Restaurant chain Shrimp Basket, which operates 18 locations across the U.S. South, is among several restaurant chains unveiling new seafood menus and dishes for the summer season.
The Pensacola, Florida, U.S.A.-based company is expanding its domestic seafood sourcing in its new Gulf to Guest menu, which emphasizes wild-caught Gulf shrimp and Alaska flounder.
The company was already sourcing Gulf shrimp for its popcorn shrimp offerings, but now, several other dishes are made with Gulf shrimp, including the chain’s Popcorn Shrimp Basket, Boom Boom Shrimp, Shrimp Po'Boy, and Steamed Shrimp.
"Shrimp Basket is going all in on Gulf seafood," Shrimp Basket President Kevin Nagle said in a press release. "We've heard our guests ask for more locally sourced shrimp and seafood that reflects the flavor, heritage, and pride of the Gulf Coast, and Gulf to Guest is our answer.”
The company, operated by Artistry Restaurants, is “grateful to be working with amazing providers to deliver what our guests want while supporting the hardworking fishermen of our region,” Nagle added.
The menu items that feature Gulf shrimp are verified and labeled on the menu, Melissa Elders, senior director at Artistry Restaurants, told Gulf Coast Media. Other dishes feature non-wild-caught Gulf shrimp.
"This structure allows us to maintain accessible, value-driven pricing on our core menu items – something that remains important to many of our longtime guests – while offering the opportunity to opt for wild-caught Gulf shrimp when preferred," Elders said.
Shrimp Basket sources an average of 50,000 pounds of shrimp per month from …
