The Real Reason Why Joe's Crab Shacks Are Disappearing

[@MashedFood]

What's the best seafood restaurant?

[@starrrrr1234]

Gallo's!!!!!

[@Susiebanks]

Mashed Boiling crab 🦀

[@michellecunningham4759]

Mashed Local spots in Naples, FL or elsewhere, not chain corporate restaurants.

[@wildjames]

@@michellecunningham4759 nobody cares about your bitching about chain restaurants loser

[@RunNGunLegends]

The boil (2) in Manhattan , Bens crab ,ocean side Long Island

[@zephead5831]

When it comes to Seafood you're better off staying home. Anybody can steam crabs and shrimp. Drink all the beer you want and go to bed. Beats the hell out of going to jail.

[@stevenkelly9731]

Nope...they can't steam crabs if their existence depended on it....wait...it did and they failed😄

[@tonijohnson1184]

Truth

[@thawhiteazn]

I can shuck my own oysters but I’ll still go out and eat oysters. Preparing food yourself is a hassle and so is the cleanup after. Not that I’m going to Joe’s anytime soon, much rather go to a local crawfish place. Good part of living in a big seafood city.

[@HN22NL2]

@@thawhiteazn AGREE 100%

[@meme0619]

😂😂😂

[@dragonmyst000]

Went to Joe's 2x... I found the prices too high, the quality was nothing special, and instead of getting my food to me hot the servers were forced to stop and sing a song. The atmosphere in the restaurant was chaotic and loud and not what you would want if you are spending that kind of money for a meal... For all of it's issues Red Lobster is still better the Joes,

[@Estragon17]

That sounds fucking horrible for everyone involved.

[@ShojoBakunyu]

That's my experience as well.

[@luckyjack4713]

Dragon ‘ k

[@mikegreen5393]

What red lobster doesn't have real seafood

[@PromasterHOF]

Long John Silvers is better than joes crab crap

[@jeep146]

Poor product + high cost = No customers. very simple.

[@byronp2311]

They might have had, at some point, a good product. Sounds managed to death.

[@remogaggi82]

@@byronp2311 I went there once in 2001. Food sucked back then too and never went again. That's a minimum of 18 years of shit food

[@JMHStudioproductionsLLC]

as someone who works for joes, I agree with this

[@adoreivette7373]

You literally got less than $15 worth of food and pay over $60 for it and it wasn't even good quality

[@rford1543]

FACTS!!!!

[@DeadyD0right]

my joes instituted a 2 drink maximum, they closed within the year.

[@anony88]

Lol geniuses.

[@UberManTampa]

Who gets drunk at a Joes?

[@Dive-Bar-Casanova]

One drunk can keep a bar in business. Imagine a bar full of drunks.

[@UberManTampa]

@@Dive-Bar-Casanova But if I was a drunk, I wouldn't drink at a place where cocktails are $11 each, I'd find a bar that had better prices.

[@sparkyjones560]

2 drinks, 3 drinks, 4 drinks isn't "drunk". Depends on how long you been there really and how long you've spent consuming each drink. In the end they fail because it's like a hooters crossed with an olive garden, at 4 star restaurant prices yet they are cheap with the crab legs and meat and shrimps and heavy on the corn and potatoes. $60 for a crab cluster and a bowl or corn and potatoes, get fucked. It's a bad business model. Seafood doesn't sell itself. Either you do monster portions at high prices or you do small portions cheaply, so it seems like a value to the customers eating the crabs... unless you have it in a hot spot where everyone wants to be seen at and all the restaurants around sell at those price points.. like South Beach Miami as an example. It's tourists, nothing around is cheap and to them it seems a good value. Sorry, you can't open a Long John Silvers and pretend it's fine dining worth $60-$100 a plate. That's just poor business and a recipe for failure.

[@sparkyjones560]

It's disappearing because it's Hooters style dining atmosphere at 4 star restaurant prices and portions.

