Crab House: A San Francisco Must-Do

Crab House

203 C Pier 39

San Francisco, California 94113

http://www.crabhouse39.com/

When you visit San Francisco, the Crab House is the one restaurant that you have to eat at. It is located on Pier 39 which is one of the popular piers with lots of shops, infamous seal watching, and view of Fisherman's Wharf and Golden Gate Bridge. 

If you are a seafood lover, the Crab House is the place to go when visiting Pier 39. They are known for their "Killer Crabs" which is dungenous crabs covered in their secret garlic sauce. The restaurant not only has great food, but a very fitting atmosphere. It is right off the water in a white looking house. The inside of the restaurant is covered in white tile and crab figurines on the walls. The restaurant fumes with the smell of the pipping hot seafood, and when the windows are open you can feel the cool breeze of the bay. 

We started the lunch off with some creamy, mouth watering crab chowder. It was loaded with crab, and they gave you french bread which was great way to sop up the remaining chowder. The cesar salad  is also another light starter which is lightly dressed with dressing and parmesan cheese.

Next came the main crab, it was sizzling, hot on a skillet with the shrimp we order. On the skillet, they had a butter and lemon sauce for the shrimps, and a butter, garlic, and horseradish for the crab legs. The crab and shrimp were pipping hot, but it smelled so good, and you had to dig in. The shrimp might of been a little small, but the crab legs were nice and meaty. To keep with the garlic in everything, we order the garlic noodles. It was a rich, buttery fettuccine which pairs well with the seafood.

The last seafood dish was the mussels in a white wine and garlic sauce. September is mussel season, so they were nice and sweet. To pair with all this seafood, we selected a white wine, Honig Sauvignon Blanc, that was recommended by the waiter. It was a nice,crisp wine to pair with the meal.

If we were not full enough, the waiter topped it off with their tiramisu. It was light and creamy from the mascapone cheese filling, and the lady fingers nice and moist. It was a great ending to a loaded garlic seafood meal.