Come on my friends… scoot up and get closer to the computer screen. I have a new edition of Mom’s Food Porn. A couple of weeks ago, mom/dad went to a place called Joe’s Crab Shack. This is a chain restaurant that serves seafood. Mom had a coupon (go mom!) for a free appetizer and plus they had a special going on for dinner. I’ll tell you about that in a minute.
Let’s talk about t
he appetizer first. Mom/Dad choose a sampler platter of fried calamari, crab dip with chips and something called great balls of fire. The calamari was okay – this is fried squid. Mom/dad said they have had better. This was a little rubbery so they were thinking it was overcooked. It’s in picture to the left – the curly looking things. The crab dip in the middle was something that mom was hesitant about trying. It’s loaded with crab meat, cream cheese and Parmesan. Mom was pleasantly surprised that it was totally delicious! In the left hand upper corner, that is the great balls of fire. They are crab balls full of jalapeños and cream cheese coated in panko breadcrumbs. Again, these were totally delicious! So the appetizer wasn’t that bad for FREE – right?
Now for the main meal, Joe’s had a special where you could get 33 shrimp for $11.99 – so that’s what mom/dad went for. The shrimp were coconut, beer battered and BBQ Rub peal and eat. This was another winner here served with french fries. The only down fall, the peel and eat were like deep fried. They were delicious but if you are going to deep fry them, why not peel them first? Of course, this is just a personal wish from mom.
So have you eaten at Joe’s lately?
Piglove 
Charles
08/25/2015 at 1:37 pm
Nom, Nom, Nom … xo
thegirlhasnoname
08/25/2015 at 2:25 pm
Tasty!
Kate Crimmins
08/25/2015 at 2:42 pm
We need one of these near us.
PigLove
08/25/2015 at 4:06 pm
Yes you do! Mom said the special for the shrimp ends at the end of this month. She got an email. XOXO – Bacon
Christy Paws
08/25/2015 at 3:45 pm
Mom used to eat at Joe’s when we lived in southern California. We haven’t looked for one here but the closest would be in the Sacramento area about 40 miles away.
PigLove
08/25/2015 at 4:07 pm
Oh WOW – that is a distance away. Mom/dad said they had a really awesome time that night. The shrimp and appetizer was scrumptious… not that this little oinker would know… tapping hooves. XOXO – Bacon
Luanne
08/25/2015 at 5:24 pm
I’m not looking. I’m not looking. I’m not looking. What is that smell?!
PigLove
08/26/2015 at 9:50 am
Snorts with piggy laughter. It was very tasty! XOXO – Bacon
The Canadian Cats
08/25/2015 at 7:27 pm
I get the feeling you were not overwhelmed my friend. Although the prices seemed very reasonable. Calamari is easy to make rubbery. My bro used to catch and cook at home…I always seemed to drop by when this was going on and had to try it. I never tasted any that wasn’t rubbery. I thought that’s the way it was…all the time.
PigLove
08/26/2015 at 9:52 am
Snorts! Mom said that she has had it plenty of times before when it was simply delicious – you wouldn’t even know what you were eating – not rubbery at all which is delightful. The prices were good here and that made mommy smile. However, like you said the food didn’t blow her away… but the shrimp was tasty. XOXO – Bacon
Whitley Westie
08/25/2015 at 7:46 pm
My momma luvs Joe’s!
Nylabluesmum
08/25/2015 at 9:54 pm
NO to the Calamari Bacon but I would eat the Shrimp, lol 🙂
((hugs)) Sherri-Ellen
PigLove
08/26/2015 at 9:54 am
The shrimp was most excellent!! XOXO – Bacon
Nylabluesmum
08/26/2015 at 2:07 pm
We need a proper seafood place in town here!
Sighs, Sherri-Ellen 😉
Reilly & Denny
08/26/2015 at 1:59 pm
we have a Joes close by – will have to check it one day
PigLove
08/26/2015 at 2:01 pm
The special with the shrimp stops at the end of this month 08/31. It’s a pretty good deal for all of that 🙂 XOXO- Bacon