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Step two of the process is selecting the seasonings: juicy Cajun, garlic butter, lemon pepper and homemade juicy, which is a mix of all three.
Next is picking one of five heat levels, from baby spice to extra spicy.
Lee recommends choosing carefully.
“I’m a medium kind of guy, but after tasting the level of spiciness, I have toned it down to mild,” he said.
Those who prefer to choose their seafood can pick from 11 types. A few examples: lobster, Dungeness crab, king crab and, of course, crawfish, which come from Louisiana. Most seafood is sold at market price and served with one piece of corn and a potato.
All the boils are served in a bag and eaten with the fingers.
The menu also offers raw oysters, an assortment of appetizers, deep-fried baskets, soups, etouffee, po’boy sandwiches and sides, with few dishes topping the $15 mark.
Boiling Seafood Crawfish, which seats 110, has taken over the former Panda Inn site. The original store is in Cleveland Heights.
The local restaurant’s interior has been redecorated and modestly reconfigured, with some minor touches still in the works, Lee said. The restaurant has a full bar.
Hours are 4 p.m. to midnight Monday through Wednesday and noon to midnight Thursday through Sunday. For more information, call 614-592-1888.
Plant-powered
Coming soon: a burger joint that won’t serve beef.
Eden Burger, a fastcasual vegan restaurant offering plant-based burgers, fries and milkshakes, is expected to open in a few weeks in the former DareDevil Dogs storefront at 1437 N. High St., just north of the Short North.
Co-founder Chad Goodwin said the menu’s all-organic edible foundation is “our best weapon to fight against the greatest environmental problems we face today” — climate change, deforestation and ocean pollution, among others.
The concept has been tested over the past few months at kitchen-takeovers in the Short North area, Goodwin said.
All five founders are trying to change people’s perceptions of a meat- and dairy-free diet, Goodwin said.
“What we’re trying to do with this is shatter the stigma of what it means to be vegan or plant-based,” he said.
More Moe’s
Moe’s Original Bar B Que’s second Licking County location is scheduled to open this month.
A follow-up to the store in Granville, the latest Moe’s will be at 21 W. Church St. in downtown Newark.
Part of a Vail, Colorado-based restaurant group, Moe’s is known for Alabama-style barbecue, Southern sides, seafood and freshly made desserts.
Hot stuff
Here’s more proof that hot chicken is taking over the country: Donatos is launching its hot chicken pizza and subs in all locations. The menu additions are a result of the response to Donatos’ hot chicken pizza at its Nashville, Tennessee, location, the apparent birthplace of the spicypoultry craze, a company spokeswoman said.