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Or send your questions or comments to Dear Crabby, 751 Price St. Pismo Beach, CA 93449. But snail mail may not (will not) make the web site.
All Dear CrAbby letters are actual e-mails received. They are published as they were received except when edited for vulgarity. They are posted here with the most recent on top.
Dear CrAbby, I just wanted to let you know that every year we make the long trip to Pismo from South Lake Tahoe with about 12-16 people to camp and dirtbike. I honestly can say I am more excited to eat at the Cracked Crab then camping AND I LOVE camping. I can't wait. During the summer, what should I expect for a waiting time when we decide to come to dinner? Of note...there should be a Cracked Crab in SLT...can you open a shop here? PLEASE! XO Jenny
XO Jenny,
It really feels good to hear from people that they appreciate our restaurant. Let me know what day, what time and how many people will be here and I’ll get something set up so you won’t have to wait too long.
If I open one in SLT who would be here to get your party seated in July???
CrAbby
Dear CrAbby,,
Received your menu. Thank you. Only problem - it made me very hungry for you seafood. Not a lot of fresh seafood in the midwest. The only fresh meat comes with hoofs.
Thanks again, and hope you're recovering okay from your surgery.
Jack
Hi Jack, here are a few places to get some fresh seafood overnight right to your door...
www.gortonsfreshseafood.com/
www.lobsterclambake.com
www.great-alaska-seafood.com/
www.alwaysfreshfish.com/
www.thefreshlobstercompany.com/
CrAbby
Dear CrAbby,
Are you allowed to use that name? Doesn't it piss off Dear Abby?
Gonna tell on you...
Snitch
Dear Snitch,
I'm using it.
Tell Dear Abby to email me, I'll give her some advice.
CrAbby
Dear Crabby:
WOOHOOO!! My brother just invited me to meet him in Pismo/SLO for a New Years vacation!
Can you reccommend a decent place to get crabs?
haha! kidding.
This will be our second time getting crabs from you guys! I bought a shirt last time, and whenever I wear it I hear people snickering behind me as they read where I got crabs! :)
Ok, enough hygiene jokes. (haha)
I know its only November, but I can't wait to get up there and stuff myself with crab! I was reading your menu, and now I think we'll have to join you for lunch too! I came up with an idea, though. In all the kitchens I've ever worked in the cooks make their own meals from whatever is on the menu. So maybe you could hire me for a week
while I'm there and I can be on a lunchbreak the whole time and eating free crab! Seriously though, I am looking forward to ordering the soft-shell crab, and every letter you respond to about them just makes me salivate that much more! See how crazy I already am! I need crab!
Crawling your way soon,
Crabless in Palm Springs
Dear Crabless,
I don't need another cook that is always on lunch break.
CrAbby
hey crabby!
we were there this weekend for the festival of clams, for the second year in a row, and my, oh my! what a time we had!
let's back this story up just a little bit. my pal mikey has been coming down to pismo from the s.f. bay area since he was seventeen. he's a geezerly ol' 50 something now. welp, he loves it so much, that when he got married, he started bringing his lovely bride down too! now, he's got myself and my s.o. hooked too.
mikey tries every restaurant in town, almost. he has a running list, and he remembers everything. mikey was kind enough to share your little gem of a restaurant with us. let's put it this way. we've all been waiting for a year for your crab bisque. i like to call it "Velvet Liquid In A Bowl". it is divine.
i'm a foodie myself, dabbling about in the kitchen throwing dinner parties watching foodtv and the like. in fact, we throw a huge cajun ya-ya every year, and this year, with what little crawdads we had left, i decided to make a crawdad bisque. i pulled out my culinary academy cookbook and was dismayed at all the drama that went into it. but i perservered and it was lovely, but not quite as velvety as your sublime crab bisque. it was good, i just wasn't purring like i do when i eat at your humble abode.
so this is the deal. our lovely server gal, said if i wrote to you, that you would give me the recipe? is this true? i'm salivating at the thought of it. and don't think for one minuto that we won't come back, cuz there is just too many dishes on your menu that i've just gotta try. my pals are anxiously awaiting the news. will there be crab bisque, or won't there? only your hairdresser knows fer sure.
thanks ever so,
ms. norma jean
Dear Norma,
Here's the deal. We send you the bisque recipe, you invite us to your next ya-ya.
CrAbby
Dear CrAbby,
I was last in the restaurant on Thursday, (my birthday) and you mentioned we should check out your web site. I have to say, those nay sayers be [gone]. Who cares if there are mispellings? I found the web site to be personable, friendly and enjoyable. Just like being at the restaurant itself. Keep up the good work! Teena ~
Dear Teena, it’s spelled ‘misspellings’. CrAbby
Dear CrAbby,
I was in your restaurant the other day and saw a sign you had posted by the front door that stated something about the State of California being "over-legislated". What's up with that?
We did enjoy the awesome food, service and ambiance!
State Employee
Dear State Employee,
For all of my readers I will post the actual sign here:
All warning signs are required by the over-legislated State of California
(Do we really need a $36 billion deficit to pay people to come up with these ideas?)
That sign, which I wrote, is posted under the one required to post we serve unsafe, unhealthy food, referring to possible mercury in fish, but never saying that. AND across from the one warning about drinking alcohol, just under the sign stating we must keep our doors unlocked during business hours, across the hall from the one informing customers they may ask to see our health report, which is next to the one about oysters could kill you, which is under our business license, health permit, liquor license, sellers permit and the sign about what to do if you hear the sirens go off warning that Diablo Canyon Nuclear Plant just blew up, making confetti out of all these signs.
Really CrAbby
DEAR CrABBY
JUST READ YOUR MENU AND I AM WONDERING WHY YOU SAID..."IF YOU HAVE NEVER
TRIED SOFT SHELLED CRAB, WE SUGGEST YOU TRY SOMETHING ELSE".............
Soft shell crab is a delicacy that is very expensive. Most people that
have never tried soft shell crab by the time they are an adult do not
like it and end up sending it back. For those who would like to try soft
shell crab for the first time, I suggest you buy some and cook it at
home. That way I don't pay for the cost of your first experience with
soft shell crab should you find you don't like it.
CrAbby
INTERESTING.............................WHY DON'T PEOPLE LIKE IT?
WE WILL BE IN YOUR AREA THE BEGINNING OF NEXT WEEK AND HOPE TO ENJOY DINING AT THE CRACKED CRAB!!
It is served whole, shell, legs, guts and all. I love it, some people just can't handle eating the whole crab.
CrAbby
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Dear CrAbby, I did not appreciate having my dinner dumped on my table. Are you a barbarian?, or just stupid? ....your restaurant won’t last very long....
Dear Un-appreciative, Can you read? Why did you order the item that states "dumped on your table" right on the menu?. CrAbby
Dear CrAbby, I read an article in The Tribune about you getting a Christmas tree stolen. In the article they quoted you as saying you were going to donate this live tree to charity after the holidays. Which charity did you donate the tree to? Kristen
Dear Kristen, Are you blonde? The tree was stolen. OK, I’m just kidding, my wife is blonde, I like blondes.
CrAbby
Dear CrAbby: Such a neat web site, but . . . "As we build this web site, you can learn more about more, including product, service and us."
You may not be the best in the grammar department, but you do have outstanding food, atmosphere and waiters. Phil
Dear Phil, I know my writing isn’t grammatically correct, it’s my style. I don’t think you could call our serving style proper either.... CrAbby
