Dungeness Crab

Are tomales bay/hog island oysters safe to eat (Jan 2016) - have they been affected by the domoic acid bloom that killed the crab season? BTW, what's the news on when bay area crabs will be availa...

by lamb_da_calculus 5 years ago

I bought a few live crabs from a Dalls Vietnamese supermarket yesterday. The label said Dungeness but, having now read about the Dungeness shutdown this year, I'm guessing they can't be. On the ot...

Do you think crab season in the Bay Area will be closed due to the warm water and domoic acid? http://www.sfgate.com/news/article/Don-t-eat-Dungeness-crab-California-health-6608939.php "Do ...

I was at HMart in Edison earlier today and they had live dungeness crab for 14.99 a pound. They seemed active, and fairly large so not exactly cheap but a reasonable deal. It was pretty busy, a...

Is there a place that sells fresh/live dungeness crabs in the metro area (as of this week)? It doesn't matter if it's seafood market, Chinese market, Korean market, etc.

by Cicely 7 years ago

It's been a while since I've had this delectable specialty, and I don't see any recent reports. PPQ was where I went years ago - not sure if it's still good? I saw reports that Lotus was even bette...

What are your favorites? Generally I just have it boiled, chilled with mayo.

by DezzerSF 6 years ago

New May Wah on Clement was selling dungeness for $4.99/lb last Saturday night. I bought two for a total of 4.6lbs. 1 was lively, the other not so much. I've had sweeter, but not sure where the crab...

Anything going on with crab I don't know about? Whole foods (San Rafael) hasn't had any for the last 3 weeks and prices seem high (about $10.50 - $11 at Alioto's at the moment).

While up in the Bay area over the holidays I had my first Dungeness crab--outstanding! Now I am wondering how the local live crab (you know, the ones swimming in the big tanks at oriental superm...

by Mission 6 years ago

http://www.eastbayexpress.com/oakland/shell-shocked/Content?oid=4167387

Any reports of Live Dungeness crab around town? Prices? Looking forward to crab feast for NY eve.

Has anyone seen Dungeness crabs in Chinese markets or elsewhere? (I remember that they had them for a couple of seasons at Shoprite in tanks.) I have a hankering to cook them for New Year's, as i...

by Melanie Wong 7 years ago

The fishing fleet started hauling in their crab pots at 12:01a today for the season opener and sailing our favorite crustaceans into port to markets. Tell us where you're finding crab today and thr...

Where should I go for raw oysters? Happy hour value a plus. I want Dungeness crab also. I prefer a simple preparation or will take out and prepare myself. Coming from out of state. Thanks, Tom...

Which seafood markets would likely have them? And are there any local restaurants that offer solid preparations of it?

As excitement for this season's Dungeness crab stirs west coast hounds, I don't believe we've had a thread to gather recipes. If so, I didn't see it and would appreciate any pointers. For those who...

I miss the days when the korean markets would have them for $1.99/lb. I feel like those days are long gone.

by Melanie Wong 9 years ago

After February’s Chowder Day in Bodega Bay (an outstanding event, btw), I called Paisano Brothers to see if live crabs were available. Affirmative, so I headed over there. Driving down Eastsho...