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Our Menu

Main Menu

*Consumer advisory: Consuming Raw or Undercooked meat, Poultry, Seafood, Shellfish, or Eggs may increase your risk of foodborne illness, especially if you have certain medical conditions | Food allergy warning: Our food may contain soy products.

Beer & Bait

Peel & Eat Boiled Shrimp photo

Peel & Eat Boiled Shrimp

$20.00/+
Half Pound $20.00 | One Pound $36.00 • Served chilled.

Firecracker Shrimp

$17.00
Shrimp coated in crispy Japanese breadcrumbs, fried, tossed in a sweet & spicy sauce, and topped with green onion.

Onion Rings

$10.00
Hand breaded, fresh cut onions, fried to a golden brown. Served with homemade buttermilk ranch dressing.
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Smoked Tuna Dip

$18.00
Fresh from the Gulf and served up cold with crackers on a bed of lettuce.

Fried Pickles

$10.00
Served with homemade buttermilk ranch dressing.

Fried Mozzarella

$12.00
Fresh mozzarella tossed with romano cheese & herbs. Served with marinara sauce.

Calamari

$17.00
Tossed with romano cheese and herbs, served with marinara.

Spinach & Artichoke Dip

$17.00
Hot delicious, creamy cheesy spinach dip with just the right amount of artichoke hearts. Served with hot flour tortilla chips.

Crab Cake Balls

$22.00
Handmade with lump crab, served over our corn & jalapeno salsa, topped with creole hollandaise.

Trio Dip

$22.00
Indulge in our delicious trio of dips: Smoked Tuna Dip, Crawfish Dip, and Crab Dip. Served chilled with crispy flour tortilla chips

Soups & Salads

Make Your Salad an Entrée by Adding Grilled Chicken $9,Grilled Fish $12, or Grilled Shrimp $11 | Dressing: Ranch, Aegean, Blue Cheese, Balsamic Vinaigrette, Caesar or Thousand Island

Award Winning Seafood Gumbo photo

Award Winning Seafood Gumbo

$6.00/+
Cup $6.00 | Bowl $9.00 • Fish, shrimp, scallops, and other delicious seafood delights.

Homemade She Crab

$6.00/+
Cup $7.00 | Bowl $10.00 • This hot & creamy delight is a favorite of crab lovers everywhere.

French Onion Soup

$8.00
Featuring slow cooked caramelized onions. Served with French bread croutons, topped with provolone cheese.

Red Beans & Rice

$5.00/+
Cup $5.00 | Bowl $8.00 • Red beans with a perfect blend of spices, andouille sausage, and a touch of Cajun seasoning, with white rice.

Caesar Salad

$10.00
Romaine, fresh parmesan, Caesar dressing, croutons.

House Salad

$10.00
Spring mix and romaine hearts, fresh parmesan, cucumbers, tomatoes, and your choice of dressing.

House Specialty Salad

$12.00
Mixed greens, strawberries, blueberries, granola, almond slivers, honey goat cheese with a balsamic drizzle.

Oysters

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Raw Oysters*

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Half or Full Dozen.

Steamed Oysters

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Dozen served with drawn garlic butter.

Crabby Oysters

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Topped with crab meat stuffing, baked, and finished with creole hollandaise. Eight baked on the half shell.

Oysters Italiano

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Garlic butter, romano cheese, and fresh herbs. Eight baked on the half shell.
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Oysters AJ's

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Freshly sliced jalapeno peppers, shredded Monterey jack cheese, and bacon. Eight baked on the half shell.

Oyster Rockefeller

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Classic Rockefeller with fresh spinach, herbs, & bacon with a hollandaise. Eight baked on the half shell.

Oyster Sampler

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Some of the favorites: ,Crabby Oysters, Oysters AJ's, Oysters Aj's, and Oysters Rockefeller.

Shanty Favorites

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Shrimp & Grits

$31.00
Gulf Coast shrimp cooked in a New Orleans - style BBQ buttercream sauce, served over a golden grit cake. Accompanied by a flaky biscuit, roasted tomato, and grilled asparagus

Fish & Grits

$32.00
Blackend Redfish, topped with a New Orleans - style BBQ buttercream sauce., served over a golden grit cake. Accompanied by a flaky biscuit, roasted tomato, and grilled asparagus.

Grilled Crab Cakes

$32.00
Topped with crab meat and Creole hollandaise. Served with rece pilaf and crisp tender green beans.

Grilled Shrimp Skewer

$27.00
Delight in our grilled shrimp skewers, grilled to perfection. Served with rice pilaf, and crisp, tender green beans.

