Crab Crawl

We went to the 2nd annual Crab Crawl at Jack London Square this weekend. I had this event marked on my calendar weeks ago. We hadn't been to it before, but it was advertised to have fresh crab for sale right off the boats, crab cooking demonstrations, crab dishes from local restaurant, live music, and everybody's favorite, face painting.

Unfortunately, we saw only one fishing boat, but there was no crab on it. There were no cooking demonstrations to be found. There were only four booths serving crab (actually three, the fourth booth only had BBQ oysters). If it hadn't been for the live music and the face painting, the day would have been a total disappoinment. Crab Crawl 2008 was a little underwhelming, to say the least.

On the positive side, we did have a tasty crab & artichoke dip from Kincaid's. We also had some very tasty crab enchiladas with some kickass rice from Cocina Poblana, a new restaurant in the area. Add a couple of cups of strawberry and watermelon agua frescas, and we were stuffed. I think we'll be checking out this restaurant sometime in the near future.

Overall, Crab Crawl wasn't the crustacean wonderland that I was hoping for. I was hoping to revel in all things crab, and it just didn't turn out that way. However, we had a great lunch and got a little fresh air, so I've got nothing to complain about.

Sucker!