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| - The place was dead on a Monday lunch during our first visit, except for two occupied booths in the corner. My first impression from the decor to the menu was that it was a smiling version of Angry Crab. Even the crab shack Blend sauce is a combination of the same three sauces (cajun/lemon pepper/garlic butter).
Stood around awkwardly for a minute looking around, wondering if we should seat ourselves. An employee eventually came jogging up from the back, and several minutes after being sat a server came by. Disappointed that they didn't have a cocktail menu (wine, draft & bottle beer, margaritas) and not trusting the margaritas, we ordered Cokes. A few minutes later we were told they were out so we grabbed a bottle of beer each. At $3.50, not a bad price.
Ordered 2lbs of shrimp with the Blend sauce, medium spicy & 1lb of mussels with the Blend sauce, hot. Added sausage, corn, and potatoes. The mussels were delicious but the shrimp was slightly more fishy than sweet, and there were a couple heads in the bag. Bill came to 50$, which is comparable to Angry Crab's prices.
The staff wasn't so terrible as to be unforgivable, but they seemed disinterested at best. The server checked on us often enough, asking if we needed more beers (we didn't), but never offered to fill our waters. My mouth was on fire from the hot sauce on the mussels, so that was a bummer to me. The medium level of spiciness was barely noticeable, on the other hand.
The biggest complaint is the sauce. It was so oily and buttery that it didn't stick to the seafood at all, merely settled on the bottom of the bag. It was difficult to get the flavor on the seafood. Also, being almost identical to Angry Crab's Trifecta sauce, it fell short. Didn't pack quite as much of a punch.
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