It's ok to have a bad day, IF you're not working with or serving the public and especially if you're not managing a restaurant and dealing with food.

I won't be returning. I absolutely don't have money to...

I was VERY DISAPPOINTED with my food because this place had such high reviews.I got the family meal the fish was fried and seasoned perfectly plus the slaw was good but everything else was burned and greasy...the fries were so greasy and soggy plus half cooked I couldn't even eat not one of them and I threw the whole plate in the trash thehush puppies and the onion rings were burned and black and they were cooked in old grease..I went out of my way to go visit this restaurant which way 1 hr away and if I didn't stayed so far away I would have taken it back...a lesson learned ALWAYS CHECK YOUR FOOD BEFORE LEAVING ANY...