Poached shrimp, dungeness crab, tomatillo salsa, fennel. Happy hour $16
B Restaurant and Bar, San Francisco CA
This bruschetta was pretty tasty! I liked the seafood and the shaved fennel was great. It made these bruschetta bright and fresh.
Blue crab, yellow corn, and pimento cheese fritters served with comeback sauce. $12
Next Door, Memphis TN
These fritters were really tasty especially with the comeback sauce. I didn’t realize that there were going to be 3 different kinds of fritters in the bowl. I think my favorite was the pimento cheese for its gooey texture, but the blue crab for the flavor.
Blue crab fritter.
Barrel aged Manhattan. Buffalo Trace bourbon, Dolin sweet vermouth, barrel aged bitters. $10
Fresh lump crab croquettes, romesco and lemon aioli. $14
Amsterdam BrewHouse, Toronto CANADA
Ugh, another super cold dish! I’m so tired of eating cold food here – I could have just gone out for ice cream. And the service was bad, so there really wasn’t much going for this place beyond the beer.
Clams, mussels, crab, shrimp, calamari, fish filet, potatoes, carrots, onions, olives, garlic, corn in a spicy cioppino sauce. Couple $49.99
The Old Clam House, San Francisco CA
OMG, this was SO much food! This was pretty much a small pail of cioppino for only two people, and it was SO delicious! I liked that the sauce was on the spicy side. Most cioppinos are kinda bland these days. This cioppino was also packed with seafood. This was definitely worth it, and I would go back for this dish. Noms!
2 poached eggs, crab meat, spinach, English muffins, homemade “cayenne” hollandaise sauce, served with potatoes and fruit. $14.99
Rick’s Cafe, Los Altos CA
This was good, but nothing really jumped out at me. I did like that they provided a lot of spinach. The potatoes (and fruit) were kinda sad though. And even the “cayenne” hollandaise sauce was lackluster.
House crab cake, spicy remoulade, lemon. $14
The Point Crab House & Grill, Arnold MD
This crab cake was awesome! The lump crab was very “lump” and the cake had very little filler. The spicy remoulade was also a nice change from the typical tartar sauce. Mmm…
Jumbo lump crab, dry sherry, chicken stock, cream, house crab seasoning. $7
The Point Crab House & Grill, Arnold MD
This soup was delicious! I liked the thick, creamy texture and the wonderful crab flavor. The crab seasoning really elevated the flavor too!
Mustard-fennel aioli, fresh apple and fennel slaw. Happy hour $11.755
Arnies Restaurant, Edmonds WA
This was good, but the crab cake was kinda small and it look pretty lonely on that big plate. (Who would eat that much aioli with a single, tiny crab cake anyway?) The apple fennel slaw was nice and refreshing though.
Blue cheese, hard poached egg, tomato, avocado-champagne vinaigrette. $24
Barking Frog, Woodinville WA
Now this is my kind of salad! What’s not to love? You’ve got crab, prawns, bacon, eggs, blue cheese, and avocado. I’m in heaven! Even though I wasn’t feeling it at first, the service was actually really friendly (although M.I.A. at times).
Large $6.25
L.P. Steamers, Baltimore MD
They didn’t have any jumbo crab that day so I had to settle for a large which meant less of a pay-off. I really didn’t like this crab. It was very dry and kinda salty. I much prefer the juicy dungeness crab on the West Coast.
Slowed cooked cabbage. RW Deal, $35 per person
Ambar, Washington DC
I liked the texture of this spicy crab spread. It reminded me of the texture of a good, smooth lox spread. This would have tasted great on a fresh bagel too, hehe!
Pepper jack cheese, pickled jalapenos. Happy hour $5
PassionFish, Reston VA
Yes, this was small but I wasn’t expecting much for a discounted happy hour dish. It thought it tasted good though. I wish there was a little more crab and rock shrimp, but they definitely still came through.
Vittle Monster 