Joe's Seafood, Prime Steak & Stone Crab, American restaurant in River North, Chicago, United States.
Joe's Seafood, Prime Steak & Stone Crab is a multi-level American restaurant on East Grand Avenue in River North, Chicago, combining Florida stone crab claws, prime steaks, and fresh seafood on a single menu. The space is spread across several floors, with a bar area on the ground level and dining rooms above that feel more suited to longer, seated meals.
The original restaurant opened in Miami Beach in 1913 and became known for serving stone crabs caught along the Florida coast. Its expansion to Chicago came through a partnership with the Lettuce Entertain You restaurant group, which brought that Florida tradition to the Midwest.
The house-made mustard sauce served alongside the stone crab claws follows an old Miami Beach recipe and is considered a signature of the experience. Watching the servers crack the crab claws at the table is something most diners remember long after the meal.
The restaurant sits in River North, within walking distance of many downtown Chicago hotels and office buildings. Reservations are strongly recommended, particularly on weekends or during the busy dinner hours.
Stone crab claws are a seasonal item, available only during the Florida harvest season, which runs from October through May. The crabs themselves are not killed during harvest, as only one claw is taken and the animal is returned to the water, where it can grow a new claw.
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