Say what you like about chain restaurants. I despise almost all of them. Almost. There are certain standards expected that chains rarely have the skill set to pull off. Chain diners don't fall into automatic failure, and Joe's Crab Shack also remains unaffected. \n\nShack, it's in the name, so you can't complain about the decor. Having been born on the east coast, my mom is from Maine-dad from Maryland, I know seafood. And you can't complain about the seafood here. The clam strips are gigantic and delicious, not sure how they could go wrong unless they were frozen, small, chewy bits of fried dough. Which they were not. The corn was very sweet for this time of year, that troubled me, but didn't stop me from eating it. The Snow, Queen, and King crabs were all delicious as well, stay safe and get old bay seasoning version. \n\nNow the reason for three stars. There is zero beer selection. For anyone that would like to drink a delicious draft beer paired with seafood, you will not find the non chain/shore town seafood house selection. Just the normal collection of crappy, watered down pilsners made from corn and rice. To bad they didn't start stocking Mad Dog 20/20 to match, I would have ordered a fruit punch one. Or perhaps some Boone's Farm, Colt 45, or PBR. Hold on a minute, I take it all back. I've just been informed that they have PBR.
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