[@stevew278]

very true, the joes waitresses were 6s at best

[@roachqueen1973]

Exactly right.

[@MultiScooter68]

If you're on the Jersey Shore or Long Island, Nantucket, The Cape etc.... WHY would you go to Joe's CS when there are so many BETTER local places?? Like pizza - some of the BEST seafood are in local mom & pop places - especiallly in New England & Jersey shore..

[@MultiScooter68]

@@1pfohcp Try Gosmans out in Montauk. BEST lobster I ever had.....

[@mark-uh8un]

I dont think they ever had one here in New Orleans. Places like that don't stand a chance down this way. Ive seen actual, GOOD restaurants go under. Just because they weren't as GOOD as the million other mom and pop , local places around here.

[@jackmakackov7077]

Because there are other places that aren't the east coast of the United States. Try getting decent seafood in De Moines

[@stevenkelly9731]

Same in Maryland area around DC, Anpolious, Baltimore or anywhere near the Bay or Ocean.

[@stevenkelly9731]

@@jackmakackov7077 Exactually or CO or KS. Seaood on east or west coast ...or even Great Lakes region are far better than this crap.

[@WillieMcDuffle]

When they stopped giving out mallets , I knew it was the beginning of the end...

[@DavidLLambertmobile]

Why? That's odd. 🦐🦀🍤🐟... I ate at my areas Joe's Crab Shack maybe 3x since 2000. Its nothing special.

[@samleonard1752]

yall chill omg

[@buddhahead9941]

Sam leonard ??? Ur assuming he’s white?

[@rodneyreaves2737]

Thank GOD!!!!!!! They were WAYYYYYYY overpriced anyway. Plus it didn’t have much flavor.

[@138PM]

@@ladytea697 lmaooooo

[@ImJustDesteny]

Rodney Reaves exactly!!!!

[@zachpowell6483]

Well racist dick heads you dopes have obviously never been to Louisiana if you think white folks don’t know how to cook.

[@Betoven81]

Yea so 🤷🏻‍♂️

[@silvergarcia9897]

@@zachpowell6483 yeah but who inspired that cooking? Hmm

[@anony88]

The average American can't afford to spend $20-50/day on food. Not rocket science.

[@ImJiom]

I spend 20$ a day on food, always have.

[@anony88]

@@ImJiom not everyone can

[@kewlztertc5386]

@Charles must be nice, Where do I get a job that will afford me to spend $60.00 ($20x3mouths)a day? Maybe if I lived mortgage and bill free. Have you seen the $4/gal gas prices?

[@blackdragon7803]

Charles Most people in America don’t spend $20 a day on food. They don’t even spend half that amount just for them to eat for the day. They usually have Hot dogs or a PB&J sandwich for lunch. Eggs and toast for breakfast. A homemade plate of BBQ chicken, mac & cheese, & green beans for dinner. Cheap and healthy.

[@zachariahsmith9130]

The average is about 20 bucks but that doesn't mean people can actually afford that number, it's just the average

[@thexrayman50]

The real reason they are disappearing is because they were expensive and the food sucked.

[@shakeimcarter3595]

Joes Crab Shack was wack.. I went there one time and never went back.. it was loud and busy (people yelling and singing) and the food was nothing special.. a bad, uncomfortable dining experience..

[@galenrog]

The San Antonio location along the Riverwalk server us undercooked fish (outside barely cooked, everything beyond the skin mostly raw). After bringing this to the attention of server, we were told that it was perfectly cooked. We walked out and will never enter a Joe’s again.

[@newthrash1221]

galenrog What kind of fish?

[@kolonarulez5222]

I've only been there once and only because I had a coupon. Still way too expensive for what you get. I think that location is closed now.

[@davidmanasas6606]

While taking my order, you stop and dance the Macarena on my table for 10 minutes....not coming back.

[@phatsdonahue2516]

lol lol lol

[@MichaelD8393]

Okay "Comment of the Week" award goes to you David.

