Shrimp . . . not deveined, yuck!
Okay, last night my date and I tried Jaspers Peak again (we bought a gift card a while ago and needed to use it). He had the po' boy with sausage and fries, and would rate it about 3 starts. I had the shrimp boil and a side of steamed broccoli. I was totally grossed out to find (a few shrimp in) that they didn't devein the shrimp, even on the main (outside) vein. I asked for a sharp knife and told the waiter that the shrimp weren't deveined. He told me that, because they are in the shell, they can't be deveined. I know this isn't true, having lived on the Gulf Shore for several years. It is actually quite easy to do--you use kitchen scissors to cut up the back, take the vein out and the shell stays on. It was gross, and I had to hack up each shrimp with a steak knife to try to get the vein out before eating a little bit of each shrimp. There are some nice things about this restaurant, but I wouldn't say the food is one of them. There is no excuse for this! Gross!