Best Restaurants in Pascagoula
Where to eat in Pascagoula — from riverside seafood shacks to reliable Tex-Mex and solid BBQ. A shipbuilding town's practical food scene.
Pascagoula doesn’t have the restaurant density of Ocean Springs or Biloxi. It’s a shipbuilding town, not a destination. But the places that are here have been here a long time, and they’re good at what they do.
Seafood
Scranton’s sits right on the Pascagoula River and has since the 1950s. Order at the counter, grab a plastic tray, sit outside if the weather’s nice. Fried catfish, fried shrimp, hush puppies. Nothing complicated. The view of the river and the shrimp boats makes it.
Bozo’s Seafood Market has been around since 1929. It’s primarily a fish market — you can buy raw seafood to cook at home — but they also fry up platters. The fried seafood platter is a pile of shrimp, oysters, fish, and whatever else they have. Bring an appetite.
Fillin’ Station Daiquiris & Seafood is a drive-thru daiquiri place that also does solid poboys. Sounds sketchy, works great. Louisiana spilling over the border.
Mexican
El Saltillo is the local Mexican spot. Nothing fancy, good portions, the salsa has some heat. Lunch specials are a deal.
Taqueria Guadalajara is smaller and more authentic. Tacos, tortas, agua frescas. If you want something closer to what you’d find in Mexico, this is it.
American and Southern
The Shed BBQ has a location here now. Same deal as Ocean Springs — pulled pork, ribs, sausage links, banana pudding. It’s a franchise at this point, but the food is still solid.
Mosaic Grille does steaks and seafood in a nicer setting. Good for a date or when you don’t want paper plates.
Five Guys and Chili’s exist if you need chains. I’m not going to pretend they don’t. But you didn’t come to Pascagoula for that.
Breakfast
Waffle House is Waffle House. It’s reliable at 2 AM and reliable at 8 AM.
Sarah’s Kitchen does breakfast plates — eggs, bacon, grits, biscuits. Local spot, cash only, the kind of place where the regulars have “their” booth.
The Reality
Pascagoula’s restaurant scene is practical. People here work long shifts at the shipyard and want good food without a lot of fuss. That’s what you’ll find. Nothing trendy, nothing Instagrammable. Just solid cooking and reasonable prices.
If you want more options, Ocean Springs is ten minutes away and Biloxi is twenty. But for everyday eating, Pascagoula has what you need.