Albertson Fine Seafoods — Restaurant in Town of North Hempstead

A REAL review of Albertson Seafood Market!

Okay so I've been going here since the new ownership which is quite a number of years. It used to be Jericho Seafood but apparently there's been a change of the guard.

I've read a one reviewer (a Google local guide actually which is sad that they are not properly educated regarding seafood) complain about lobsters not being fully cleaned since the FDA issued a warning in 2008 about Tomalley being toxic. Yes so can Apricots! But you don't go eating 100 Apricots in one sitting! Tomalley in American (Maine) lobsters contain a substance called polychlorinated biphenyls (PCBs) which in extremely large quantities can be toxic. Other than that eating the Tomalley of 1 or 2 lobsters certainly will not be a problem. So for that, shame on the reviewer for their bad review!

I read another Google Guide review this place as if it were a 5 star restaurant writing about the wine and waiters! Are you kidding me? Do these reviewers pay attention to what place they are writing about? This is a seafood shop people!

With that said, this place is CLEAN! The seafood is fresh (for the most part) and thee staff is helpful. NOW come holiday season, they need to check their orders better! They are so rushed, they miscount clams, mussels and shrimp when you pre-order. For now on I will insist on a count in front of me. 3 years in a row and I've been getting shorted. That's an average of $22 per year. I mention it and they offer to make up for it, I only ask that they use better processes to confirm the orders. That falls on deaf ears apparently.

Once, I got a batch of bad mussels (oil and mud inside of about 10 of them) and I did tell them. Again I ate the loss (no I didn't eat the mussels, grow up).

They do have a good selection and they are a bit pricy but for clean seafood, it is worth it. Based on my review I am sure you can understand why they are getting only 3 stars. If their count was always on the mark, they would receive better (always check your pre-orders before paying). With that said, I will always be going back for my...

The establishment is clean and presented well, and the raw uncooked seafood seems fresh enough. I saw they had fried shrimp and ordered that. To my dismay it wasn't fresh. You can't fry shrimp then put it in the fridge to microwave later, that makes no sense. Plus it's single dipped in unseasoned breadcrumbs instead of flour dip, egg dip, then breadcrumb dip. What you get is depressing, tough microwaved precooked shrimp with soft soggy breadcrumbs that might as well not be there. And they have other things in the fridge that shouldn't be there. Pro tip: if you're not going to make grilled/fried selections to order - don't offer it, you'll just drag down the other things your...

I worked here 38 years ago and was happy to return. The staff answered all my historical "over the years" questions and I enjoyed the walk down memory lane. Great clean market, every item setup neat. Sure, many changes, and you have to feature a shark on the back wall for the kids 😁! Fresh fish and deli/counter items abound, all mouth watering. My dad loved the fresh flounder I made for Him that evening, but really I could have enjoyed much more. All items appealing, with many aesthetic store developments, and great items. Yes, the mermaid picture is still there from the...