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BY CARLOTTA MOHAMED
When City Island Seafood
Shack was opened for business
in Morris Park earlier
this year in March, the infl
ux of customers exceeded
the owners’ expectations.
“We were jammed. It was
during Lent,” said Susan
Hayes, owner of City Island
Seafood Shack. “We’ve had
a great response from the
community and we thank
them so much. They’ve been
friendly and supportive.”
However, since their initial
reception, the seafood
joint, located at 2049 Williamsbridge
Road, business
has been lagging, according
to Hayes.
Now, Hayes and her
15-member staff are working
hard to reach old and
new customers and offer the
best quality service in the
Bronx.
“We’re hoping that there
will be more customers during
the winter, which I think
is our time since it’s the holidays,”
Hayes said.
A City Island resident for
51 years, Hayes owns and
operates a business on the
island as well, the City Island
Diner.
Hayes and her brother,
John McGowen, decided it
was time to bring the taste
of City Island to mainland
Bronx, she said.
“There’s plenty of seafood
on City Island and we
don’t need anymore there,”
Hayes said. “We thought it
would be a good idea, this
way people wouldn’t have to
sit in traffi c or in the winter
when some of the stores are
closed, they can order here
because we deliver.”
Customers can place
their orders via delivery
services such as Doordash,
Grub Hub and Uber Eats; on
the weekend, the shack delivers
the orders themselves
— a service that is not provided
from City Island to the
mainland.
However, Hayes said
they encourage customers
to visit the takeout shack,
that has four wooden tables
and benches, where they can
sit and have a good meal in
a warm friendly environment.
“It’s cheaper when you
come here and don’t have to
pay for delivery services. It’s
a nice atmosphere,” Hayes
said.
The shack offers its delicious
signature dish, a low
country boil, that includes
snow crabs, shrimp, clams,
mussels, sausage, corn on
the cob, rice and butter
mixed with a special seasoning
boiled together.
Its biggest seller on the
menu is fried jumbo shrimp,
along with seasoned skinon
fries, Hayes said. Other
food items include: salmon,
shrimp scampi, and basket
orders.
“We’re trying to emulate
City Island but we also want
to do it a little shacky with
some lobster grilled cheese,
mac ‘n’ cheese, little crab
cakes and crab cake sandwiches,”
Hayes said.
The shack’s seafood
dishes have also been featured
at the Bronx Night
Market. Additionally, Hayes
has been working on creating
a strong social media
presence for the business,
handing out menu’s and
mailings, as well.
They’re also looking forward
to preparing meals
for the Feast of the Seven
Fishes, also known as The
Eve, an Italian-American
celebration of Christmas
Eve which features a variety
of seafood dishes.
“We thought about expanding
the business but
we’ll see how this venture
goes fi rst,” Hayes said. “We
gotta get this one off the
ground fi rst.”
The City Island Seafood Shack, located at 2049 Williamsbridge Rd.,
is open daily from 12 p.m. to 9 p.m. serving fresh fi sh daily delivered
from the Fulton Fish Market. Photo by Carlotta Mohamed
City Island Seafood Shack owner,
Susan Hayes. Photo by Carlotta
Mohamed
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