Fire Crab is by far my fave, but Fire Crab is FAR. Shrimp Lover, on the other hand, is literally a walk in the park. Still I have to think hard every time I choose the palm-treed path of least resistance, not because Shrimp Lover isn't good, but because Fire Crab is just that much better.
Shrimp Lover's Medley Mix is a murky, muddy mélange of garlic with herbs and spices, steamed in a bucket of butter. The texture is chunky, and the spice combination isn't quite as smooth as Fire Crab's seamless red-hot Cajun burn. The Crawfish are by far the best, and the Clams are infallibly fresh, but that combination come out a little weird.
Shrimp Lover's Medley Mix is a murky, muddy mélange of garlic with herbs and spices, steamed in a bucket of butter. The texture is chunky, and the spice combination isn't quite as smooth as Fire Crab's seamless red-hot Cajun burn. The Crawfish are by far the best, and the Clams are infallibly fresh, but that combination come out a little weird.
Shrimp Lover does lose major points for not including sauce-soaked corn in their buckets. You have to pay extra for a sweetly-steamed cob and drop it into the bottom of your bucket to get the true taste of not-good-enough.
Sure, Shrimp Lover is close, but I wouldn't exactly call it the Fire Crab of Redondo Beach. It's half the quality for a miniscule fraction of the time, but it's probably the closest thing we've got so I've got some serious decisions to make.
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