There a few "truisms" I have found with good food. First, if it is in an unexpected place, it is going to be good. Sketchy looking buildings in the industrial part of town. The lone restaurant in a strip mall. Typically not a place one imagines to have good food, but that is wrong. The best chefs are often going out on a limb and cannot find the financial backers needed. So a locale that is cheap and/or off the beaten path will suffice. The second is simple: if there is Sriracha, better known as "cock sauce," on the table, start getting excited. As you can tell, Crawfish Shack fit both.
The four of us ordered: one pound of crawfish, a soft-shell crab po'boy, a fried oyster po'boy, and a combo order of catfish fillets and fried shrimp. Even better, all the prices were good. Even better better: the food was out of this world. I am a sucker for a po'boy. If it is on a menu chances are it will be my choice. The fried oysters were anything but gummy (as many can be when prepared poorly), the soft-shell crab made me want to eat spiders, and the crawfish were as tasty as they were pretty.
Anyhow, I'm not 100% but I think the place is BYOB. And be prepared, the line was steady the entire time and at typical peaks times I would prepare for quite a wait, both to order and to recieve your food. Such is the price for greatness.
You may notice that I only have a picture of the crawfish. The second I saw the po'boys there was no stopping me. The remoulade on them.... no words. I would drink it.
(4337 Buford Hwy, Suite 170 Atlanta, GA 30341)
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