Gallo’s Seafood

I was very disappointed with my first Gallo’s experience. Aside from not having raw oysters, the staff was very rude and appeared to not have good hospitality manners. The restaurant also failed to post or even mention they were out of oysters which was the main reason a lot of people go there. After we decided we didn’t want to stay, the server was very unprofessional and gave a negative attitude towards our table. This changed my view of Gallo’s and I will not be returning.

If you happen to be in Northeast Philadelphia, only 20 minutes from downtown Philadelphia, you need to get to Gallo’s.
It is hard to find good, reasonably priced seafood anywhere and when you do, KEEP GOING THERE! I have been eating at Gallo’s for long time and continually return because of the food.
The atmosphere and the food are excellent and keep getting better. Even at their busiest, there is never more than a 20 minute wait. They have a huge bar and a «separate» building called «The Burger Bar» for less expensive fare, and, as you can expect, burgers.
While most of Gallo’s menu is FRESH seafood, they do offer kid’s meals, the typical chicken fingers, pasta, and non-​seafood; something for everyone. ENJOY!

I always get the 100 piece mixed seafood & the 100 piece crab ball trays for football Sundays or ladies chill out nights… always a winning choice, if you’re a seafood person… AWESOME!!!

In the past I’ve had good crabcakes at Gallo’s but last night I ordered steak. It was barely edible. It was supposed to be sirloin, it looked like a filet mignon on steroids and tasted like liver. The garlic mashed potatoes were good as long as I ate around the raw lumps and the asparagus was almost raw. My friend ordered mashed potatoes and stewed tomatoes to put on his mashed. They sent out roasted (almost raw) potatoes and were out of stewed tomatoes. How do you run out of industrial sized cans of stewed tomatoes? Our waitress was lovely and replaced his potatoes and gave him marinara sauce in lieu of stewed tomatoes but it was still a very disappointing meal for the money they charge. If I ever go again I’ll make sure to get a crabcake sandwich and hope they remember the remoulade sauce which they often forget goes on that sandwich.

I was in the mood for some seafood and needed something that was close by to where I needed to be at a certain time. I had actually been to the «Burger Bar» side of this joint a few times, really enjoying it. I figured that Gallo’s couldn’t be that bad, right? The Unilocal reviews all seemed about average, so in I want.
The place is pretty big, so odds are, you’ll get seated right away. I walked in a little after 6 on a Saturday, not having to wait for a table at all. Yes, the place is filled with old people, but they don’t bother me!
There’s a huge bowl of oyster crackers and horseradish sitting on the table. Those aren’t anything to special to me, and I really try to avoid eating stuff that is probably recycled at least one time throughout the evening.
My first thought about the menu was the prices. I’m willing to pay good money for great food, so I really was expecting the best. Nothing comes with soup or salad, so I was thinking that things were going to be something to really write home about. I opted for the stuffed flounder served over spinach with a side of broccoli. My opposition ordered fried shrimp with a side of potatoes and asparagus (which costs extra). We were given one piece of bread to split by the waitress.
Food came out super quick. Unfortunately, for almost 21 dollars for my plate alone, it was just not good. My vegetables were cold. My spinach tasted funky. The fish actually wasn’t too bad, but it didn’t have much flavor. It really was a failure moment. The portion was small and it sucked. The fried shrimp was fried shrimp. I really don’t feel like you could screw that up in any way. The asparagus was cold and soggy. The meal wasn’t worth what we paid at all.
The service was okay. The waitress didn’t seem very happy until it came time to drop us the check in which she snuck in some happiness. She was pretty short worded up until that point. That was the least of my problems though.
I’m good on this place. I’ll return to Burger Bar one day, but this place… not worth it at all.

Best fried shrimp and seafood bisque in Philadelphia! Gallos is a great restaurant to go on a date to or even go with your family. They do take reservations but try to get hear early in the evening. This place gets very busy at night! The crowd at Gallos is mostly older.

I can say that I’ve visited this restaurant and Im always satisfied. the seafood combination
over green salad is too die for. everything is good even the drinks… this is my favorite restaurant

I consider myself a «foodie» and usually look to more «exciting» and «modern» restaurants but I cannot fault this place at all. For the food they do, it’s pretty damn good. I had like 5 different things and all were perfect. Service was excellent. The best part was the warm kale salad, shown below:

Came here many times. I love the shrimp sampler. It is amazing. Also the grilled tuna was really good. The wasabi on it made it taste so good. Service is amazing and their crackers are good. Definitely try this place.

I was here for the third time the weekend before last and had another great meal. We took my aunt who is 95 yrs old here since it is her favorite restaurant. There were 6 of us and several of us had the broiled seafood combo which was very filling. We also had the lobster bisque soup which was really good. I had a slice of cheesecake for dessert which was out of this world. Its creamy and light, not heavy… to die for!!!
The staff is always super nice and friendly. The value for the money is fabulous.
This place is 5 stars all the way. Highly recommended.

Have not been Gallos in many years. Used to go as a kid when it was on Frankford and served off paper plates. Today its a good solid NE Philly Seafood restaurant and we were pleased that we came back. Prices were fair, portions were fair and the food is excellent! Server did a great job and the restaurant was clean and neat.

