My family attended Joe's as a party of four. First thing to notice is that inside the restaurant it is terribly noisy, not some place you'd want to go if you wanted to actually talk to your fellow diner. However this does perpetuate the party attitude the restaurant holds. We started off with an order if calamari. The calamari was quite good with a generous portion for an appetizer. After our appetizer however we had to wait over 25 minutes for two orders of fish and chips, an order of garlic mussels, chicken club sandwich and a bowl of clam chowder. After finally getting the majority of food, our waiter had forgotten about our order of clam chowder.
As for the food itself, the fish and chips were surprisingly good. The pieces of fish were large in size and more than enough to fill a person up. The only downside is that they were a bit too salty. Everything was a bit too salty. The clam chowder (once we got it), the fish and chips, and the mussels were all too salty. The club sandwich was great.
If I were to rate just the food, Joe's would receive a 3 out of 5 but their service drops it down to a 2. We had long waits for our appetizer and our entrees. Our waiter hardly came around to check up on us. Our glasses were empty a majority of the time because of this.
Joe's Crab Shack has alright food with mediocre service.