Whether or not you’ve been to San Francisco as a vacationer or dwell within the Bay Space, you’ve possible walked alongside the Embarcadero and Fisherman’s Wharf. Little doubt you’ve visited among the outlets 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 Home sits. Overlooking the water, Crab Home is legendary 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 reminiscent of garlic crab fries, garlic noodles, crab fried rice and extra.
As you enter the restaurant, you’ll be able to 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’ll be able to 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 straightforward to seek 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. Once we had been provided the chance to overview the Crab Home’s Killer Crab, how might we refuse? And, with garlic as well.
Sizzling skillets preserve your crab heat whilst you crack open your Pacific Ocean crab in between garlic-saturated mussels and shrimp. After all you get a bib, which you shouldn’t refuse btw, as a result of it’s dang messy when you’re going to eat it appropriately, which in my humble opinion, is to devour it. These native crustaceans are each candy and tender in comparison with different crabs you might be accustomed to from different components of the world. I couldn’t get sufficient of them and it was undoubtedly well worth the effort.
You can even order a half or entire crab or when you’re going as a gaggle, why not attempt what they discuss with as a CRAB FEAST — preserve ’em coming as they are saying.
In the event you’re not a shellfish fan, they provide different seafood and meat choices, reminiscent of contemporary cod topped with caper lemon butter sauce, pan-seared salmon with taragon butter, clam chowder, seafood cioppino, fried calamari and numerous seafood pastas. In the event you’re a vegetarian, they’ve acquired you coated with their garlic noodles, greens on a scorching skillet, tacky sourdough skillet, truffle garlic fries, and heirloom tomatoes and burrata appetizer. You can even get a easy caesar or combined salad. In the event you’re an east coaster and used to clam chowder, you then’ll need to attempt their crab chowder, which they provide as a cup or in certainly one of their sourdough bread bowls.
What when you’ve got youngsters in tow? They do have a youngsters menu, which has the usual choices, reminiscent of burgers, pasta with butter and rooster tenders with fries. Older youngsters may go for the Fish and Chips (cod battered), which they serve with french fries and cole slaw. In the event you’re right here from England, you might need to see the way it compares to residence. Beer you’ll be able to pair your epic fish and chips dish with embrace home lager, Stella Artois, Cali Squeeze Blood Orange Hefeweizen, Coors Gentle, a Fort Level IPA and a twenty first Modification IPA from San Leandro California, all native aside from Belgium’s Stella in fact.
Cocktail lover? They’d 13 choices on the writing of this overview. If it’s a sizzling day, the Cucumber Mint Refresher sounded ever so delish, however in order for you one thing just a little extra traditional, then go for a Vodka Mule, Cosmopolitan, Previous Common, Margarita or Mojito to call just a few. In the event you’ve been studying We Weblog the World for some time now, you realize that we’re not solely wine lovers however write about wine from time-to-time — each opinions 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, certainly one of our favorites. When you’ve got extra of a European palette, then you might need to attempt 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 technique to attempt the crab with out having to work these crab crackers. One other 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
Fairly frankly, I believe 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 Home
Carry it on Killer Crab
Vegetarians or those that want to eat just a little 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 effectively. It was merely divine and an effective way to begin your meal.
Above and beneath, the Heirloom Tomatoes & Burrata
We tried among 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.
Under, roasted veggies and couscous.
Under is certainly one of 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 can even spot Alcatraz and the bustling Fisherman’s Wharf beneath, however with out the noise.
In the event you’re a crab lover, add it to your record subsequent time you’re in San Francisco. Dungeness crab season is often November by March when San Francisco crab eating places are in a position to catch and serve contemporary, native, two kilos and bigger Dungeness crabs proper from the native waters. This season apparently strikes round a bit attributable to algae spikes and whale patterns in order to not hurt whales within the crab nets. In the event you’re a critical seafood lover, then think about King Salmon season, which is open from April by Might and once more from late June by October.
A number of different enjoyable locations to dine within the Bay Space
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DETAILS
The Crab Home
203 C Pier 39
SAN FRANCISCO, CA 94133
415.651.2574
crabhouse39.com
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