But these days, a lot of the "gulf" shrimp come from other, less familiar waters.
My wife, Betsey, had grilled gulf shrimp - the house favorite, we were told, and why not?
Try the Gulf shrimp steeped in chardonnay with garlic and herbs for $7.95.
One main courses was vodka rigatoni with Gulf shrimp.
Clark junior also chose gulf shrimp for his Fourth of July menu.
And whole gulf shrimp were wonderful with nothing more than a few white beans and a toss of arugula.
A shrimper he calls simply Dino promised him some clean Gulf shrimp in a couple of weeks.
In New Orleans, boiled gulf shrimp is almost always served with sauce rémoulade.
Royal red shrimp cooks much quicker than Gulf shrimp.