Dungeness Crab

by Sushi Monster 2 months ago

It's that time again. Anyone seeing crab at R99? Report in! Supposedly Safeway and Lucky are saying by the end of the week. But that's for cooked crab.

Hi all- we will be visiting in early July- is fresh dungeness still available? Where is the best place to experience it? TIA.

Some friends from the east coast are visiting next week. I would like to take them out for roast Dungeness crab in San Francisco while they are here. Any current recommendations?

I'm in no way well-versed in this topic but I've noticed that crab to crab, the flavor and texture can be quite noticeably different. Mostly richness/depth of flavor and texture (I'm referring to ...

Hi! Haven’t been on Chowhound for more than a decade since first moving to Bay Area. Chowhound sure looks different :-) I live part-time in Oakland, part-time in foothills near Yosemite. I want to ...

Well, not exactly an ode..but many thanks for wetting my appetite for dungeness crabs. I munched through more than half of one this evening. I had forgotten how succulent and sweet the meat is. ...

by Melanie Wong 2 months ago

2020 listings for AYCE crab feeds in the San Francisco Bay Area.

by Melanie Wong 2 months ago

Last year during Christmas week, I headed to the Sonoma Coast for bivalves. I was also interested in trying the crab sandwich at Gourmet Au Bay. But it was not available and I stepped over to its ...

I so miss Penny and Bill on the Cricket. I use to be able to call ahead of time, order my crabs, and then be assured that on the arranged day of pickup I would have perfect crabs (with all legs), ...

by Melanie Wong 5 months ago

In April, crab fishermen and consumers were taken by surprise when the Dungeness crab season closed two months early due to a lawsuit and settlement over whale entanglements. https://www.chowhound...

I boiled a crab in an aluminum pot and now the sides of the pot are stained with a dark grime residue that I can't clean off. Why did that happen and is it still safe to use? What can I do to preve...

by Melanie Wong 8 months ago

Golden Crab House is the new offshoot of the popular PPQ Dungeness Island. When we were there on a Friday night in late March, the soft opening was in its third month. Eyeing the three large ta...

by Melanie Wong 8 months ago

Over the last decade, some of the finest Hong Kong/Cantonese meals I've enjoyed have been prepared by Chef Bosun Yum at Yum's Bistro in Fremont https://www.chowhound.com/post/chowdown-report-chin...

So happy to see the Dungeness season start on time. Has anyone found good prices anywhere in the Bay area?

I discovered Bill and Penny on the Cricket crabbing boat from an old Chowhound thread. They were great. You could call ahead of time and reserve crabs so even when crabs were scarce you would be ...