Its reputation is deserved. You will not have
a better meal in the Miami area than the one
you will have at Joe's Stone Crab. The prob-
lem: you can't get in. Particularly when the
snowbirds start flocking to Miami, the wait
for a table for dinner is in the two-hour neigh-
borhood. They don't take reservations. The
solution: go for lunch. When I arrived at noon
the place was three-quarters empty, I was
seated immediately and then enjoyed a meal
every bit as good as what you get during the
dinner hour.
Don't think outside the box when it comes
to ordering. Yes, they have a wide variety of
fish on the menu as well as steaks, but the
name of the restaurant is not Joe's Steak and
Fish, is it? Joe's is a legendary dining spot
because it serves the best stone crabs and
key lime pie you've ever had. Do not order
anything else. I had the "Joe's Classic Meal,"
which consists of three stone crab claws, an
order of cole slaw (which is delicious), hash
browns, creamed spinach and a slice of key
lime pie. Marvelous doesn't begin to describe
how good the meal was.
JOE'S STONE CRAB
11 Washington Avenue
Miami Beach
Noon
Day 1:
Indulge, Relax
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