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| - Very similar to LA BOIL just down the street. This one have the look of a more upscale place. They had a Canada day promotion which gave each guest a free pound of shrimp, mussels, or clams (pretty sweet deal). A group of 8 of us ordered a lobster, 2 dungenous crabs, and 2 king crab legs, in addition to our freebies and a few sides. Food came very quickly as soon as each order was ready. We had the server visiting out table consistently for 10 minutes dropping off bags of shellfish.
Unfortunately where this loses stars is for the pricing. With the lobster, king crab, snow crab, and dungenous crabs all listed at market price, expect to spend 35-45 dollars per item. With the free promotion we had just enough food that almost everyone was satisfying and the bill still came to about 25 per person. If we had to pay for the items in the promotion, it would have been north of 40 per person. I couldn't help but think there were plenty of options within a stone's throw from Captain's Boil where 40 would get you a much more complete and satisfying meal. This place is definitely a novelty, and I'm sure there will attract a number of first time customers. I think the majority of those first time customers won't be converted to frequent guests.
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