Teriyaki Chicken

$26.00
Grilled chicken breast with teriyaki sauce glaze and grilled pineapple. Served with rice pilaf and crisp, tender green beans.

Mahi Oscar

$39.00
Grilled Mahi topped with snow crab meat and hollandaise. Served with rice pilaf, and grilled asparagus.

Fish of the Day

$31.00
Broiled with lemon butter caper sauce. Served with rice pilaf and crisp, tender green beans.
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Ribeye

$50.00
16 oz. Natural Black Angus choice cut. Served with crisp, tender green beans and choice of new potatoes, rice pilaf, or fries potatoes.

Burgers Off The Grill

Served with fries, coleslaw, and a hushpuppy | Substitute Sweet Potato Fries or Onion Rings +$3.00

Kahuna Burger*

$18.00
Ground steak patty dressed with lettuce, tomato, red onion, and our house sweet & spicy pickles. Served on a brioche bun | Add Cheese +$1.50 | Add Bacon +$2.50

Better Cheddar Burger*

$20.00
Ground steak patty, topped with cheddar cheese, jalapenos and bacon on a brioche bun. Dressed with lettuce, tomato, red onion, and sweet & spicy pickles.

Smash Burger Sliders

$18.00
Wagyu sliders dressed with lettuce, tomato, American cheese, and our house sweet & spicy pickles. Served with fries, coleslaw, and a hushpuppy

Aj's Baskets

Served with fries, coleslaw, and hushpuppies | Substitute Sweet Potato Fries or Onion Rings +$3.00

Fried Oysters

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Fried Shrimp photo

Fried Shrimp

$15.00/+
Lunch $16.00 | Entree $26.00

Fried Fish

$18.00/+
Lunch $18.00 | Entree $27.00

Grilled Fish

$18.00/+
Lunch $18.00 | Entree $27.00

Fried Clam Strips

$15.00/+
Lunch $15.00 | Entree $21.00

Chicken Fingers

$15.00/+
Lunch $15.00 | Entree $20.00
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Run of the Kitchen

$42.00
Fish, gulf shrimp, oysters, scallops, clam strips, and stuffed deviled crab.

Signature Sandwiches

Served with fries, coleslaw, and a hushpuppy | Add Cheese +$1.50 or Bacon +$2.50 | Substitute Sweet Potato Fries or Onion Rings +$3.00

AJ's House Sandwich photo

AJ's House Sandwich

$21.00
Broiled fish, crusted with parmesan and served on brioche bun with remoulade sauce, lettuce, tomato & spicy pickles. Served with fries, coleslaw, and a hushpuppy.

The Classic Seafood Sandwich

$18.00/+
Fried, Grilled or Blackened Fish $18.00 | Fried Shrimp $17.00 | Fried Oysters $19.00• An AJ's Favorite! Dressed with tartar sauce and coleslaw on a brioche bun. Served with fries, coleslaw, and hushpuppy.

Lobster Roll

$30.00
Two New England style Lobster Rolls, served chilled as a lobster salad with a blend of onions, celery, and zesty lemon. Served on toasted rolls with crispy lettuce. Accompanied by a side of creamy potato salad.

Some Like It Steamed

Platters served with new potatoes, corn on the cob, and drawn butter.

Alaskan Snow Crab

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Perfectly steamed and seasoned.
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No Frills Platter

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A platter big enough for two to share | Includes snow crab clusters, steamed shrimp, mussels, new potatoes, and corn.

Dessert

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Aj's Key Lime Pie

$7.00
By the slice.

Shanty Kids

Chicken Fingers

$10.50

Popcorn Shrimp

$11.00

Corn Pups

$10.25

Kid Burger

$9.50

Cheese Burger

$10.00

Fish Toes

$11.25

Mac n' Cheese

$10.00

Cheese Pizza

$10.00

Lunch Sandwiches

Lunch Sandwiches are available daily 11am - 4pm.

AJ's Fish Tacos

$20.00
Fresh fried fish, chili lime tossed slaw, cilantro sour cream, and corn-jalapeno salsa. Served with chips and salsa.

Chicken Caesar Wrap

$14.00
Grilled chicken, romaine lettuce, tomatoes, Parmesan cheese, and Caesar dressing wrapped in a flour tortilla. Served with fries and a hushpuppy.

Southwest Chicken Sandwich

$17.00
Blackend chicken topped with melted provolone cheese, crispy bacon, lettuce, tomato, red onion, avocado slices, and ancho chipotle sauce on a brioche bun. Served with fries, coleslaw, and a hushpuppy.
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