[@anony88]

Lmao

[@UberManTampa]

Don't tell them it's your birthday and they won't dance? Just a thought

[@wakeup721]

David Manasas ...oh the joy of the comment section, yours was awesome!

[@CryptoTekah]

Worse expensive crab cakes I ever had! They will not be missed! Bye!!

[@Lordxzamasu]

I'm remember back them when Joe's Crab shack was actually good but now it's just horrible and over priced

[@flybyairplane3528]

Lord Zamasu I went to the main jou 30 yay do not live in FLORIDAas yet, but from what I am reading, they fell apart, now you can spend some serious $$$$$, in NYC, and City Island is too far away,,byt not too far down in NJ, thereWERE GOOD LOBSTER places, all gone, byt further down there ARE some good ones,so what to do, get the best you can,,cook it at home, A bottle of bubbly, and have a GREAT EVENING, Cheers from NJ

[@Bmanritchie]

The REAL reason: They don’t SEASON their food (at least worth praising).

[@milesbehrstihl5718]

I can't even get a business loan for $30k and those Resturants waste millions of dollars just to file bankruptcy! GTFOH

[@Velvet_Whisper]

Their food is nasty, all they do is pour ol bay over everything its disgusting🤢🤢🤢🤢

[@DrawciaGleam02]

What is ol bay????

[@Velvet_Whisper]

@@DrawciaGleam02 a seafood seasoning . its very good but to much is nasty

[@haveagreatday3664]

Dipping crab and lobster in drawn olive oil is blasphemous.

[@Jules-fm3hw]

Management still doesn’t abide by labor laws, fyi!

[@jeweledthrone2850]

STILLL !!!

[@aydan_r1332]

Jules yeah ok sure

[@Jules-fm3hw]

T Reed Olive Garden does, Chipotle pays you to break and eat, Dos Coyotes does. Just most of the ones I’m allowed to talk about, but thanks for asking!

[@texassunflower]

The food is nasty. I could go to Long John Silvers and be more satisfied for half the price

[@gh0stsm0ke]

U mean 1/8th the price lol

[@reemj3675]

Way less than half the price

[@drinkthekoolaidkids]

Or Captian D's for sure

[@BLACKRAIN390]

TRUE

[@melanier7309]

Their food is so salty.

[@aca2410]

Their food quality also declined precipitously

[@cuttynichols]

After the lynching photo they never got another dollar from me. The JCS near me has shut down in a very busy area. Oh well....

[@whooelse9444]

I was contemplating on going there but changed my mind because of that. I really dont care about most of these chain dining restaraunts going out of business because a lot of them are racist anyway.

[@kriscollinstunes]

On April 12, 1895, at Groesbeck, Texas, Limestone County, Richard Burleson was hanged for the crime for which he had been convicted. He was a murderer and a thief. It wasn’t a lynching. It was a public execution. Tasteless, nonetheless, but let the facts be facts - it wasn’t a lynching.

[@whooelse9444]

@@kriscollinstunes so you're basically justifying them lynching him? Yeah ok SMH.

[@cuttynichols]

@@kriscollinstunes ...1895...year of the fair trials...

[@LucyElmFluer]

Kris Collins so you were there?

[@dekalb]

20+ years ago when I was a kid my family wanted to go to a Joe's but the wait was way too long, about 40+ minutes, so we walked out. I remarked they should have turned on the "no" part of their "no vacancy" sign. Many years later we went to a Joe's because... ironically it was the only place that didn't have a crowd waiting outside. It was packed inside but we got a table right away. About 3 different tables near us had birthdays and they made the birthday person do humiliating things, like ride a stick pony around the restaurant. We all ordered our food and got it in time, my dad never got his. The server kept promising "soon" and the rest of us finished our food and magically now my dad's food gets there. I forgot what happened after that but we had to involve a manager. If I had to guess that happened in 2005 or so, we haven't been to a Joe's since.

