In the late 80’s our owner Frank worked near The Old Fulton Fish Market downtown by the seaport for another seafood company as a delivery person. For over a decade he slowly learned the ins and outs of the seafood trade.

During this time food was scarce for Frank and his family. Even though seafood was always regarded as a delicacy, on special occasions Frank would bring home seafood from work. When the company he worked for closed down, Frank decided he wanted to make seafood affordable to everyone and opened Ocean Source in 1997. From the local firefighters and sanitation workers who regularly stopped to the mom-and-pop restaurant.

Frank’s son Stan later boarded ship. A first generation American – exposed to all the culture in the city. Surrounded by seafood most of his life, he wanted to diversify the customer base to reflect the richness of the city. Today we work with a variety of different customers. Our customers range from Caribbean to Mediterranean, from Mediterranean to Asian, from Asian to American, and everything in between.