Balu's Surf Shack
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🕒 Hours & Details
Hours
Restaurant Details
📋 Menu
Salt Water
Beach Boil
Shrimp, snow crab legs, sausage, corn, onions, and potatoes served in our seasoned boil.
Fried Grouper Basket
Lightly fried fish fingers served with fries and tartar sauce.
Shrimp & Scallops Pasta
Sautéed shrimp and scallops tossed in a creamy sun-dried tomato sauce topped with Parmesan and green onions. (Contains bacon.)
Fried Captains Platter
Shrimp, grouper and scallops served with fries, Shack sauce and tartar sauce.
Southern Fried Shrimp
Seasoned hand-breaded shrimp, fried to perfection served with fries and our famous shack sauce.
Shrimp Brochette
Large shrimp wrapped in applewood bacon, skewered with pineapples, grilled and glazed with Hawaiian teriyaki sauce. Served with tropical fried rice. (Contains nuts.)
Teasers
New England Clam Chowder
Homemade cream-based chowder served with tender clams and potatoes. (Contains bacon.)
Jose's Guacamole
Made with fresh avocados, lime juice, tomatoes, and cilantro served with tortilla chips.
Shrimp & Chorizo Nachos
Contains bacon. Grilled shrimp and chorizo topped with corn, black beans, jack, and cheddar cheese, pico and finished with a cilantro lime cream drizzle. (Contains bacon.)
Hawaiian Wings (10)
Island-smoked, fried and coated with our Hawaiian sauce and topped with sesame seeds.
Queso
Served with tortilla chips. Take it up a notch, add chorizo.
Edamame
Sautéed and seasoned with sea salt.
Avocado Fries
Sliced wedges of fresh avocados lightly breaded and fried to order.
Bahamian Fish Chowder
An island-style favorite loaded with white fish, fire-roasted tomatoes and potatoes. (Contains bacon.)
Smoked Grouper Dip
Our rich and creamy smoked grouper dip is a must try! Served warm with crispy tortilla chips.
Fried Calamari
Lightly fried calamari rings served with shack sauce.
Tuna Tostada
Fresh spicy tuna mix on a crisp tortilla topped with sliced avocado and drizzled with wasabi cream and sweet Asian sauce. (Consumption of tuna, grouper, salmon or hamburger that is raw or under cooked may significantly increase the risk associated with eating such foods in raw under cooked form.)
Sushi
Crunch Roll
Tempura battered shrimp, carrot, cucumber, and cream cheese rolled in a panko breading and flash-fried. Drizzled with eel sauce and wasabi cream.
Spicy Tuna Roll
Fresh tuna mix rolled with carrots, cucumber, and cream cheese. Served over wasabi cream and eel sauce then topped with sriracha. (Consumption of tuna, grouper, salmon or hamburger that is raw or under cooked may significantly increase the risk associated with eating such foods in raw under cooked form.)
Lobster & Shrimp Roll
Tempura fried shrimp, cream cheese and fresh jalapenos wrapped in nori, plated with eel sauce then topped with fresh lobster mix.
Mexican Shrimp Roll
Tempura battered shrimp and avocado wrapped in soy paper. Topped with sliced ahi tuna, fresh jalapeños, sriracha and fish eggs. (Consumption of tuna, grouper, salmon or hamburger that is raw or under cooked may significantly increase the risk associated with eating such foods in raw under cooked form.)
Crab & Avocado Roll
Lump crab salad rolled with cream cheese, cucumber and avocado then rolled in crispy panko. Plated with spicy mayo then topped with sriracha and fish eggs. (Consumption of tuna, grouper, salmon or hamburger that is raw or under cooked may significantly increase the risk associated with eating such foods in raw under cooked form.)
Hand Helds
Beach Burger
Our signature wood-grilled burger served with lettuce, tomato, onion, pickle and shack sauce. (Consumption of tuna, grouper, salmon or hamburger that is raw or under cooked may significantly increase the risk associated with eating such foods in raw under cooked form.)
Boca Style Grouper Sandwich
Breaded and pan-sautéed grouper topped with fresh avocado, tomatoes, and lettuce. Finished with a key lime drizzle.
Southern Chicken Sandwich
Crispy fried marinated chicken breast served on a sesame seed bun with mango slaw, chipotle aioli, and sliced pickles.
Burger Club
Applewood-smoked bacon, ham, cheddar cheese, lettuce, tomato, and mayo. (Consumption of tuna, grouper, salmon or hamburger that is raw or under cooked may significantly increase the risk associated with eating such foods in raw under cooked form.)
Big Wave Burger
Half-pound wood-grilled burger served with lettuce, tomato, and shack sauce, then topped with applewood smoked bacon, cheddar cheese, and avocado fries. (Consumption of tuna, grouper, salmon or hamburger that is raw or under cooked may significantly increase the risk associated with eating such foods in raw under cooked form.)
