Joe's Crab Shack

When we left the Antique Show, it was late in the afternoon, so we drove around Harlingen looking for a place to eat . . . preferably seafood as we were not far from South Padre Island. We didn't have any luck finding a "nice looking" seafood restaurant, partly because our GPS maps need to be updated.

We decided to drive back to McAllen, Texas, near the Palm Shadows RV Park, and stopped at "Joe's Crab Shack" for seafood, as we had talked ourselves into a seafood dinner.

















I had fish and chips, which was very good, reminiscent of the old Arthur Treacher's Fish & Chips Restaurants of a few years back . . . plus they were served with malt vinegar. Carole had a Sampler Plate of shrimp, crab cakes and fish nuggets. She said it was all very good. We each had a couple of drinks.

The atmosphere was rustic, the restaurant was noisy, the service was agonizingly slow, and the cost was extremely high for what we got. The quality of the food was very good, but we probably won't go back to "Joe's Crab Shack" again.