Phillips Seafood- Washington DC

Our last day in the District, we headed to a place our good friend & housesitter recommended. It is called Phillips Seafood.

This buffet has it all. There's an area with these giant kettles filled with mussels, clams, crawfish, and crab legs.


There were also various stations throughout the restaurant including your typical carving station, hot items station, and this "seafood" hot items station. The seafood one had things like jambalaya, grilled fish, and crab cakes.

The crab cakes weren't anything spectacular, but hey, they're all you can eat. We paid less here per person than what a typical crab cake dinner would cost anywhere else in the district.

It's almost an art form when eating these critters. Good thing a friend of mine used to live in NOLA. He said to take the head off and suck'em dry. That's pretty much all it takes.

They even had their own seasoning.

They give you a bucket for all your shells. Our friend told us he polished of enough seafood to fill four buckets. We only managed to put away one bucket.

Did I mention the dessert station. The cakes are typical of what you would find in most buffets. But, this is the first I've seen that's offered funnel cakes. They also had a mini ice cream parlor station. There was actually a guy who manned the station scooping up ice creams of your choice.


Phillips Seafood
900 Water Street, SW
Washington, DC 20024
(202) 488-8515


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