The Crab Cooker (Newport Beach, California)
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The Crab Cooker
2200 Newport Blvd
Newport Beach, CA 92663
(949) 673-0100
Opened in 1951, this funky, bright-red beach bastion now clashes with modern townhouses and glittering luxury cars surrounding it. Inside, hanging plastic fish, old life preservers and other seafaring relics clutter the bustling two-room diner. Service ranges from rushed to downright rude. But the overall lack of refinement doesn't stop hordes of tourists and locals from waiting up to two hours for a table.
The menu reflects the day's ocean haul, from meaty, broiled broadbill swordfish to chilled, sweet Dungeness crab. A few house favorites always make the list, like the albacore appetizer, a fist-sized slab of smoky tuna; and Manhattan clam chowder, hunks of crab swimming in a rich yet gelatinous tomato-based broth. Satisfying side dishes nearly steal the spotlight, especially cheesy mashed potatoes baked to a crispy golden brown and crunchy cole slaw coated in a creamy sauce generously flecked with black pepper.
www.crabcooker.com
2200 Newport Blvd
Newport Beach, CA 92663
(949) 673-0100
Opened in 1951, this funky, bright-red beach bastion now clashes with modern townhouses and glittering luxury cars surrounding it. Inside, hanging plastic fish, old life preservers and other seafaring relics clutter the bustling two-room diner. Service ranges from rushed to downright rude. But the overall lack of refinement doesn't stop hordes of tourists and locals from waiting up to two hours for a table.
The menu reflects the day's ocean haul, from meaty, broiled broadbill swordfish to chilled, sweet Dungeness crab. A few house favorites always make the list, like the albacore appetizer, a fist-sized slab of smoky tuna; and Manhattan clam chowder, hunks of crab swimming in a rich yet gelatinous tomato-based broth. Satisfying side dishes nearly steal the spotlight, especially cheesy mashed potatoes baked to a crispy golden brown and crunchy cole slaw coated in a creamy sauce generously flecked with black pepper.
www.crabcooker.com
Wikipedia article: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Crab_Cooker
Nearby cities:
Coordinates: 33°36'36"N 117°55'41"W
- Salt Creek Grille 23 km
- The Beach House 27 km
- Joe's Crab Shack 51 km
- EMC Seafood & Raw Bar 60 km
- EMC Seafood & Raw Bar 61 km
- Big Catch Seafood House 70 km
- The Fish Market 570 km
- Sam's Chowder House 598 km
- Pacific Catch 605 km
- Woodley Island Marina and Wildlife Refuge 973 km
- Lido Peninsula 0.4 km
- Newport Elementary School 1 km
- Lido Isle 1.1 km
- Lido Isle Community Association Club House 1.3 km
- Balboa Bay Club and Resort 1.4 km
- Balboa Peninsula 1.8 km
- Bayshores 1.8 km
- Newport Harbor Yacht Club 1.8 km
- Newport Bay 2 km
- Bay Island 2.2 km
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