On the Waterfront

Crab House

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Anthony Pidgeon

Pier 39 Isn't Just for Tourists Anymore: The Crab House's setting is a sort of roadshow Trader Vic's, but its Killer Crab is, well, killer.

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Crab House

203C Pier 39
San Francisco, CA 94133

Category: Restaurant > Seafood

Region: North Beach/ Chinatown

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Caesar salad $8.50

Roasted mussels $10

Killer Crab $19/half order, $35/full order

Crab cioppino $20

Sautéed tilapia $14

Lemon torta $6

Château St. Jean fumé blanc $6/glass

434-2722

Open daily from 11 a.m. to 11 p.m.

Reservations accepted

Wheelchair accessible

Parking: one hour validated at Pier 39 garage before 6 p.m., two hours validated after 6 p.m.

Muni: F, 15, 39, 47

Noise level: just above normal

Pier 39 (Jefferson at Stockton), Upper Level

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Three desserts are on offer: a polite tiramisu that's closer to a factory layer cake than the creamy, boozy, caffeine-jolted mess of many a dream; the Meyer lemon torta, a bit sugary but with a buttery crust and a tangy drizzle of zabaglione around the edges; and the Chocolate Blackout Cake, a thick slab of dense chocolate that's disappointingly chalky in texture and low in endorphins. A better bet is to head downstairs to the aforementioned Blue Chip cookie stand, where you can fill up on airy, chewy treats that not only taste like butter, vanilla, and brown sugar, but also are packed with chunks of (properly endorphic) chocolate. Close out the evening with a boilermaker at the Eagle and you've accomplished that rare and wonderful thing: a pleasant excursion to Pier 39.