Crabby George’s Calabash Seafood Buffet

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Cuisine

American, Seafood, Southern

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Meal Periods

Dinner, Lunch

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Dining Format

Buffet

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Phone

(843) 839-4044

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Address

7904 N Kings Hwy
Myrtle Beach, SC 29572

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Website

crabbygeorges.com

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Cuisine

American, Seafood, Southern

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Meal Periods

Dinner, Lunch

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Dining Format

Buffet

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Phone

(843) 839-4044

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Address

7904 N Kings Hwy
Myrtle Beach, SC 29572

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Website

crabbygeorges.com

EXPERIENCE

Crabby George’s is a daily seafood buffet on north Kings Highway in Myrtle Beach, with snow crab, oysters and shrimp sharing the bill with steaks and country cooking. The Crab Bar, Cold Bar, Fried Bar, Country Bar and Bakery give the selection suitably plainspoken names. It is a substantial seafood meal, with enough beef and Southern cooking to merit attention of their own.

Snow crab gives dinner its hands-on occupation. The shell cracking can claim a fair bit of the evening, although stuffed fish, fried seafood and soup offer reasons to put the cracker down. King crab and lobster belong to the separate menu. That distinction is useful before settling into a crab feast; the unlimited part of the meal has its own considerable shellfish selection.

There is something pleasantly unruly about prime rib and baklava turning up at the same seafood buffet. Neither needs a nautical explanation. Crabby George’s makes room for both, along with hush puppies and sweet potato casserole. The attraction lies in that particular spread: a Calabash seafood dinner with a country-food streak and a bakery willing to go beyond the expected pudding.

FOOD

Alaskan snow crab legs lead the unlimited seafood at Crabby George’s. Stone crab claws, black mussels, white clams and crawfish extend the shellfish selection. Snow crab is included on the buffet; Alaskan king crab legs, Maine lobster and lobster tails are separate menu orders.

Shrimp gets several treatments. Steamed shrimp joins peel-and-eat shrimp, while stuffed shrimp takes a filled preparation and coconut butterfly shrimp adds a coconut coating to the fried selection. Popcorn shrimp provides another fried form.

Raw half-shell oysters sit alongside the cooked seafood offering. Fried oysters give the same shellfish another preparation, while seasonal oysters Rockefeller add a baked dish when available. She-crab soup and clam chowder carry the seafood into a bowl.

Stuffed flounder, broiled Atlantic salmon and broiled cheesy tilapia bring fish entrées into the meal. Fried catfish and flounder belong to the Fried Bar, along with calamari and scallops. Hush puppies are a fitting accompaniment to that part of a Calabash dinner. Crab imperial and stuffed devil crab make room for prepared crab dishes as well as shell-on crab.

Slow-roast prime rib is the beef offering to notice, with ribeye and New York strip also in the buffet selection. Pulled barbecue pork, baby pork ribs and mild grilled Italian sausage give the Country Bar a substantial meat roster. Sweet potato casserole and mashed red potatoes suit those dishes; macaroni and cheese and broccoli with cheese keep the accompaniments firmly in comfort-food territory.

Baklava is a particular sweet to seek out among cheesecake, carrot cake, puddings and ice cream. It makes an agreeable departure after a meal occupied by shells, fish and beef. Buffet selections can change.

FOOD HIGHLIGHTS

♛ Snow Crab Legs — the included crab legs for a shell-cracking seafood dinner.

♛ Stone Crab Claws — another shell-on crab choice alongside the snow crab.

♛ Raw Half-Shell Oysters — raw oysters within the broader seafood selection.

♛ Coconut Butterfly Shrimp — coconut-coated shrimp among the fried seafood dishes.

♛ Stuffed Shrimp — a filled shrimp preparation beside steamed and fried versions.

♛ Stuffed Flounder — filled fish alongside broiled salmon and cheesy tilapia.

♛ She-Crab Soup — crab in a soup bowl before the shell cracking resumes.

♛ Crab Imperial — a prepared crab dish within the country selection.

♛ Slow-Roast Prime Rib — beef with its own place at the seafood buffet.

♛ Hush Puppies — a familiar accompaniment to the Calabash fried seafood.

♛ Sweet Potato Casserole — country cooking beside the shellfish and beef.