Boiling Crab, Garden Grove CA

First, to the person who introduced me to possibly the death of me, thanks JO JO! :)   Dedicated to shellfish ranging from oysters, crab, craw fish, and lobster, I’ve had a loved one willing to risk his shellfish allergies for the sake of awesomeness.  Not that I’m saying you should do it if you’re risking anaphylactic shock, but you would be dying in the best seasonings butter can hold.  The way it works is that you have your choices of shellfish, then you select your seasonings: Rajun Cajun, lemon pepper, garlic butter, or the whole She-Bang (a combination of all three).  Then you select your degree of spiciness.  For first timers, go with mild because it does pack a good sized kick. Lastly, do yourself a favor and and just order the whole She-bang.  After you’ve ordered, they throw everything in a bag and serve it to you just like that, and you eat right out of the bag.  Your table cloth is butcher paper and you’ll get a bib.  Your only utensils are your hands and a crab cracker.  So get down and dirty and don’t get a manicure until after.

Here is the fried shrimp and cajun fries basket.  Everything was seasoned well  and the shrimp was not overdone and chewy at all.  It does the job, but this is not what you came for.

Now we’re talking, king crab legs!  Cooked perfectly and even better when you take out the meat and throw back into the whole She-bang.  I can hardly describe how flavorful the whole She-bang butter sauce is.  You really taste all the different seasonings and I love that they throw in big chunks of garlic because the garlic  absorbs all that flavor.  I could even eat the garlic by itself.

A pound of shrimp with an order of corn and red potatoes.  Yes, you will have to work for your food but the rewards make it worth it.  I recommend de-shelling at least half of your shrimp first and then throwing it back in the sauce so it intensifies the flavor.  Also, the great thing about the corn and potatoes is that the sauce and the seasonings get in every nook and cranny, making the veggies just as addicting as the meat.
Rating: 5/5 Lipitors
Budget: $$, probably spending about $20-30 per person.
Tips:  1) Don’t wear your pristine clothes and have a Tide Pen ready.  If you don’t realize until hours later that you’re full of butter spots, get Soil Love from Stater Bros. as a pre-treatment before you throw it the washer.
2) Take your left over sauce home and smother it on veggies, especially mashed potatoes.
3) Be prepared, your bowels are probably not used to this much grease and butter.  I’ll let you figure out the rest.  But I’ve never let anything like that deter me as long as I’m not suffering the symptoms of dehydration :)