C & J's Crab Shack and Bar recently opened in Historic Downtown Gadsden, Alabama. The decor is rustic and charming, with seating options at the bar, cozy two-tops all the way to large communal dining tables. The owners have been successful food truck operators for awhile around Gadsden. Now that they are established in a brick and mortar, I can only see their clientele growing by leaps and bounds.
The appetizer options include mozzarella sticks, whole fried okra, steamed shrimp, shrimp cocktail, crab dip (unfortunately they were out when we visited), and fried pickle spears. These were served PIPING HOT and were different than the fried pickle slices usually offered as appetizers. As you can see a very generous portion. $6.95
Sweet Harold finds it difficult to turn down fried shrimp. So the fried shrimp basket was ordered for us to share. It's served with Cajun fries and garlic toast. $10.99 Everything was well seasoned and served hot.
Now to the main event! C & J's offer a variety of "steampot" options. We chose the Shrimp Platter (19.99) to share. It includes 8 jumbo shrimp, two ears of corn, a link of sausage, two boiled eggs, and four Cajun potatoes. Lots of great flavor in this pot! And a HUGE thank you to whoever deveined those shrimp. They were perfect!
Also on the menu are the Classic Steampot which includes crab legs and the Lobster Daddy which includes crab legs and a lobster tail.
If you're not in the mood for steamed seafood, there's also gumbo, shrimp and grits, shrimp alfredo, chicken alfredo, Philly cheese steak, and salads.
I hope we can enjoy eating our way through the menu!
I need some shrimp now :)
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