New Seafood Restaurant Opening in Old Orchard Beach, Maine

The beginning of tourism season is set to arrive in Old Orchard Beach, Maine, and with it will come a handful of new businesses.

It's annual tradition in the seasonal beach town, certain businesses turn over while others remain year after year.

A lot of the businesses that stick are restaurants. That's especially true if you can stand out a little bit from all the others.

Which is exactly what a new seafood joint is hoping to do with a curious name and a Cajun-inspired menu.

Woody's Seafood Shake Set to Open in Old Orchard Beach, Maine

If you've passed through Old Orchard Beach over the past few weeks, you've likely noticed work being done on a new restaurant right off the main drag at 12 Old Orchard St.

It's called Woody's Seafood Shake. A 'seafood shake' is a popular way to describe Cajun-style cooking where fresh seafood is often put in a bag with seasoned butter or garlic and shaken to give it a rich, deep flavor.

According to Google, Woody's Seafood Shake hasn't officially opened for business yet but they've posted their extensive menu online which means a grand opening is on the horizon.

Woody's Seafood Shake Menu Will Have Several Intriguing Items

Seafood is the name of the game in a spot like Old Orchard Beach, Maine, but Woody's seems committed to bringing some Cajun flare to a seasonal New England town.

Woody's menu boasts several different variations of fried catfish, fried oysters and fried tilapia. Woody's will have a selection of several different po' boy sandwiches as well as offering fried rice options. Including crawfish fried rice.

You can check out the full menu here.