Charlie B.
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Well, the wife and I were in the mood for a seafood boil. And boy did we get boiled at this place.
So we went this Friday evening and I was surprised because downtown wasn't really that busy and neither was this restaurant which we were greeted and seated with no delay.
When our waiter came to the table he greeted us and gave us plenty of time to get acquainted with the menu. We ordered our NA drinks and then we ordered as a starter clam chowder (recommended by server) and huspippies.
And for the main course we ordered thr snow crab, but wanted to add shrimp, so he gave us a suggestion which was cost effective so we were able to get what we were looking for. We spent time with one another until everything started coming out.
So when I got the clam chowder it tasted different than what I'm used to and I was starving and so was my wife. Like we both literally didn't eat for the whole day. So if you're like us when you're starving, the first thing you taste seems like it's really good. However, my wife being of sound mind was like "What is this?" And I was like it's clam chowder with a lot of potatoes. A lot of potatoes, as a matter of fact, it was more like potato soup with two pieces of clams at the bottom of the aluminum cup. The taste of the soup was just different and I admit even though the waiter came by and asked how it taste, my wife was shooting it down but I was like "oh yeah it tastes good."
I was hungry but that's my fault. That's not the server's fault. I have to blame the cook for that.
The hush puppies were really good but that sauce that came with it was a Miss for us. Maybe everyone else may like it but I just wasn't feeling it. But it's okay because one thing is for sure those hush puppies were moist and flavorful, really good!
Now our main boil, when it came out (you'll see the pictures) everything looks really good. This is what we were salivating for, this is what we've been waiting for. Let's get into it!
That's not the waiter's fault. That's the cook's fault and I say it like that because the crab legs were awesome and keep in mind this whole thing cost $60. The crab legs were really good and a few pieces of shrimp were really good but the rest of them were overcooked. I mean overcooked there was a relationship between the shell and the meat that didn't want to separate at all and it was like chewing rubber. I was like "oh man and my wife is a bigger critic than me." She was shooting that down like duck season. I'll just say the potatoes were good. The season was balanced. I don't know about that butter that they serve with it. That corn was cooked al dente, so you're not supposed to do that with corn. You're supposed to cook corn to the point where it's got some juiciness to it, not where it can either be popped or cooked more. The season really didn't transfer over that much on the corn. The sausage was well done, and I needed something to change the pace. The waiter checked on us a few times and before I had got to that shrimp I was like yeah everything's good. I appreciate it. So the waiter did his job. This review is not about the waiter it's about the cook. The cook. The cook. Because that is what had us boiled! It was the shrimp. It was the sausage. It was the corn but that biscuit could have been evidence of a murder trial! Because that biscuit, if you would have thrown it at somebody's head they would have had a severe contusion to the head and there would be severe hemorrhaging, it was dry as the Arkansas River in middle of Summer!
So when I went to go wash my hands the waiter came and checked on our table. My wife explained everything and again the waiter was great and he took care of everything offered to make up for what was lacking and again it's not the waiter's fault but that cook needs to go back to culinary school!
