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| - Last week, I was trying to come up with a great new place to try for dinner with friends... The Southerner in me could not have been more thrilled to find the Angry Crab Shack off of Camelback!!
The place looks unassuming and chain'ish from the outside, tucked away in a strip mall... but after reading the reviews here, we were ready to give it a try. There is plenty of parking, and we were there around 6PM on a Thursday, which meant no waiting for a table. The family-friendly atmosphere was apparent, as we watched kids and adults alike drawing on the walls and their tables.
As soon as I saw the menu, I knew that alligator nuggets were happening! I've had them a few times before, and these were great! The flavor is a lot like chicken, while the consistency is slightly chewier (like shrimp). This is a great place to try it if you've never had gator before!
One thing I've really missed from home is having a good, cajun seafood boil, and WOW did this place deliver!!! We ordered the veggies, mussels, snow crab and shrimp, with the trifecta flavoring and a spice level of "2" on a 0-5 scale. I'm a spice-lover, and this was just right for me! The crab legs were a hands-down stand out, and the mussels weren't far behind! We loved the shrimp and veggies too, but agreed that next time, we'd probably forego them for more of our favorites! The consumption process is (as with all good boils!) a little messy, so we just poured it out on the table and went to town! (Maybe don't dump all of the sauce, but the rest is fine on the butcher paper.) We stuffed ourselves, enjoying every bite!! It was well-complimented by my Abita purple haze, which I was happy to find on draft. The butcher paper and sink on the side of the room made for an easy post-meal clean up, so that in no time, we were sitting at a nice, tidy table again.
We'll definitely be back soon, and next time, I'll add some red potatoes to the bag! Yum!!
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