I have been to Costas for crabs at least half a dozen times in the past few years and yesterday's experience was much less satisfying than in the past. We got 4 dozen of the 54's (which means $54 a dozen for a total of $208 for the crabs)- and many were missing claws, several were hollow when opened (ie very little meat), several had black lungs and blackened organs, and a few were sour/rotten as if steamed when already dead. Plus many of the crabs appeared to have barnacles on them- some of which had leeched into the crab thru the shell - into the back fin section which is usually the meatest. The waitress was good about trying to fix some of the issues but overall this experience was very disappointing. (in the past the crabs have been consistently heavy with all claws accounted for- whether attach or not to the crab.) I can understand you get what you get when ordering a bushel of crabs but we were paying $4.50 per crab. We are looking elsewhere for crabs since this experience. Not worth the premium cost for just an average to mediocre product.
Pros: appetizers and entrees are good quality
Cons: crabs are inconsistent and pricy
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