With National Fried Scallops Day coming up Oct. 2, here are a few places to try them in platters, rolls, baskets, and more, around the Fall River area.

Who knows — maybe some folks crave deep-fried seafood platters and beige vinyl booths, or maybe not everyone got their fill of blackened catfish back in 1990.

Eddie V’s Prime Seafood is an elegant and captivating atmosphere with exquisite serve and food. The high-end chain is ...

Most platters go well beyond those benchmarks. That’s the weakness of the seafood platter. Too many restaurants either cook everything together at the same time, and /or hold the fried seafood under a ...

Although most of its menu is about fried seafood platters of the mountainous kind, Crabby's always has a very good grilled fish special.

“It all happened very fast.” The low-slung beige building is perfectly suited for fried seafood platters and 1/2 pans full of raw shrimp, salmon, and red snapper on ice.

You can order oysters in a variety of ways from Acme Oyster House, 3535 Perkins Road, but why not try its fried seafood platter? It has fried oysters, but also includes shrimp and fish ($21.95).