[@kentfrederick8929]

The Joe's near me became a Brickhouse Tavern, which is partly owned by the company that owns Joe's. Frankly, I think the crab shack restaurant theme, say more than 25 miles from the Atlantic or Gulf of Mexico shore, is fading. Other crab shacks in the Chicago area have closed over the past 10 years. I think seafood restaurants that are doing well are more upscale.

[@Mae_Renneburg]

Personally I like it. It was what got me into my love of seafood, it’s sad they are closing down

[@cancel.lgbtq.6892]

Same reason with Buffalo Wild Wings. Overpriced , terrible service , average taste , small portion.

[@Cookie4XO]

So true! I haven't eaten there ever since my family of 2 turned into a family of 4. Not worth it!

[@XavierKatzone]

"Joe's used REAL butter"? Good for them!

[@Cookie4XO]

No, only SOME Joe's used real butter if the locale FORCED them to. Even more disgusting.

[@meme0619]

😂😂😂😂

[@ChristopherSloane]

What a joke.. you eat a butter tasty meal once a month or maybe a few times a year and it's not going to kill you.

[@TralfazConstruction]

The concept was a winning one. I know folks who pine for that seashore atmosphere year-round. There was, until recently, a Joe's in Lawrenceville, NJ, but its location was terrible. There was a labyrinthine route to get back onto Route 1 South which was dangerous with the constant flow of traffic at 55 MPH. The food was good at first. I went there several times dating to 2012 with my fiancée as she liked to indulge her passion for crab legs. The acoustics of the place got to me though. Too many hard surfaces which reflected sound to the point of annoyance. I occasionally pass that location now and the degrading condition of the building makes me sad. It actually looks a bit weather worn like a rustic crab shack (I guess that's ironic) and a bit forlorn too. Personally, I am sorry that they didn't last.

[@thelittenguy]

I ate at the same restaurant! Only went in it around 5 to 10 times in 10+ years before its closing.

[@TralfazConstruction]

@@thelittenguy I was fond of the place because my sweetheart enjoyed the selection of seafood in Joe's somewhat rustic atmosphere. When we lived in the area we frequented The Olive Garden, Red Lobster and Aljon's in Plainsboro right off of Plainsboro Rd. Do you remember how difficult it was getting back onto Route 1 South from Joe's?

[@thelittenguy]

@@TralfazConstruction It was fairly hard to get onto route 1, especially if there were traffic.

[@TralfazConstruction]

@@thelittenguy As it happens I have a dentist appointment over that way next week. I'll stop at MarketFair to see if anyone recognizes me at Starbucks and vice-versa. It's been a few months since my last visit and they turned over a number of the baristas there.

[@codacreator6162]

At some near point in the future, we won't have restaurants, at all. We don't prefer faster delivery and eating in the car. We can't afford good food when we have to make a choice between eating, paying for clothing, housing, electricity, water, transportation, and health care. Duh. It's not that we don't want restaurants and seafood. It's that we want them, but can't make the sacrifice for them anymore. Wage stagnation is a bitch, isn't it, corporate America.

[@Cookie4XO]

Thank you. Wages haven't increased, but the cost of living has. Houses are up everywhere at least $100k more than they were 10 years ago, and on and on and on...

[@crownarealone]

Those coconut shrimp with the pineapple cocktail sauce will be missed by me.. That's about it.

[@kittensworkshopmcrae5878]

Food was gross last time I went. Such a disappointment used to be my favorite place. The pots are also much smaller

[@AlKey-kz4fh]

Butter is the only way to go, food nazis

[@Larry]

Never heard of them.

[@liveandlearn5320]

So do I go to Burger King and get two whoppers for six bucks or Joe’s crab shack and drop $25-$30 I think I’ll go with the two whoppers for six bucks

[@ZachComa]

Could it have anything to do with America's shit wages? Half of American workers make less that $30K a year. Many people are barely getting by, luxuries like $40-50/person meals aren't feasible anymore until something changes.

