Finger linkin' good. And I'm not talking Kentucky Fried Chicken. I'm talking about Claws N Craws in Hercules, CA. The kids, my beautiful wife, and I have eaten here several times and the food their is excellent.
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| Claws And Craws | Hercules, CA |
If you're in the East Bay of Northern California it's not going to be
too much of a drive. If you come from Napa or Vallejo, Concord/Walnut
Creek, or Oakland/Berkeley, you're only looking at a 20 to 30 minute
drive. For those of us with a Boiling Crab affinity, Claws And Craws
offers us a local experience thankfully.
The restaurant is
modern looking with a bar in the middle between 2 dining areas and ample flat screens
throughout the establishment. There are even three booths with their own flat screens!
That's a pretty cool feature. I really like the way they designed the interior. It's simple but not plain.
With several patrons and TVs, there's a nice lively feel about the place. Almost like a family get together.
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| Claws And Craws Bar |
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| Booths with their own flat screen TVs! |
The Claws And Craws menu is full of southern style seafood but I've had the pleasure of trying out only a few of their delicious items. They consider themselves a cajun and creole restaurant. (I don't know if that's true or not, but it works!) For the appetizers, we had fried oysters on one of our visits which are pretty good. The kids tried their chicken wings and they seemed to enjoy them. The fried calamari is another fine choice as well.
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| Fried Oysters |
For main dishes we get the peel and eat shrimp with either rice or garlic noodles. My wife also gets fries for the kids and sweet potato fries which are pretty good considering I'm not really into sweet potato fries. When all of us are really hungry we can share and finish 2 to 3 pounds of peel and eat shrimp with the CC sauce in the medium spice after having some appetizers. Medium has enough spice to give it a nice kick while not being too spicy so everyone can enjoy the meal. We tried the crab once but it wasn't as good as we had hoped so lately we've stuck to the shrimp which hasn't disappointed us the every time we've eaten here.
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| Peel And Eat Shrimp With CC Sauce |
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Now I can't not talk about the desserts that Claws And Craws offers. The first is their fried banana and ice cream. It's really good. Frankly, I don't of a place where I didn't like fried banana and ice cream and this place is no exception. The other dessert is one I've never had anywhere. It's their fried Oreos and Ice Cream. Yes, you read it right! That was amazing and I would say on par with the fried banana. What I'm saying is you can't go wrong with either one.
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| Fried Oreos and Ice Cream |
Our family enjoys coming to the Claws And Craws restaurant and I'm sure yours will too. If you're craving some good southern style seafood then prepare yourself for some finger lickin' goodness and go to Claws And Craws in Hercules, CA. To learn more about them, check them out on Facebook and Yelp - or you can just go there!
-John Gamboa
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