JB's Fish Camp, New Smyrna Beach

I ended up at this seafood restaurant on the inter-coastal and almost at the end of the road near the National Park looking for another place on Saturday afternoon. I think I have picked up a snack here before. Instead of backtracking, I decided to eat here and go to the beach down here. The place is cute. It has all kinds of junk on the walls/ceiling (deer heads, boat motors, skis, etc). The place is very ramshackle, but, they do enclose the main room and the AC works. They also have a patio and a deck area. They rent paddle boards too. They even farm and catch some of their own seafood. They have live music. I had a tuna sandwich because I thought it would be fresh/raw Ahi. It wasn't. Just regular "in the can" tuna. I asked my waitress to confirm it was fresh tuna and she promised it would be. Lines crossed. It came with chips at $8. I would have ordered some fresh seafood had I not been mis-informed. They were out of crabs and the oysters were those salty Texas oysters that seem to be prevalent now. They did have rock shrimp. I had a side of Key Lime Slaw because doesn't that sound good? It was $2. It was a small cup of non-Key Lime tasting slaw. Another miss. They have a big menu that has alot of apps and sandwiches and fried dishes at reasonable prices. I found the platters a little uninspiring and pricey ($20+). It's not gourmet, but, not awful for a fish shack. They have something for almost any taste. The service is well oiled. They even write the waitperson's name on the paper tablecloth. First time I've seen that. They check on you often and are polite. The place seats around eighty inside and sixty outside. It was close to packed. It's worth the trip to the end of the peninsula. The sand at the beach (Bethune) at that part of NSB is softer and larger than the powdered flower near to town. It also has no cars on it and is closer to the water. Parking was free and not full. I'd head down here for a two-fer of lunch then beach. Or just paddle the day away on the IC/river. Or get drunk and watch others on the water and listen to music. The menu says that the "owner still alive and well since '79". Not sure if that means the place opened then.