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Article: YOUR PICK: JOE'S KNOWS FUN AND A LOT ABOUT CRABS.(FLAVOR)(Review)
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- The Virginian-Pilot (Norfolk, VA)
- Article date:
- August 30, 1998
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Byline: TAMMY JAXTHEIMER, RESTAURANT CRITIC
THE WATERSIDE Festival Marketplace has a new tenant in the space emptied by Phillip's Seafood. Joe's Crab Shack serves up seafood as well, but this time, crustaceans are the premier attraction.
Alaskan snow, stone, Dungeness, king, blue - both hard- and soft-shell - crabs are offered. And with a bucket built into the center of each table and a roll of paper towels, it does appear that Joe's is ready for crab pickers.
The servers' T-shirts are printed with sayings such as, ``Joe's knows crabs,'' ``Joe's mama loves crabs,'' and ``Peace, love and crabs.'' You might call it a crabby place.
But ...