Key West Shrimp House Incorporated

Stuffed Cod was way to salty and in edible. The seafood platter is just blah everything fried in the same gross tasting batter no flavor difference at all. The onion soup is not normal its a tomato based soup like yoy make a vegetable soup. Prices are outrageous for sub par food. On a positive note salad bar was good and our waitress was very good. Would i go back unfortunately no!

Key West Shrimp House doesn't look like much from the outside, but the inside is a whole different story. The food is amazing. Purely comfort food, fresh, clean ingredients make up the delicious menu. The atmosphere reminds me of the old fun King Fish restaurants that use to plague the city of Louisville, but are mostly gone now. There's a certain "hole in the wall" feel to the place, but not in a bad way. Food is amazing, drinks are excellent, the history of the building is so cool (it use to be a button factory using the shells from the Ohio river freshwater invertebrates for the buttons). Such a great time here!

I walked onto the porch of the Key West Shrimp House at 8:15 pm and was welcomed by a cheerful hostess that immediately thanked me for coming. I asked if I was too late, considering the restaurant closed in 45 minutes and she assured me, "Even if you'd walked in at 8:55, you'd still receive the same great service." She seated me and, after finding it was my first time at the restaurant, proceeded to explain the curiosities of the not so typical salad bar. Pickled watermelon rinds, mashed potato salad, three pasta salads and an herbed marinated tomato salad were just a few of the amazing options. I remember her saying the soups were something onion, chicken something and seafood chowder. Yes, OMGoodness, whew!! I need a lifetime of that seafood chowder!! Bryce was an amazingly attentive waiter and very personable. He was able to explain the entrées and answer all of my questions. I ordered New York strip, medium well with lobster and double baked potato. He assured me that medium well was truly medium well. When it arrived, he asked me to check the steak to see if it was to my liking. It was a perfect medium well. The highlight of the evening was when the hostess came over and asked me everything was to my liking. She manifested such an obvious passion about her that I had to ask if she was the owner. Of course she was, hahahaha!!! Cathy took the time to answer my queries about the history and how she became the owner. 25 minutes later and well after the restaurant had closed, we were enjoying great conversation. I have never felt more welcomed in a restaurant. Cathy's South Carolina roots and southern charm has certainly made this a wonderful and memorable experience. I highly recommend the Key West Shrimp House!

Nothing to write home about but was ok. First thing to note is that the place could use a thorough cleaning. Everything is grimy. I like that they support the local wine and beer. Place is pretty tiny and difficult to move around without getting in anyones way. Our server wasn't great. She was busy but seemed to be clueless and have a not so caring attitude. Food portions are pretty big but pricey. Everything we had was ok, no complaints but nothing spectacular. 5 star prices, 2 star experience. Salad bar was a bit odd. It was on a small portable cart and the food that should have been cold was room temperature. It's usually busy but I think that's from lack of options in the community. I wouldn't go out of my way to eat here. I might possibly try this again someday just to give it another try. Overall, we've had better but we have also had much worse.