[@roachqueen1973]

Zach Coma Dead on sir. Exactly right.

[@dontdoxmebro]

I used to go with my wife, but you can buy almost 4 times as much crab legs at Winn-Dixie or Publix. $100 at Publix will get you a lot of crab versus there one cluster per pot @ $60

[@mykline1]

The couple of times I went to a Joe's Crab Shack in 2010 didn't really impress me at all. Food wasn't all that good.

[@tektyger1]

They opened a joes crab shack on 126 st in harlem I think it closed within 3 months.

[@edwardbell8771]

tektyger1 dam 🤣

[@padraig5335]

It's garbage

[@nunyadamnbidness2531]

Before or after the lynching photo?

[@NinjaKnight117]

Don't look to restaurants of any kind to fit your health needs. You want something healthy guaranteed, make it yourself. If people still have excuses, chalk it up to laziness and lack of drive.

[@twitchycygnus]

As a former delivery driver for JCS, can confirm that they use frozen crab, sourced from Europe.

[@phatsdonahue2516]

You could blow it out your asphalt all day long, and it still comes down a restaurant is as only as good as the CURRENT manager makes it so.

[@56cadd]

What killed Joes crabs..? Corporate greed.

[@SassyQ87]

The joes around me is actually really nice and good. They’re always packed.

[@analesiyamyana]

I worked at Joe's crab shack & when I showed up for work one day the resturant had shut down & they let no one know!

[@BassManBobBassCovers]

When I worked at Circuit City they said we weren't closing and not to stop selling warranties. Then there was a closing soon sign..

[@brendabenninger6097]

If they treat everyone the way we were treated I can imagine why they're closing. We were there for our 25th anniversary (told the server). We placed our order and half our later we had only received our drinks. When we asked what was going on they said there was a large group that came in a few minutes after our order was placed and they were getting those orders out first. Well, that steamed us - when we went to leave they still charged us for the drinks - most places will comp. them to where you'll decide to give them another try. I'll NEVER set foot in there again. We went to Black Angus and received 300% better service and the food was brought to our table w/in a short time of ordering.

[@pot8oman287]

Crabs are tasteless and unsatisfying, next question

[@hihai_TV]

Seafood should be fresh, Joe's crabshack is opposite of that and fairly expensive for the quality you are getting.

[@gettinItBACK]

I visited once with some friends and never returned. There is only so much 1 can do with lemon/lime/oldbay and cocktail sauce when dining out. It had NO Flavor.

[@m_hub3957]

we ate there once sucked chowder was cold wife for sick from the fish

[@Darkseid300]

They bought Macaroni Grill for 55 million and sold for 7 million that alone can tell you about the service! Went to Joes Crab Shack once and learned not to ever go back

[@xinamoira274]

i have a theory that the rainforest cafe is still doing well BECAUSE it's so fucking weird, and millennial all remember it from their childhoods, and we love nostalgia/weirdness so...

[@duthegee]

It has the vibe of a $10 restaurant with the prices of a $80 restaurant...

[@smtpgirl]

the Bahama Mama is the best thing they have.

[@guyguything2381]

Maybe that’s because that’s all you try. Try the Joe’s Crab Shack crab dip

[@jsmith7843]

3:33 someone trying to act offended for financial gain

[@gli7utubeo]

It's actually hard to get decent seafood at any restaurant (except maybe crazy-expensive city ones where you end up with a $200 bill).

[@BobbyJD123]

I last ate at a Joe's crab shack like 5 years ago. It gave me the worst explosive diarrhea I ever had. Never again and I mean NEVER!!

[@pinkivy4149]

their customer service is HORRIBLE!!!!

[@EdmundiumHitting]

Idk why I liked Joe’s Crab Shack it had a big place in my childhood seeing them go is kinda sad and understandable

[@pgaven9396]

A local crab shack was closed almost 8 years ago...yet developers seemed fixated on throwing up all these over priced homes yet leaving the restaurant boarded up. Ditto for the Chinese restaurant.

