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srsone
May 25, 2011 06:02 AM
do u mean fried soft shell?
or steamed blue crabs?or crab cakes?
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re: booamy13
the kinds of crabs with the spices on their shells, and they're dumped on your table top and you're given a wooden mallet to go to town??? (sigh) wow i miss those! used to get them at Sidewalker's in NYC, right across from the Dakota.
I haven't seen them since i moved to Florida 5 years ago...but you've got my mouth watering now, maybe it's time for a trip north!
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re: booamy13
Oooh, do tell! I live in St Pete, but will gladly drive across the state for blue crabs served as Manderley describes!
Used to live in Daytona Beach (a LONG time ago) and there was a great place there that just dropped them on the table, but haven't found anything like that in a while.-
re: monadelmar
There's Ozzie's which is on Rt. 1 in Palm Bay on the Indian River and then there's the Eau Gallie River Crab House which is also on Rt. 1 (N. Harbor City Blvd.) which is also on the Indian River. I've never been to Ozzie's but have been to the Eau Gallie River Crab House. The one in Palm Bay is south of 192 on Rt. 1 and the latter is north of 192 on Rt. 1. Tony's Seafood is in Grant and they sell live blue crab by the dozen but I would definitely call and order them first. Enjoy!
I should add that I am not sure if either one of them actually drops them by the bushel on a table but you can definitely order them and they are cooked in Old Bay so the taste is still the same.
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re: monadelmar
mmm the ones i used to get at Sidewalker's, you could order mild, medium or spicy. the spices stick to your fingers as you tear the crabs apart and eat with your hands...so you transfer the spices to your mouth. first time the hard shells did a job on my hands, got a million little cuts like paper cuts, and the spices got in there and ow!! ow!! but sooo worth every bit. waiters give you a little crash course in how to tell a male from a female (it's all in the "key" on the underside of the shell) and how to get the crab open and clean out the feathery gills with your finger tips. add a nice side of cole slaw and some fried taters and you've got a feast...don't forget the ice cold beer.
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re: monadelmar
Just got back from Ozzie's and they do have all you can blue crabs but it can get a little confusing because they have the regular spiced crabs which are less expensive than the garlic ones and then there are different sizes. If you do come be prepared to spend a chunk of change. We were a little confused about the prices and we ended up getting a dozen of the jumbo crabs and they were $65 plus a $3 sharing fee. If you think you can eat more than that it would make sense to get the all you can eat crabs for $40. Anyway, the crabs were good but we probably would not have ordered the jumbos if we had realized that the were $20+ more than the price for regular crabs.
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