Joe's Crab Shack

Sunday we finally had the opportunity to experience dining at Joe’s Crab Shack in Beaumont, TX. We drive by so many fun looking restaurant chains and I have to settle for looking up the menus online instead of eating there. We have been lucky this past year to discover Famous Dave’s.(whoooo hooooo),
Carino’s, Bubba Gumps, and now, Joe’s Crab Shack.

We were not disappointed in the least. I love fish and seafood and funky restaurants with a schtick. Joe’s is similar to Gumps but without the Forrest elements, and Joe’s had a much larger menu. (But Bubba Gump’s shrimp in dipping sauce is to die for, luckily I was able to find a copy cat recipe and can’t wait to try it out).

We parked at the Petro in Beaumont and walked across the street, managed to walk through the parking lot of Cracker Barrel without going in and over to Joe’s. It was almost a tough choice as Joe’s shared a parking lot with Cheddar’s (another favorite of ours) and, the all time great, Carino’s. What a great town! There is also a Pappadeaux’s across the street from Joe’s, which is another seafood restaurant chain that I would have loved to try. Texans really love their food and it shows.

The music was a little loud inside, so we sat out on the deck which worked out great. I had a tough time choosing from the huge menu, but settled on the Maui Mahi, grilled Mahi in a mango coconut sauce. Joe had the glazed salmon with pineapple pico de gallo. Both were moist, perfectly cooked and delicious but we agreed the Mahi was slightly better.

Unfortunately we were both too full to sample anything from the desert menu. Darn.

They have a nice little store with crab themed T-shirts, which I thought were great, as my zodiac sign is the crab. I ‘m sure Joe would agree that the crab would be a good mascot for me for other reasons. I just wish we had one within driving distance in NY so we could try their other menu selections. I was a little crabby because I did forget my camera, but I managed to snap a few with my phone though.

It’s a no-brainer, an easy, and delectable 5 stars!!!!!!!!!!!