Justin Chang
Google
Crabtastrophie! We used to go to Crab Corner all the time, so we were excited to get their club members only text about their female blue crab special. So we placed an over the phone pick-up for a dozen jumbo female blue crabs, crab dip, and crab cakes. We drove 25 minutes to pick up the food, ended up waiting 15 minutes at the restaurant before our order was brought out, and then drove 25 minutes back. As we pulled the crab out of the bag, we noticed they were very small. We went ahead and measured as photographed.. you can clearly see that the advertising of jumbo *7 inches or larger* was false as these measured approximately 5 inches. My family was in town from Maryland and brought with them years of experience eating blue crab. As we started eating, they pointed out that the crabs didn't look quiet right inside as they were slimy and disgusting inside. Even making one of them violently ill. I immediately called the restaurant and spoke to the manager to inquire if anyone else had gotten sick or if they had gotten any complaints. The manager said they had not had any complaints TODAY and asked if I could send her a picture of what I was describing. I said yes, and she replied there was no way to get a picture to her. (Than, why are you asking if I can send you a picture!) Further, if I had a complaint, I would have to bring the crabs back to the restaurant. So, I packaged up the 7 uneaten crabs and the oozing half a crab in a zip lock bag, drove the 25 minutes back to the restaurant, and waited another 15 minutes for the manager to come out. When I showed her our mucky crab, the other remaining 7 crabs, the measurement of their small stature her response was "Well I'm going to give you the money back anyways for just the crab, the refund should hit your account in 2-3 weeks. " Today? We had to wonder how often this happens. She did not offer to refund our whole meal or any kind of consideration for my time, gas, mileage or the load of laundry I now have to do because one of our party pissed themselves while puking. I guess thank you for the free food poisoning at only the cost of an hour and a half drive time, the dignity of one of our party, all while trying to pass off miniature crabs as jumbo.
P.S. The crab dip was okay even though the bread was soggy ( I am guessing due to drive time), and the crab cake "gumballs" were 3 out of 5 stars, only minimally negated by the shell I almost broke a molar on. Lemon wedges 5 stars!