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We are "fanatics for freshness"®

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At Legal Sea Foods we go to great lengths to ensure that the seafood we plate up is the freshest, purest quality, in season seafood available.

If it isn’t fresh, it isn’t Legal!

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Cold Water, Top of the Catch

We look for cold-water fish that is either “top of catch,” hauled onboard just before landing, or caught from fisherman who go out to sea for a single catch before returning to shore, referred to as day boat operators.

We implement the very highest standards for quality, sanitation, and safety at every step – from purchase, to processing, to shipping and finally to preparation in our restaurants. We work closely with our seafood partners to ensure the very best quality is upheld throughout our supply chain.

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Our current menu includes freshly sourced items from the following places:

  • Our Clams are harvested from State Approved Harvesting areas in New England
  • Our Squid comes from Massachusetts and Rhode Island
  • Our Oysters are farm raised, grown and harvested from New England as well as Nova Scotia and Prince Edward Island, Canada. Select oysters are wild harvested from Blue Point, NY
  • Our Haddock and Pollock, which are MSC Certified, are sourced from the Gulf of Maine
  • Our Sea Scallops are sourced from the Gulf of Maine
  • Our Flounder is from Virginia
  • Our Rockfish is from North Carolina
  • Our Swordfish Steak is sourced from Australia
  • Our Organic PEI Mussels are harvested from Prince Edward Island, Canada and are BAP 4-star Certified Sustainable
  • Our Cod, which is MSC Certified, comes from Iceland
  • Our Salmon is farm-raised on the Helgeland Coast in Norway
  • Our Yellowfin Tuna Steak, which is MSC Certified, is sourced from Indonesia
  • Our Colossal Shrimp are farm-raised in the Bay of Bengal, the northeastern part of the Indian Ocean and are All Natural, BAP 4-Star Certified Sustainable
  • Our Rainbow Trout comes from Columbia and is BAP 4-Star Certified Sustainable

To learn more about our freshly sourced items, ask our team when you visit your local Legal.

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What's In Season Now

Oyster Festival

Join us in October as we celebrate all things oysters during our annual Oyster Festival. Enjoy $1 oysters every Tuesday* and a limited-time menu of feature dishes like Buffalo Fried Oysters, Oyster Po’ Boy, and more!

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Our Freshly Sourced Seafood

Our guests want to understand where their seafood comes from, and we’re committed to providing clear, accurate information. We continually work with our partners to update our sourcing information as we follow the best and most responsibly sourced seafood around the globe.

Menus can vary slightly at our restaurants.  Please click on the link below for menus by location. 

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