The grilled Seafood Salad is now $ 17.95! Gallos need to stop. It’s not like they putting a pound of shrimp, crabmeat, and scallops each on the salad. Take Grandma here she won’t notice the difference. The fried seafood is very very bland

Ordered crab cakes with eggplant and vegetables. Very disappointed in the overall taste and texture is the food. Everything was bland and half thought in terms if how flavors come together and presentation. On the upside, cocktails were good…

I had my wedding reception here in Jan. The place is beautiful and fit up too 150 + ppl which did not worry me and my husband cause we had a small wedding of 40 people. We did buffet style we got the second to largest package and we added extra food and was under 2000 dollars for everyone a big plus. The food was good. Was upset to know the penne pasta and only vegetarian option I had was not. it had bacon in it which I don’t eat and I had a vegetarian there. I was told it was no meat in it and then the day of the chef told me different which made me mad but at least we was told. They catered my event greatly and I never seen a dry glass or a mess they service was good. Of course my music was a problem but I don’t blame them they are not DJ. Everyone here are great and I will come back. The seafood is good

Early dinner with Grandma. She had the fried flounder dinner which she said was good. Clean Plate Club!
I had Mussels Marina. Very good, small and tender. More bread need for dipping! Yum. Could have made a meal of them.
Chicken Marsala as main course. Surprisingly good!!! Very generous portion. Very tender and delicious. Tasty sauce with mushrooms. More bread for sopping.
Great service, though it was a Monday nite.

I don’t get why this place doesn’t have more stars? The food is AMAZING! I’ve been going here since I was a kid, my parents went here, my grandparents went here. it’s been around for a very long time and they’re still thriving. I have tried most things on the menu but the best by far is the honey soy glazed salmon, the best salmon you’ll get anywhere! The seafood bisque, crabcakes, mussels, chicken with crab, are also some of my favs.
My bf doesn’t eat seafood and is always satisfied as well. Their steak is incredible especially with the blue cheese tooping, yum! They have early dinner specials, lunch specials, and I forget what day, but they have a crab cake take our special where you get a crabcake, fries, and coleslaw for like $ 11.

Nice décor with a decent amount of space between tables.
We had three starters:
1. The fried calamari with cherry peppers was pretty good with most of the calamari tender and not too chewy. The fried cherry peppers had a decent bite to them without being too hot. The marinara sauce was bleh. not much flavor at all.
2. The seafood bisque was OK. There was nothing really wrong with it but it was a bit bland and more like what I would expect from a Philly area diner instead of a seafood restaurant.
3. The coconut shrimp was excellent but what really made it stand out was the orange horseradish dipping sauce. The initial burn of horseradish quickly faded and left a delicate honey-​orange flavor.
We had three entrees:
1. I had the Shrimp Sampler ($ 20.95) that comes with fried shrimp, shrimp scampi, and baked stuffed shrimp. It was 2/​3rds good. The fried shrimp and the scampi were quite good but the stuffing on the stuffed shrimp was bland and mushy. It had very little flavor and there was no texture really — it felt pureed. I paid extra for the asparagus side but wish I hadn’t bothered. They were on the verge of overcooked and mushy and seemed to be completely unseasoned.
2. Michael had the Fried Flounder — one of the cheapest entrees — and he said it was excellent. The flounder filet was thick enough and not over breaded. He had the garlic/​herb roasted potatoes as his side and he loved it.
3. Brian had one of the specials… a Wasabi crusted seared tuna filet served over spinach. Taste wise it was great but he ordered it medium rare and it came closer to medium well. The spinach under the tuna was a bit bland but did pick up some flavor from the tuna so that helped. The sauce with this dish was excellent. It was a soy based sauce with a slightly smokey taste I cannot place. Brian said he would eat it on everything.
Service:
Our server was very friendly and helpful with recommendations but there were several times we were left without beverages as she took away water glasses to refill instead of bringing a pitcher or new glasses. Normally this is not a problem but both Brian and Michael had periods of 5 – 10 minutes with their entrée in front of them and nothing to drink.

Pretty average seafood place. Bland fare, and it’s not a surprise that the old folks flock to this place. Service is good, but the food lacks any significant flavor and is essentially forgettable.
Got a crab cake here. It was OK. Good amount of meat, but again, just so bland. Sides are also average (I got slaw and fries). If you’re looking for a place to take your grandma, this is it. Otherwise, go somewhere else for seafood.

Kim was my waitress today and she was just fantastic. I am in town for business and a customer highly recommended Gallos. I came around 3pm as I hadn’t eaten since breakfast and though it was an odd time to eat there were still some customers around. I loved the early big like special. It was reasonably priced and I got a great amount of food for the price. Kim was very helpful and packing my left overs up and made sure I had everything I needed to eat the rest at my hotel later.
I had their Long Island Blue Point Oysters which tasted really fresh.
The Manhattan Clam Chowder was really flavorful.
I also got the Broiled Tilapia… it was fantastic and probably the best prepared Tilapia I’ve had. It came with 2 sides: I selected steamed broccoli and garlic mashed potatoes. Both were well made and delicious!
The Apple Cobbler with Ice cream was just DELICIOUS! A really nice treat to a great meal. The 5 stars really goes to the above and beyond service from Kim. THANKS!

I was here with my family a few weeks ago. Must say, I share the same sentiment with others that this place was a geezer-​palooza. Other than that it was OK. Atmosphere wasn’t too bad besides the relics at the tables. Waitress was incredibly pleasant and knowledgeable, a huge plus there.
Food was really what I’m giving 3 of 5 stars for, because when it comes down to it, you go somewhere to eat, the other stuff is secondary. I had the tilapia with garlic mashed potatoes and broccoli. The fish was a bit mushy, somewhat overcooked, not bland but nothing exciting in the way of flavor. Wasn’t terrible, but I wasn’t impressed, either. I wasn’t the one paying but it seemed a little pricey to me.
Bottom line: probably wouldn’t go back. Not a terrible place but for the money, not worth it.