[@B2Cshank]

We enjoyed going to Joe's. Yes it was expensive but was a great treat. The 1st time we went we drove 3 states to enjoy it. Then was happy when they opened a few within 30 minutes of home. Sad to see them all now closed. Would definitely visit one if we run into one in our travels.

[@richardmcleod6282]

The one in my part of sunny Florida is very nice. The food is good and service is excellent. The only issue is the limited number of parking spaces.

[@nolan2606]

One of the worst thing that has happened to chain restaurants is Yelp. Chain restaurants usually get less than favorable reviews and it allows other, competing restaurants to shine.

[@ashleystone2143]

It was great before Landry's took over! Landry's is a horrible company to work for!

[@glitterwinkkss]

I worked at a Joes 3 years ago and it was awful. Staff sucked management sucked food sucked. Will always be one of the worst jobs I’ve ever had

[@nobeac]

Ah I had no idea Macaroni Grill was having so much trouble. When our local one closed in the area, it was a very heart breaking experience the food was really good.

[@cheapshot7244]

A joes by me in Merrillville Indiana literally closed overnight. Employees arrived to a chained door. I couldn’t imagine being in that situation. Sometimes it can take someone a good month or more to find a new job.

[@ckmckeon]

When I was young my parents took me and my sister to Joes crab shack in Galveston TX. We began to order just to have the waitress tell us they were out of all variations of crab. Guess it made it funnier since you have a view of the ocean while somehow not having seafood.

[@joess6475]

I live 2 miles from a Joe’s in Fort Myers. The food is barely average but the prices are ridiculously high. Those things don’t go together well.

[@Dive-Bar-Casanova]

Poorly run and expensive. Every time we visit we regret it.

[@Mark-im6pm]

Then why return?

[@davem145mxr]

We had to place a mechanics lien on our local Joe’s for a measly $625 Plumbing service bill

[@fdmackey3666]

My wife and I tried two of these places while we were living in Maryland and came away very displeased due to poor service (the wait staff at both stores were too busy socializing among themselves and friends to pay much attention to customers), bland sea food (my wife and I agreed that we had had much better "sea food" from McDonalds if that tells you anything), and stupid high prices. I had almost forgotten about Joe's Crab Shack until I noticed the title to this video and decided to give it a view.

[@NatashaRaisorGlam]

Joes Crab shack is nasty and overpriced 💯

[@christian6911]

Loved it back when I was stationed in NAS mayport in 2007. There was one on the beach and always went there every weekend.

[@dragonmyst000]

Why are restaurants tanking? It used to be that a you would go out to a nice restaurant to get food that was better than what you could cook at home and you were willing to spend premium money on it. Now the food is worse than what you cook at home and you still are paying a premium for it. Why pay $30 for a gristly steak, with a dry baked potato and limp veggies? Or $40 for thawed out crab legs that are boiled to death and put under a heat lamp only to be shoved a half hour later onto a plate with greasy fries.

[@busterhoodstar4447]

I absolutely loved the metal bucket that looked like it was overflowing with some seafood on the top, but the rest was filled with balled up newspaper.

[@Redelrops]

This used to be my favorite restaurant. The reason I don't go there anymore is because the quality and service went WAY down. I haven't heard of any of these "controversies" and wouldn't care. I just want good food and they stopped serving it

[@DanniRaine]

I used to go to Joe's Crab shack when there was a special event. I miss it

[@michaelmerritt5970]

Macaroni grill was disgusting ! Food and service !!!

[@Oldbmwr100rs]

I didn't think a company could use as much salt in food. They claim they make everything fresh but all the sauces are premade and bagged, with tons of salt. It was almost inedible.

[@kingstevecbp]

Overpriced, no flavor, no seasoning, watered down, bad customer serivce, I could go on and on and on.

