Billy's Stone Crab

About the Business

Specialties

How do we do it? Captain Billy has figured out to be able to maintain best quality is to have your own fish house. Our fish house is located in the lower keys and we have 40+ boats that fish the pristine turquoise waters of the gulf and the Atlantic ocean to bring in the freshest Stone Crabs, Lobsters, and Seafood that is cooked, weighed, graded, and shipped to Billy's Stone Crab 7 days a week. Billy's menu is very extensive and offers a wide variety of Florida fresh Seafood: from famous fresh stone crabs, rated best in Florida by the New York Times, to Florida Lobster Tails, King Crab Legs, choices of fresh fish, such as mahi-mahi, grouper, snapper, Norwegian Salmon, Tuna, to Apalachicola oysters, clams, alligator bits, frog legs, as well as silver rated steaks and filet Mignon, free range chicken and pasta entrees. Our goal is to make each guests' visit a very special and a memorable one and create an atmosphere of an old fashioned classy and elegant dining experience." Se Habla Español! Associations: Greater Hollywood Chamber of Commerce, Greater Fort Lauderdale Chamber of Commerce, Florida Restaurant & Lodging Association Wine Room, Private Party Rooms, Buy Crabs Online

History

Established in 1972.

Billy has spent more than 35 years learning about and working with stone crabs. Soon after moving with his parents to South Florida in 1967, Billy went to work for Joe's as the manager of the company's wholesale division. Several years later, Billy left Joe's Stone Crabs to open a wholesale and retail stone crab business of his own in Miami Springs. A restaurant on the premises with an all-you-can-eat* stone crabs concept soon followed. For many years, Billy's Stone Crab on the Circle in the Springs was an institution. In 1981, Billy sold that restaurant and opened Billy's on Biscayne Bay, a waterfront seafood restaurant on the 79th Street Causeway in Miami, a much larger facility right on the water. In 1995, he opened Billy's Stone Crab Restaurant in Hollywood, another fine spot for waterfront dining. Today Billy and his wife Elena run the restaurant as a family team and enjoy spending time together brainstorming, reinventing and refining the family business.

Meet the Business Owner

Business owner information

Billy H.

Business Owner

Billy Hershey, a U.S. Coast Guard certified captain, owns a white 40-foot Sports Fisherman fishing boat, The Crack'n Crab. He says, "I take people out for half-day (four hours, instead of six) and full day charters for sailfish, sharks, dolphins, tuna, and cobia, whatever is biting. We had a charter on which we caught eight dolphins and a pair of black fin tuna. Whatever fish they catch, we cook it for them. We'll broil, grill or fry it compliments of Billy, and throw in some hash browns or French fries." He's able to take six people out at a time. They're treated as if they were seated at a table in the restaurant. He adds, "Great service is our top priority after all. We make sure they are pampered and left with great memories."

Billy’s Stone Crab also recommends

Margaritaville Hollywood Beach Resort

Billy H. says, “The amazing hotel with lots of entertainment.”

The Diplomat Beach Resort Hollywood, Curio Collection by Hilton

Billy H. says, “One of the best hotels in the area and beachfront.”