Time for Crabs

Someone wrote:
: Hello
: It's that time of year again, kids are down the shore with G'Mom and we're : on vacation :) , so to speak. The last few years my wife and I have gone bar : hopping at crab joints mostly NE Philly. We go to Byrne's, Bonk's, : Bonicella's, Fathead's, Chickie & Pete's, Circle Tavern, Philly Crab House, : Benny the Bum's. We usually  eat one crab each and move on to the next : place. My question is: does anyone have any recommendations for good crab : places?

It's not a crab place per se, but Shiao Lang Kung in Chinatown (right next to House of Chen) is a *great* Chinese seafood place that has amazing salt-baked soft-shell crab, among other delicious things.  It's become one of those dishes that is ordered everytime we go there, no questions asked...plus I think the place is open till 3 am during week!!  I've been there around 1 am once.

Note: on the menu it's spelled "Sale-baked soft-shell crab."  FYI.

Xavier

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Here's an update so far:
We went to Reale's at Cottman & Frankford on Monday night. $1.50 #1 crabs in a garlic type sauce cleaned. Very good. I'd give their crabs an 8 on a scale of 1 to 10. Tuesday night we went to Albert's at Grant & Academy. 5 #1 crabs for $6 not cleaned in a hot garlic type sauce. Very good. They'd get an 8 but they weren't cleaned so it's a 7 for them. Bill C. wrote:
> Hello
> It's that time of year again, kids are down the shore with G'Mom and we're
> on vacation :) , so to speak. The last few years my wife and I have gone
bar
> hopping at crab joints mostly NE Philly. We go to Byrne's, Bonk's,
> Bonicella's, Fathead's, Chickie & Pete's, Circle Tavern, Philly Crab
House,
> Benny the Bum's. We usually  eat one crab each and move on to the next
> place. My question is: does anyone have any recommendations for good crab
> places?
>
>

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Day 4
Went to Mimi's on the Delaware. It's around 9200 Delaware Ave near Linden Ave boat ramp. Crabs were pricey-3 for $12 and they were dirty! They cleaned them on request. Boiled and spicy, they get an 8. Going to make my own this Saturday. They always get a 10. Bill C. wrote:
> Day 3
> Went to Tom's Sportsman's Cafa tonight on Frankford Ave near Tyson. Well,
> the clientele was salty and the crabs were spicy. Very good job of cooking
> the crabs. You can definitely tell steamed from boiled and they serve
crabs
> that were steamed. They'd get a 9 but alas the crabs were dirty so they
get
> an 8.
> Going to Shiao Lang Kung in Chinatown  on Friday for lunch to try out the
> soft shell crabs.
> Bill C. wrote:
> > Hello
> > It's that time of year again, kids are down the shore with G'Mom and
we're
> > on vacation :) , so to speak. The last few years my wife and I have gone
> bar
> > hopping at crab joints mostly NE Philly. We go to Byrne's, Bonk's,
> > Bonicella's, Fathead's, Chickie & Pete's, Circle Tavern, Philly Crab
> House,
> > Benny the Bum's. We usually  eat one crab each and move on to the next
> > place. My question is: does anyone have any recommendations for good
crab
> > places?
> >
> >
>
>