[@beamersbeamer6514]

kingstevecbp very watered down. No flavor the shrimp etofee was disgusting . How dare they try to Mock a Louisiana dish

[@nicholasbyram296]

I used to work at Joe's, made a 1000 bucks a week in the bar. No tipping, everyone would quit except in dark times.

[@johnmclain250]

None of this BS has anything to do with it. It's simply the fact that for the cost of a snow crab steampot I can buy and have 3x the snow crab (Or the same amount at 1/3 the price) steamed WITH my choice of seasonings at a HIGH END grocery store. There is no reason for me to go to Joe's anymore.

[@impalaman9707]

As early as the 90s, I was turned off by Joe's Crab Shack, but I had my own reasons. Never in my life have I ever spent more and gotten less food, and I never will again! After my one and only trip there, I told myself, "I could have spent much less and gotten more seafood at Long John Silvers"!

[@annawimpey5307]

Enjoyed Joe's in Aurora, CO. The dancing waiters wasn't necessary and distracting.

[@caroldriehorst1165]

Years ago I went to Joe's Crab shack in Florida, it was great, food was delicious. Last time I went was a couple years ago and I just didn't like it as much as the Florida one. I don't like corn with my seafood., baked or mashed potatoes with a vegetable or Cole slaw. I am a shellfish lover, its mostly what I order when I eat out, by the way, real drawn butter is the tastiest way to eat with shellfish.

[@Vgp-rp4iu]

I likes Joe's. We used to go there quite a bit. Never had any issue with the food having no flavor. Yes the prices were a bit high but seafood is expensive. The prices were on par with red lobster or any other seafood place. We haven't had a Joe's in 3 years. I miss it. As with the trans fat I think that should be an option. If a person doesn't want to eat trans fat don't eat there. Is it unhealthy? Sure but so is smoking, drinking etc.... Let people make their own choice. Nobody is forcing you to eat trans fat. I need to start a "trans fat food truck" so people can eat it if they want lol.

[@Yoyle-jq9ul]

Rumours say the crabs on the uniforms are dancing

[@sewashburn0529]

The Joe's Crab Shack near me closed when "The Macarena" went out of style. People noticed that the food was mediocre when they stopped playing the music.

[@codyg4318]

We had one, it closed years ago. I’m allergic to seafood so this place never did much for me.

[@jbthecook]

I've gone to the same Joe's Crab shack and got carb dip every time. And it was different every time 🤔😑

[@trkr49ncsthbound83]

And if You pay attention to the table tops, there was pictures depicting the mistreatment of black people. Facts!

[@whooelse9444]

Exactly. Us as black folks can read between the lines very well whenever things like this occur but somehow these fools think we're fools.

[@bronxkies]

The Joe’s by me is just sitting there dormant in the mall. It’s been closed for about 3 years now. I wish they’d just turn it into something else already! Lol

[@christopherkeller6367]

My dad said back in the 80s Joe’s was so much better but then it became a Tillman Fertitta venture

[@johnking5691]

I worked at one in Vancouver, Wa. What a disgusting sh!thouse. The food was all bottom shelf frozen crap. I had to quit because it was so gross.

[@UberManTampa]

No you quit cause they had a no tipping policy

[@johnking5691]

@@UberManTampa I worked in the filthy, disgusting kitchen. Tips never came my way.

[@Music963]

Well a Joe’s Crab Shack was closed in Las Vegas,Nv no notice to customers etc was replaced quickly with a Chick-fil-A! Love That Chick-fil-A.

[@Oldbmwr100rs]

Kind of amazing a place that has good service as a big part of it's operation is thriving and growing nationwide, while another annoying theme (can hardly call it a restaurant..) is dying because the service and food are lousy and the place is shockingly expensive.

[@Music963]

Oldbmwr100rs Yes at the Chick- Fli-A that replaced the Joes Crab Shack , it’s always packed inside and outside in the drive Thru .