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| - We went here because of the hype that was in Hawaii about not having a Joe's Crab Shack in Hawaii. I was curious to see how this place would differ from Red Lobster and other seafood restaurants. It was great! When we arrived, we were quaintly seated in a booth. Our server, Andrea, was the best. She wasn't like some waiters who wanted to be out of there. She genuinely (or at least she had the feeling of) wanted to take care of us and wanted us to have a wonderful time. The array of menu selections seemed to look ordinary and we thought it would be the same as R. Lobster.
We ordered the starter appetizer that had the calamari, dip, and poppers. It was delicious. We were all scrambling for the last piece of chip to dip.
The courses, though it tasted great to me, wasn't of the best taste to my parents.
My mother ordered one of the seafood platters and thought it tasted okay at first. Unfortunately, when she bit into one of her scallops, it was mostly batter and a pebble sized scallop in the middle. My father, though he enjoyed his fresh seafood bucket, felt the "fresh seafood" was lacking. As he ate his crab, he said it tasted overcooked and that it had hardly any meat in it.
I, on the other hand, had a great experience. I also had a seafood platter which included the.crab cake, crab stuffed shrimp, onion strips, and fish and chips. The crab cake, stuffed shrimp, and onion strips were delicious, but what amazed me was the fish from the fish and chips. The fish was battered and fried just enough so that it didn't taste like batter. It was also VERY crispy which made it taste even better. That was the best fish I had.
While waiting for our meal, the employees engaged in playful dancing that enjoyed everyone at Joe's.
Would I go back again? You bet'cha!
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