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| - Finally, I got to try the creme de la creme a la cajun-styled seafood: HNJ! I love that crack-a-lackin seafood joints are becoming an upcoming trend.
As a seafood lover, you really can't be afraid to crack-attack, and dig in for your meat. For great seafood, it is oh-so-worth it! This style is new to the Chicago area, and I have a girlfriend who can't stop raving over how much better this one is than our Chicago options.
Back on to food.
Oysters: we ordered a half dozen. Fresh, yum, cleaned well, good sized meat.
Sausage: a little spicy for my liking, but still good. I don't have too high a tolerance for too much salt.
Snow crab legs: Fat and juicy. Good amount of meat. Good crack to the shell, indicating good freshness. The meat's own sweet flavor still shone through, despite the HNJ sauce we smothered it with love in.
Shrimp: also fat and juicy. fresh and plump, but i couldn't conquer for the life of me. Between 3 girls, we ordered 1lb of crab each, and split a half pound of shrimp. Even then, too much for us, despite all of its hot and juicy glory. it made me SOOOO appreciate that this spot supports a half pound of shrimp. Save that cash for the pricier proteins.
extra bonuses: I love that they offered gloves, to keep that seafood smell away from under your nails. The gloves aren't great, and they really mess with your dexterity, but hey. If you've got a hot date, or an outing with friends, you don't want that seafood-smelly-give-away to follow you aruond all day.
Definitely becomin my gold standard. When in Vegas, I'll always have to find my way off the Strip to make it to this joint. It is definitely a go-to-gem that no foodie in Vegas should miss out on!
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