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My girlfriend and I went shopping last week and were excited to discover a new Cajun seafood restaurant had opened in South Portland. Mouth watering for shrimp ettouffe or crawfish gumbo, we entered The Shaking Crab.
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Why was the crab shaking? I have no idea. But the place being nearly empty at the height of the lunch hour should have been our first clue something wasn’t quite right.
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Six dollar drinks went a long way to calm our suspicions…
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Though the Cajuns I’ve known wouldn’t be caught dead drinking a watermelon-tini.
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Giant plastic crabs were everywhere. As were plastic starfish and randomly placed hanging plastic water bubbles.
All the waitstaff were Asian. 9/10ths of the customers were Asian. The scent of the room was reminiscent of an Asian kitchen. The menu? Not an ettouffe, Boudin, or jambalaya in sight.
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Though you could order “coleslow” and “braccoli ”. (These appeared twice, spelled incorrectly both times.) I didn’t bother taking pictures of our meals, they were just typical fried seafood baskets as the only other choices were giant plates of steamed things in a plastic wrap bubble you had to crack, and we didn’t feel like making a mess. I did try to catch a shot of one being delivered to another table, but missed.
Imagine a giant Jiffy Pop balloon encircling a metal dish, only its clear plastic instead of foil. It was an absolutely bizarre presentation of what I’m assuming was meant to be a crawfish boil.
I lived down south. I had Cajun friends and neighbors. I’ve sucked heads. Whatever The Shaking Crab meant to be? It sure as hell wasn’t Cajun.
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River's world..... 
Justin Wilson, dat’s right.
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I loved that show!
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This made me hungry for Cajun ! Gonna have to look up somewhere in Orlando that has it.
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I was hungry for Cajun before and after I left this place. Blech.
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Blasphemous….🦀
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It definitely was.
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So, is the the same as Italian restaurant staffed 100% by Mexicans and a menu that includes Taco lasagna, Gordita Ziti and Chimichanga Ravioli? Maybe I am on to something!
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Mmm. Could be. I don’t mind fusion, but if you’re going to fuse Cajun at least pretend to know what it is.
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A Cajun restaurant without jambalaya??? I would have walked out!!
(Strange but I can’t ‘like’ your posts anymore!!!)
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You can’t? Is the button not there….
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You sucked heads.
hmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmm
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I did. Cajuns won’t take you seriously if you don’t.
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lol
And watermelon ANYTHING besides that big green ball for 4th of July parties? uck.
drinks, candy, gum HAIRSPRAY???? no. Just no.
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Agreed.
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My mom loved his show. LOL
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Justin Wilson would turn over in his grave. The nerve. You were duped; what a disappointment!
We believe in yelp before trying a new place; it’s usually 90% correct for us.
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This was a spur of the moment… “Oh, look. A new restaurant!” type of deal. Live and learn.
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Hell, even I’ve sucked a head or two in my lifetime.
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Good to know.
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Raising my hand as another head sucker. When seasoned just right, it’s very satisfying. (Almost as satisfying as the horrified looks on the less timid around you as you do so.) But something tells me one shouldn’t suck on anything in this Coleslow Cafe. Unless it’s a drink straw…
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Cheap alcohol is always a draw…. but I won’t go back.
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