Squidly’s Seafood

Squidly’s Seafood is a takeout-only seafood boil market on Panama City Beach Parkway, specializing in shrimp and crab boil packages by the pound or family-size feast. The market operates at 22416 Panama City Beach Pkwy in the Laguna Beach area of Panama City Beach, and it keeps things simple with a single phone line, 850-775-1129, that the business itself calls “the Squid.” There is no dining room and no delivery, just a walk-up window built around calling ahead and picking up a boil.

Hours run Wednesday through Monday from 3 PM to 9 PM, with the market closed on Tuesday, matching the “Daily 3-9 pm: (Closed Tuesday)” schedule posted on Squidly’s own site. The business leans hard into the preorder model, telling customers to “skip the wait” by calling ahead, which matters most during the packed summer season when boil orders for large groups need lead time to prepare. There is no walk-in dining room and no third-party delivery listed on the business’s own channels, so every order runs through that one phone line, making Squidly’s feel more like a neighborhood seafood market than a restaurant chain.

The menu centers on tiered boil packages rather than a traditional plated dinner. A Crab Fest package runs 429 dollars and feeds ten to twelve people with snow crab, shrimp, sausage, corn, and potatoes, making it a realistic option for a big family reunion or a group vacation rental rather than a couple looking for a quiet dinner. A Full Shrimp Boil costs 216 dollars, and smaller shrimp boil portions start around 39 dollars for guests who want just enough for a couple of people without committing to a party-size order. Beyond the packages, Squidly’s sells seafood by the pound, including steamed shrimp at 26 dollars a pound, Royal Red shrimp at 28 dollars a pound, and Alaskan snow crab at market rate, which shifts with the day’s supply the way fresh crab prices do at most seafood markets. Appetizers such as garlic butter mussels and clams run from 18 to 40 dollars depending on portion, and sides range from about 1 to nearly 19 dollars, giving guests a way to round out a boil order with something other than straight seafood.

Squidly’s also runs seasonal specials tied to holiday weekends, including a Labor Day Crab Fest that requires advance reservations because the crab supply for those events is limited. That preorder-driven, limited-quantity approach fits the business’s broader philosophy, which its own tagline sums up as “Keep it Simple!! Enjoy your vacation in Panama City Beach!!” Customers can also reach the market by email at squidlysseafood@yahoo.com for larger group orders or questions about package sizing.

Because the market is takeout only, it works best for visitors staying in a condo or vacation rental with a kitchen table and some newspaper to spread out, rather than travelers looking for a sit-down seafood dinner. Laguna Beach sits toward the quieter, eastern stretch of Panama City Beach Parkway, so Squidly’s draws a mix of locals and repeat vacation renters who plan a boil night into their trip rather than stumbling onto it by chance. Calling ahead remains the best way to guarantee a specific pickup time, especially for the larger Crab Fest and Full Shrimp Boil packages that need extra prep time in the kitchen. The locally owned market keeps its footprint small on purpose, skipping a dining room, a bar, and a website ordering system in favor of one phone line and a kitchen focused on getting boils out the door hot, which keeps the operation lean and the seafood turning over quickly instead of sitting under a warmer.