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Best crab legs in Northern VA?


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hmm never done it at home before. Not quite sure how i would go about doing it

Buy 2-3 clusters per person. Make sure they're thawed. Put a big pot or a crab pot over the stove. Add half inch of water. Put something on the bottom to keep the legs out of the water. Bring water to boil. Place two-three clusters in pot. Place lid on top. Steam four minutes.

Replace hot clusters in pot with cold clusters. Eat hot clusters while pot cooks new clusters another four minutes.

Repeat. Etc.

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Ok so my fiance and i absolutely love crab legs. We went to Joe's crab shack and got there crab daddy fest but it wasn't that good. I have been trying to find a good crab place for the past two week's but with no luck. Anyone have any good ideas?
If you are by GMU, there is a crab shack right down the road on 29/50-N, just past the Hooters, called Captain Pells:

http://www.captainpell.com/

10195 Fairfax Boulevard

Fairfax, VA 22030-2055

(703) 560-0060

University Dr to 29/50. Turn right, proceed about 1/2 mile. Capt Pells is on the right just past the Lincoln-Mercury dealer.

EDIT: Capt Pells specializes in Blue Crab

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I gonna get hated on for this but the $20 ultimate feast at Red Lobster is effin great

6 shrimp scampi, 4 deep fried shrimp, half rack of snow crab legs, and one Maine lob tail

also comes with a salad and those bread rolls that I would have my girl fill up and we got about 6 rounds.

Yellow food colored butter flavored lard in excess for dipping. Thawed, not fresh. Uh no thanks.

I will have to buy you some real seafood sometime. :evilg:

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Just wait until crab season and come on down to southern maryland, you wont regret it. My personal favorite..http://www.captbillys.com/

captain billys is so overrated and expensive, go to Capt Johns in Cobb Island...way better :)

heres the current deal on their website:

Special Crab Leg Price

Crab Leg Dinner... 25.99

4 clusters ,over 2 lbs of jumbo steamed crab legs

Includes 2 sides

All You Can Eat Specials

Steamed Oysters 22.95

Steamed Shrimp 18.95 per person

Crab Legs & Steamed Shrimp 38.95 per person (limited time)

http://www.cjcrab.com/

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I have eaten crab legs in many places and honestly they all taste the same (damn good). Crab legs are not cooked like MD crabs. Meaning they are rarely seasoned and they are basically steamed and steamed only. Get some melted butter and dip those bad boys and mmmmm mmmmm good.

Just find the cheapest place and go with it.

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I have eaten crab legs in many places and honestly they all taste the same (damn good). Crab legs are not cooked like MD crabs. Meaning they are rarely seasoned and they are basically steamed and steamed only. Get some melted butter and dip those bad boys and mmmmm mmmmm good.

Just find the cheapest place and go with it.

I used to think that, but lately some places I went to and they were soggy, some were overcooked, and some just real small.

There is a small crab shack in PWC called Crosby's that sells them and they will steam them for you. They also will season them like MD style crabs. Those things taste great seasoned up like blue crabs. This place is take out only though.

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By far the best all you can eat seafood deal going anywhere is Fifer's Seafood in Pasadena MD. It's $34.95 per person mon-thurs.

The list includes:

MD crabs

Dungeoness crab legs

King crab legs

Steamed shrimp

Clams

Mussels

Oysters

Scallops

Hot wings (damn good to)

There is so much more that I can't remember. I know it's over 20 items.

They lose money on my son and myself. We destroy the crab legs.

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I used to think that, but lately some places I went to and they were soggy, some were overcooked, and some just real small.

There is a small crab shack in PWC called Crosby's that sells them and they will steam them for you. They also will season them like MD style crabs. Those things taste great seasoned up like blue crabs. This place is take out only though.

Occasionally I'll run into those problems, but it's a rarity and even then it happens to be just a few legs here and there.

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You could jump in a time machine and go to a Chesapeake Bay Seafood House. Man I miss that place.

At Chesapeake Bay Seafood house a customer would have needed to eat 32 plates of crab legs for the restaurant to "break even" on the price. A little worthless tidbit for all you guys who think you can out eat the all you can eat money wise. :)

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