Gary Howard Seafood

I have been going to Chincoteague Island for over 40 years and know there are some great places to get fresh seafood. Gary Howard seafood is an institution on the a island that is best know by word of mouth. They have seafood available for you to cook on your own or they will steam it for you. One thing to note is that they no longer offer fried seafood. This was a bit disappointing because they used to offer some of tastiest clam strips around. This time we had steamed crabs and they were amazing! The medium seasoning was perfect. Another overlooked fact is that blue crabs are meatier (heavier) in the fall, so September is a great time to enjoy them and at a more reasonable price.

YUM. Yum and yum. Got flounder and snapper. Good selection and market prices. That is all.

Just had the BEST salmon we've EVER had ANYWHERE! It was super fresh, remained perfectly moist during cooking, and had the best texture! We cooked it on a charcoal grill, and it was pure perfection. Don't miss a trip to this seafood house.

Small market, but still some good options. We wanted seafood for a big family dinner. We got scallops, grouper, salmon and shrimp. It was all very good, but a bit pricey. The lady working the register was very nice. The place is older and definitely resembles what you think of when you think island seafood market! Overall we liked all that we got!

Amazing place where I was able to get a dozen medium sized steamed blue crabs for $20.50 little neck clams cost $15 and came with a side of butter.The lady was nice enough to give me a mallet and a roll of paper for the feast.This place is a best kept secret of a best kept secret (Chincoteague).

During our last night at Chincoteague, we decided to order seafood from Gary Howard Seafood. We stopped by to order in the morning and set up a pick up time for later. We ordered two pounds of snow crab legs and one pound of shrimp to split, and everything was very reasonably priced. Our order was prepared on time, and everything was steamed and seasoned perfectly. Butter and cocktail sauce were already in with the food, which is nice especially if you are taking it back to a hotel room and would probably not have these things.The staff here are friendly and efficient. Make sure you bring cash to tip them. If you pay with a card, there isn't a line on the receipt to add a gratuity.Since this business is more of a seafood market than a restaurant, they do not have a lot of seating on their porch. We were glad we ordered our food to enjoy at our rental home. We also have found during this week that ordering from seafood markets instead of going out to dinner seems to be the way to go for a better quality, more reasonably priced meal.

Amazing place! We got 2 dozen blue crabs. Ordered them day of, actually added on the second dozen later on and they were very accommodating. Very flavorful crabs and the prices were amazing! $30 for a dozen. That's a crazy deal compared to restaurant prices. They steamed and seasoned the crabs for us (they offer mild, medium, or spicy) we got medium. Went home and had a wonderful little crab feast.

Amazing seafood. Location looks like a hole in the wall backyard trailer, but the prices are great and the food is amazing. Crabs come in during the afternoon and sold by the evening. They steam crabs, claims, and snow crabs. Shrimp came with cocktail sauce which was nice. Highly recommend.

The best place to get seafood on the island. Fresh, friendly and local. Love coming here to get seafood to cook when visiting the island. $$

The freshest and friendliest place on the island! We always go to GH for all of our fresh fish- crabs, fish, scallops... they have the best! Amy is also the sweetest! We so miss GH when we have to leave at the end of the season!