Squid Lips

Squid Lips is a restaurant in Melbourne, FL, located at 1477 Pineapple Ave. The eatery serves uniquely prepared seafood, including bacon-wrapped scallops and smoked fish dip, offering indoor and outdoor seating as well as dine-in options. The restaurant accepts take-out orders by phone at 321-259-3101 and facilitates delivery through DoorDash and Uber Eats. It does not take reservations but offers Preferred Seating for parties of 10 or larger, bumping them to the top of the list for the next available table. The establishment holds a rating of 4.30 based on customer reviews.

Squid Lips opened its first Overwater Grill location in January 2004 and now operates four restaurants on the east coast of central Florida, with locations in Cocoa Beach, Melbourne, and two in Sebastian. The menu features grilled foods prepared over an open oak wood fire to lock in natural juices and impart a subtle oak flavor. Fried items are hand breaded and prepared at the time they are ordered. Specific offerings include fresh fish nuggets, deep-fried clam strips, farm-raised mussels sautéed in wine sauce, and fish tacos with chili tequila lime sauce. House favorites include bacon-wrapped sea scallops with honey lime sauce and coconut-battered shrimp with island dipping sauce.

The restaurant also serves chicken tenders, conch loaded with Bahamian fritter sauce, and sushi-grade tuna with wasabi and soy. Appetizers include blue cheese fondue potato chips and calamari tossed in sauces such as key lime habanero, teriyaki garlic, bourbon BBQ, Sriracha honey, or Jamaican jerk BBQ. Entrees range from lasagna with blue crab claw meat and shrimp to scallops and shrimp in garlic butter over fettuccine. Jumbo sweet potatoes are stuffed with pulled pork and topped with bourbon BBQ sauce.

The menu features sushi-grade yellowfin tuna mixed with sweet Thai chili and sriracha, served over chips with wasabi cream sauce. Burgers include a half-pound oak-grilled Angus beef option available with various toppings like grilled pineapple or a lobster crab cake. Oak-grilled mahi-mahi, grouper, or tuna are finished with sauces like honey lime, apricot ginger lime, or citrus butter. Additional items include lobster and blue crab meats, salmon marinated in Italian citrus seasoning, and Key Largo-style baked tilapia with fresh tomatoes and basil.

Squid Lips delivers a casual dining experience in Melbourne, combining oak-grilled seafood and tropical flavors for local customers seeking a unique meal.

The restaurant sits on Pineapple Ave, just steps from Eau Gallie Boulevard and near Montreal Avenue. It is located within walking distance of Eau Gallie Square, the Eau Gallie Public Library, and Triangle Park.

BizScoreAI awarded the business a perfect 100 out of 100 for its Discoverability score, ensuring AI crawlers can find every page of the website. The Technical score reached 90 out of 100, confirming the site is secure and readable for search engines. Additionally, the business ranks number 2 of 8 Restaurant businesses that BizScoreAI has scored in Melbourne.