Review: Killer Crab & Seafood in Ocean Springs is ‘divine’
Can you think of a better way to spend an afternoon in South Mississippi than with a 5 lb bag of crawfish? No? Me neither.
So that’s I did. The wife and I took down two dungeness crab clusters, a pound of shrimp and five pounds of crawfish with corn, sausage and potatoes and we did it in the name of journalism.
Gautier’s popular Killer Crab & Seafood shop recently expanded to a second location in Ocean Springs and we wanted to give it a try.
It can be found at 6905 Washington Avenue next to the Marathon. It’s an unassuming building: a long, skinny cinder block structure off to the side of the gas station. But inside these concrete walls are the boiled and steamed and butter-soaked reasons why the market has earned a strong fan base among locals.
All the seating is outdoors under an awning. The tables are metal and stocked with paper towels. There’s a trash can and — importantly — a sink with soap.
This is where we made our peace with God. In a clear plastic bag were the crawfish. In a styrofoam plate were the crab clusters and shrimp.
It was a truly divine experience. I would’ve taken more pictures, but those familiar with the game here understand that your hands are completely useless for anything else once you’ve started breaking into the sea bugs.
My favorite main meat was the crab, though I was only allowed a few bites. My wife is a fiend for shelled crustaceans. You should see the way she works through a leg — with all the efficiency and precision of a surgeon.
It was after she de-stuffed the first cluster when she looked at me with crab claws dancing in her eyes. “I am having a religious experience right now.”
rose inside a metal tower. For what its worth the salvias remained. The deer ate the sweet potatoes on the steps in the self-watering AquaPots. For fall I planted Cardoon, deer do not eat that – WRONG!
For later in the summer I’ll tell you my new attempts at controlling the menu at the “Bambi
Cafe.”
Back to the windmill palm and the tropical look for the Luminary Sunset Coral. I have planted three Graceful Grasses Prince Tut papyrus in a triangular cluster around the palm. I am moving the elephant ears and bringing in some new colorful cordyline or
Hawaiian Ti and dwarf lime green coleuses. This planting is right outside a large garden bath with a huge window so it should be a feel of the islands.
Hopefully you’ve got the idea how much I love Luminary Sunset Coral phlox. Finding perennial garden phlox on the other hand has never been easy, even when it’s been the perennial of the year. So, start sourcing your plants plus any exciting other colors you might want.