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| - I'm pretty sure Joe's Crab Shack is one of Pittsburgh's top seafood options, even if some new restaurants have come in and started competing with them for the seafood crown. If it doesn't sit on the seafood throne overlooking the entire city, it definitely rules in Station Square. In fact, the only reason I've detracted a star from Joe's is that I personally think they could use a few more non-seafood items on their menu, but considering the words "crab shack" are in the place's name, I really can't hold too much of a grudge on this one.
That said: if you want crab, get on over to Joe's and take a seat somewhere in their eclectic, funky, beach house themed dining area. You'll get an entire bucket of it - as long as you're willing to lighten your wallet a substantial amount. Their steampots, which feature mixed seafood samplers, are also very popular. And of course, most of the appetizers you can get to go with the bucket of crab or other enormous seafood platter are also seafood based. (I highly recommend the stuffed mushrooms.)
My meals and the service alike have never disappointed when I've visited Joe's. I do have one word of caution for my fellow casual dieters out there: nothing is small. If you want to eat healthy during your night out, a salad here will not help you reach that goal. Even the margarita glasses are gargantuan in size; it's hard to even wrap a single hand around them, and they're so heavy at first it may take two hands to pick up the glass without taking the chance that you'll drop the entire thing. The smallest menu items I know of are things like the Sunset Salmon, a well seasoned strip of salmon with potatoes and green beans. It's simple, but yummy - I recommend it.
If you have the time and the money saved to satisfy your craving for some really good fish, this is your home sweet home for a wonderful evening out. Everyone else? Better learn to love seafood quickly. Or just try one of the Square's other restaurants.
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