Pinky Shrimp's Seafood Company — Restaurant in Long Beach Township

Came here for movie night with my girlfriend of 12 years to see the new horror classic Terrifier 2. Believe it or not, on our first watch, she actually passed out! She needed some P0tbelly Shrimp to ease her tum tum after the terrifier. SHRIMP. Clammy clam chowdasClammy clam chowdasClammy clam chowdasClammy clam chowdasClammy clam chowdasClammy clam chowdasClammy clam chowdasClammy clam chowdasClammy clam chowdasClammy clam chowdasClammy clam chowdasClammy clam chowdasClammy clam chowdasClammy clam chowdasClammy clam chowda AWESOME CHOWDAS! voted best by our own staff! cup...$7 pint...$13 quart...$25 the white stuff (new england) thick and creamy and loaded with clams *the red stuff (manhattan) lots of clams and just the right bite the pink stuff (lobster bisque) thick and rich with a splash of sherry APPETIZERS pinky shrimp's cocktail steamed JUMBO shrimp, chilled and served with lemon and cocktail sauce 6 piece...$15 12 piece...$28 clams on the 1/2 shell local bay clams in the raw with lemon and cocktail 6 piece...$9 12 piece...$17 1/2 shell oysters each...$3 6 piece...$16 *steamed little neck clams local and sweet served with lemon and butter 12 piece...$13 24 piece...$22 Ipswich Clams with lemon, butter and broth...$NA stuffed mushrooms succulent fungi stuffed with our Jumbo lump crab cake broiled to a golden brown...$23 *clams casino six 1/2 shell clams broiled with peppers, pimento and bacon, topped with toasted romano cheese...$14 steamed mussels *with lemon and butter...$11 marinara and romano...$16 garlic and wine...$16 mozzarella sticks served with marinara 6 piece...$9 12 piece…$1 onion rings app...$9 big box…$14 chicken tenders with our spicy BBQ sauce, ranch or honey mustard 6 piece...$15 12 piece...$28 fries app...$8 big box…$14 SANDWICHES served with lettuce, tomato and a pickle crispy cape codwich in our crunchy, corny crust with tartar...$16 flounder sandwich favorite flatfish fried golden brown with tartar...$15 blackened salmon seared in pinky's secret spice with a side of creamy bleu cheese...$18 tuna steak blackened medium with bleu cheese or grilled medium with tartar sauce...$18 crab cake homemade jumbo lump with tartar...$23 seafood salad on New England style split top bun shrimp...$18 or neptune...$12 or lobster…$32 grilled chicken served with BBQ, ranch or honey mustard...$11 big ol' burger charbroiled 10oz. all beef patty cooked medium, nude or with cheddar cheese...$1 sides corn on the cob…$3.50 small fries…$5 small onion ring…$6 baked Idaho potato…$3 baked sweet potato…$3 our homemade coleslaw…$3 apple sauce…$2 small salad…$4 roll & butter…$1.50 extra 2oz cocktail, tartar or coconut shrimp sauce .75 extra 2oz other sauces .50 8oz cocktail or tartar cup $3 Our cocktail and tartar sauces are homemade and gluten free. salads pinky shrimp's seafood salads mixed greens, tomato, cucumber, carrots and onion topped with one of our home made seafood salads and croutons, with dressing and a roll on the side shrimp salad...$18 or neptune salad...$12 hail caesars romaine, red onion, tomato, romano cheese and croutons with a side of our caesar dressing and a roll house caesar...$8 with grilled jumbo shrimp...$18 with blackened saku tuna (rare only)...$18 with grilled chicken...$1 *grand garden salad greens topped with fresh vegetables and dressing on the side...$8 dressings include: bleu cheese, italian, ranch, caesar & fat free balsamic vinaigrette Pinky's Classics a-la-carte menu comes well sauced. build your own dinner! Add one side, add two…or none if you choose small plate or large super shrimp our claim to fame! fried or *broiled in lemon, white wine and butter comes with cocktail sauce 6 piece...$11 12 piece…$20 caribbean coconut shrimp coconut crusted shrimp served with our secret dipping sauce 6 piece…$13 12 piece...$25 sublime sea scallops tender local sea scallops fried or *broiled with a side of tartar sauce small (4ish)...$18 large (8ish)...$32 succulent shrimp & scallops a combination of our famous shrimp with tender...

Last night we ordered out from Ship Bottom Shellfish. Tonight we ordered from Pinky's. BTW - we have been homeowners in LBI for over 33 years. As a point of reference, I don't know too much about Pinky's, but I have ordered for years from Ship Bottom Shellfish. Importantly, the owner and manager at Ship Bottom is grumpy so I don't like ordering from a place where I don't like the owner.

From Pinky's, we ordered crabcake meals (2 per order) and 2 blackened salmon dinners. Also, we ordered fried onion rings and fries as a decadent treat The order cost us $93.25.

At Ship Bottom Shellfish, (last night) we ordered crab cakes (one over Caesar salad and the other a sandwich). We also ordered one fried oyster dinner. (the portions were small, but it was very good). The order for 3 people was $66.00 (basically the same per person).

We were not disappointed with Ship Bottom. We were disappointed with Pinky's.

I will not elaborate on Ship Bottom Shellfish, but suffice to say that we were pleased with the quality and quantity and will go back...as we always do...despite the grumpy owner.

Tonight's meal at Pinky's was disappointing. Disappointing enough that we may not go back. The crab cakes were loaded with crab, just like Ship Bottom's, but the flavor could not compare. The crab cakes were dry and overcooked. Importantly, they came with no side orders so you needed to pay extra for the side orders. The salmon meals were completely different. One was very thin and the other was very thick. We ordered it rare, the thin one (as you would expect) was well overdone and the thick order was OK. The portions were skimpy.

Bottom line...I will not order again from Pinky's...except when I am tired of going to Ship Bottom Shellfish. I really wish there was more takeout...

Only the tourists rate this above 3 stars! Every year or 2 we decide to try pinkys again and this was probably the worst yet. We placed an order for a cod sandwich, a crab cake sandwich and 12 fried shrimp (their "specialty"). Upon ordering one person said 35 minutes while the one next to her said an hour. We were assured we would recieve notification via our cell when the order was ready. We decided to run to the store for stuff for the house. About an hour later i went back and asked what the order status was. Apparently they forgot to notify us. I took my semi warm food and left. I wish that was the bad part. The cod was a decent size but extremely bland and the overly salted tarter sauce didn't help. As for the shrimp, they were also very bland, on the small side and worse, extremely overcooked. The crab cake was decent and the fries were the shining star. For the tourists, they forgot utensils, napkins and ketchup so make sure you ask. All in all, with an island full of decent places to eat don't waste your time...