Whether you’ve been to San Francisco as a vacationer or dwell within the Bay Area, you’ve possible walked alongside the Embarcadero and Fisherman’s Wharf. No doubt you’ve visited a few of the retailers and eating places from Pier 1 all the best way right down to Pier 39, the latter of which is the place the historic Crab House sits. Overlooking the water, Crab House is known for its “Killer Crab” (entire Dungeness Crab roasted in a secret garlic sauce served on a scorching iron skillet), in addition to different favorites additionally loaded with garlic equivalent to garlic crab fries, garlic noodles, crab fried rice and extra.
As you enter the restaurant, you possibly can hear the sound of scorching skillets and odor the garlic aroma coming from the kitchen. A should order is an iron skillet shellfish plate, which you may get with mussels, shrimp or veggies or you possibly can go for the combo which is what we ordered. Personally, I’m an enormous lobster lover and it’s all the time been my go-to dish for shellfish (particularly having lived in New England for greater than a decade), because it was simple to search out and fairly priced. I haven’t ordered crab that always and when I’ve, it’s disappointing – both a small serving or just not that contemporary. When we have been supplied the chance to overview the Crab House’s Killer Crab, how may we refuse? And, with garlic besides.
Hot skillets maintain your crab heat whilst you crack open your Pacific Ocean crab in between garlic-saturated mussels and shrimp. Of course you get a bib, which you shouldn’t refuse btw, as a result of it’s dang messy for those who’re going to eat it accurately, which in my humble opinion, is to devour it. These native crustaceans are each candy and tender in comparison with different crabs you could be accustomed to from different elements of the world. I couldn’t get sufficient of them and it was undoubtedly well worth the effort.
You may also order a half or entire crab or for those who’re going as a bunch, why not strive what they check with as a CRAB FEAST — maintain ’em coming as they are saying.
If you’re not a shellfish fan, they provide different seafood and meat choices, equivalent to contemporary cod topped with caper lemon butter sauce, pan-seared salmon with taragon butter, clam chowder, seafood cioppino, fried calamari and numerous seafood pastas. If you’re a vegetarian, they’ve obtained you coated with their garlic noodles, greens on a scorching skillet, tacky sourdough skillet, truffle garlic fries, and heirloom tomatoes and burrata appetizer. You may also get a easy caesar or combined salad. If you’re an east coaster and used to clam chowder, then you definately’ll wish to strive their crab chowder, which they provide as a cup or in one among their sourdough bread bowls.
What when you have youngsters in tow? They do have a youngsters menu, which has the usual choices, equivalent to burgers, pasta with butter and rooster tenders with fries. Older youngsters would possibly go for the Fish and Chips (cod battered), which they serve with french fries and cole slaw. If you’re right here from England, you could wish to see the way it compares to residence. Beer you possibly can pair your epic fish and chips dish with embrace home lager, Stella Artois, Cali Squeeze Blood Orange Hefeweizen, Coors Light, a Fort Point IPA and a twenty first Amendment IPA from San Leandro California, all native aside from Belgium’s Stella in fact.
Cocktail lover? They had 13 choices on the writing of this overview. If it’s a scorching day, the Cucumber Mint Refresher sounded ever so delish, however if you’d like one thing a little bit extra traditional, then go for a Vodka Mule, Cosmopolitan, Old Fashioned, Margarita or Mojito to call a couple of. If you’ve been studying We Blog the World for some time now, you recognize that we’re not solely wine lovers however write about wine from time-to-time — each critiques and wine tasting occasions. We went with a McManis Chardonnay for the seafood pairing though if you wish to get a bottle, we’d recommend the Neyers from Sonoma, one among our favorites. If you could have extra of a European palette, then you could wish to strive the Italian Pinot Grigio (Barone Fini) or their Prosecco (Avissi, DOC).
If burgers are your factor, then order the crab-topped cheeseburger, which incorporates two quarter pound patties, cheese (or with out) and crab meat topped with glazed aioli. It’s one option to strive the crab with out having to work these crab crackers. Another crab tasting possibility, with out having to do all of the work, is their Crab Topped NY Steak, which is served with a glazed discount sauce (beneath).
Above and beneath, the Crab Topped NY Steak
Quite frankly, I feel doing the work is half the enjoyable, that’s so long as you don’t present as much as the restaurant feeling famished. I opted for the Surf and Turf, which is a pan-seared NY steak with half of their garlic roasted Killer Crab. Like I stated, I couldn’t get sufficient of it.
Above and beneath, the Surf and Turf on the Crab House
Bring it on Killer Crab
Vegetarians or those that want to eat a little bit lighter mustn’t move up the heirloom tomatoes and burrata. Yup, that’s pesto on the crostini and there’s basil and balsamic French dressing as nicely. It was merely divine and a good way to start out your meal.
Above and beneath, the Heirloom Tomatoes & Burrata
We tried a few of the garlic shrimps off the iron skillet with the pesto foccacia crostini. Anthony was in garlic and pesto heaven and I solely wished I had captured the look on his face as he loved it.
Below, roasted veggies and couscous.
Below is one among their seafood pastas: you may get a crab and shrimp fettucine (with garlic, mushrooms, white wine and parsley), a combined seafood pasta with pink crab sauce or their shrimp tomato basil garlic pasta dish topped with shaved parmesan. Oh YUM
Seafood Pasta
For dessert, they provide a Tiramisu, Chocolate Torte and a Creme Brulee Cheesecake. We naturally ended our night with a cappuccino.
Above and beneath, the Tiramisu
Above, the Creme Brulee Cheesecake
The eating room overlooks the San Francisco Bay — are you able to catch the Golden Gate Bridge within the background? You may also spot Alcatraz and the bustling Fisherman’s Wharf beneath, however with out the noise.
If you’re a crab lover, add it to your listing subsequent time you’re in San Francisco. Dungeness crab season is usually November by way of March when San Francisco crab eating places are capable of catch and serve contemporary, native, two kilos and bigger Dungeness crabs proper from the native waters. This season apparently strikes round a bit as a consequence of algae spikes and whale patterns in order to not hurt whales within the crab nets. If you’re a severe seafood lover, then contemplate King Salmon season, which is open from April by way of May and once more from late June by way of October.
A number of different enjoyable locations to dine within the Bay Area
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DETAILS
The Crab House
203 C Pier 39
SAN FRANCISCO, CA 94133
415.651.2574
crabhouse39.com
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