York Fish & Oyster

I am giving only 2 stars to this shop because of the low level of customer service. I called in an order to be picked up later in the day, and the woman on the phone was not very helpful. I told her I wanted to broil tuna steaks and asked her how thick they should be for broiling. Her response? «I don’t know. I don’t make tuna,» delivered in a very brusque, unfriendly tone of voice. Now, back when I lived in NY, my ex and I owned a meat, produce, and vegetable shop. I never cooked (or ate!) liver, but believe me, if someone called or came in and wanted to know how to cook it, I would be able to tell them. It comes with the territory! Anyway, that was strike one.
That evening, my husband and I picked up our order, which, by the way, came to $ 90. I’m not complaining about the price — I don’t mind paying for what I want.
The next day, Christmas Eve, my daughter came over to help me cook our fish dinner (clams, calamari, shrimp, and the aforementioned tuna). When we unwrapped the tuna steaks each one had a ¾ — 1″ border of black running around the outside of the steak. We had never seen anything like that before and didn’t know what it was. Should we eat it? Cut it off? Throw out the whole batch? Luckily, one of my sons is a chef, so we called him and described the tuna. He told us the black part is the «blood line» and is not edible, to cut it off. While I was relieved that the tuna was still good, I was upset that I paid for about half a pound of fish that I had to throw out! I decided to put it in a baggie and return it to the store.
Today, my husband and I brought the ugly fish back and was told that that part of the fish is edible, it just «tastes stronger.» Well, considering it’s full of blood I would imagine so. The saleswoman also told me that since they pay for that part of the fish I had to also. She said they would have cut it off if we had asked. I told her the order had been called in and I never got to see the fish. I said I should have been asked if I wanted it cut off. Her reply was that they can’t know what every customer wants. Are you kidding me?! I drop almost $ 100 in your store and this is how I get treated?
I am a huge proponent of shopping locally and supporting «the little guy,» but you can bet one thing — I’ll be going back to the fish department at the grocery store; at least there if something isn’t right you get your money back — and usually an apology along with it. Sorry, guys — you blew it.

York Fish & Oyster Co. is unique and amazing. They offer fresh and frozen seafood of many varieties, such as alligator tail, frog legs, whole squids and octopus, escargot, crabs and so much more. The place is nice, clean and smells like a fresh market.
In the summer, they set up a little tent outside next to the York Fairgrounds and sell fair food such as fried oyster sandwiches and other fair style fried foods and soups. This is a great place to find good seafood while supporting a local family business.

Ate at outdoor stand in their parking lot. One word, Nasty.