Grilled Salmon Blt
Woodgrilled salmon served on a fresh brioche bun with applewood-smoked bacon, lettuce, tomato and red pepper aioli. (Contains bacon.)
Woodgrilled Fish Sandwich
Woodgrilled mahi garnished with cilantro lime and red pepper aioli with lettuce and tomato.
Tropical Yardbird
Woodgrilled chicken breast topped with grilled pineapple and provolone. Drizzled with maple-soy glaze and honey mustard and served with lettuce and tomato.
Street Tacos
Mix & Match (3 Tacos)
All tacos finished with our Ensenada slaw, pico de gallo, Mexican cheese and served with chips.
Mix & Match (2 Tacos)
All tacos finished with our Ensenada slaw, pico de gallo, Mexican cheese and served with chips.
Bowls
Caliche's Poke Bowl
Straight from wishbones in playa Jaco-fresh sushi-grade ahi tuna seasoned with caliche's secret marinade. Served with steamed spinach over sticky rice. Finished with diced avocados, green onions, and sesame seeds. Pura Vida! (Consumption of tuna, grouper, salmon or hamburger that is raw or under cooked may significantly increase the risk associated with eating such foods in raw under cooked form.)
Spicy Poke Bowl
Caliche marinated sesame seared tuna with cucumbers and avocado. Topped with pickled onions and bell peppers, finished with fiery spicy mayo. (Consumption of tuna, grouper, salmon or hamburger that is raw or under cooked may significantly increase the risk associated with eating such foods in raw under cooked form.)
Seared Mahi Bowl
Miso marinated Mahi seared and served over sticky rice with sautéed spinach, squash, zucchini and red pepper with a ginger soy glaze. Finished with diced avocados, green onions, and sesame seeds.
Hawaiian Shrimp Bowl
Fresh shrimp, squash, zucchini, peppers, and pineapple, sautéed in a ginger-soy glaze. Served over sticky rice and spinach. Finished with diced avocados, green onions, and sesame seeds.
Shack Fish
Woodgrilled Salmon
Marinated slow-smoked salmon, wood-grilled and finished with a maple-soy glaze. Served with tropical fried rice. (Contains nuts.)
Boca Style Grouper
Grouper filet breaded and pan-sautéed topped with sliced avocado and tomato garnished with a key lime drizzle. Served with tropical fried rice. (Contains nuts.)
Crab Baked Grouper
Grouper fillet with a creamy lump crab and spinach topping served with grilled vegetables.
Almond Crusted Grouper
Almond encrusted grouper filet, pan fried, topped with lobster in a coconut cream sauce. Served with sautéed vegetables.
Chili Lime Mahi
Lightly blackened mahi fillet with white rum and coconut cream sauce topped with chili lime tomatillo salsa. Served withgrilled vegetables.
Rain Forest Mahi
Wood-grilled mahi finished with our signature salsa Verde and julienned vegetables. Served with a bed of warm black bean orzo and plantains. (Contains bacon.)
Mainland
Chicken Tenders
Juicy chicken tenders fried crispy with our honey mustard dipping sauce. Served with fries.
Pan-seared Chicken Pasta
Pan-seared, panko-breaded chicken with a lemon-caper butter sauce. Served with fettuccine and grape tomatoes tossed in a Parmesan cream sauce. (Contains bacon.)
Skirt Steak
Wood-grilled skirt steak topped with our signature salsa Verde served with black bean orzo and fried plantains. (Contains bacon.)
Beach Treats
Pineapple Upside-down Cake
Rum-soaked yellow cake served warm, infused with crushed pineapple.
Key Lime Pie
Tart lime custard on a graham cracker crust.
4 Layered Chocolate Cake
Chocolate cake, iced with ganache and topped with chocolate shavings and syrup.
Coastal Greens
Taco Salad
Bed of mixed greens tossed in a tomatillo ranch dressing. Topped with mixed cheeses, black bean and corn salsa, and pico, then garnished with fresh homemade guacamole and tortilla strips. Add smoked chicken for $3.49, or fajita spiced shrimp or grilled skirt steak for $4.49. (Contains bacon.)
Asian Salmon Salad
Grilled salmon over mixed greens with carrots and cabbage tossed in a ginger dressing topped with fire-roasted red peppers, red onion, grilled pineapple chunks, sliced almonds, green onions and drizzled with a sweet Asian sauce. (Contains nuts.)
Seared Ahi Tuna Salad
Chilled sesame seared ahi tuna, romaine lettuce, tomato, avocado, cabbage, carrots and toasted almonds. Finished with an Asian sesame-soy dressing. (Contains nuts. Consumption of tuna, grouper, salmon or hamburger that is raw or under cooked may significantly increase the risk associated with eating such foods in raw under cooked form.)
Side Items
Shack Fries
Single serving.
Caesar Salad
Side caesar salad.
Tropical Fried Rice
(Contains nuts.)
Black Bean Orzo
(Contains bacon.)
Grilled Vegetables
Topped with garlic-infused olive oil.
House Salad
Side house salad.