Joe's Crab Shack

Been here in the past - GF menu isn’t very big but it has enough options. Food is delicious and servers are knowledgeable.

How confident are you that this establishment takes safety precautions against cross-contact?

— Somewhat

Is there a gluten-free menu?

— Separate gluten-free menu

How much of the menu is available gluten-free?

— Not Much

How would you rate the taste and quality of the gluten-free food you tried?

— Excellent

For a seafood restaurant serving predominantly fried food, there was a surprisingly well-educated staff along with several options on the Gluten Free menu.

How confident are you that this establishment takes safety precautions against cross-contact?

— Very

Is there a gluten-free menu?

— Separate gluten-free menu

How much of the menu is available gluten-free?

— Some

How would you rate the taste and quality of the gluten-free food you tried?

— Average

The waiter was very informative and provided their gluten-free menu. I had the mahi mahi with white rice and was delicious. I didn’t get sick.

How confident are you that this establishment takes safety precautions against cross-contact?

— Very

How much of the menu is available gluten-free?

— Most/All

How would you rate the taste and quality of the gluten-free food you tried?

— Excellent

I had the snowcrab boil with crab, corn, and potatoes. No reaction, everything tasted great, wait staff were super kind! Great experience! Pricey, but worth it!

How confident are you that this establishment takes safety precautions against cross-contact?

— Very

How much of the menu is available gluten-free?

— Most/All

How would you rate the taste and quality of the gluten-free food you tried?

— Excellent

We live by the boardwalk, but rarely go to the Fertitta tourist trap. Went to Joe’s Crab Shack tonight, while the teen ran around the boardwalk with friends. They have a Gluten Sensitive menu. I am very risk adverse, as a very sensitive celiac. I opted for the Caesar Salad (no protein added) off the Gluten sensitive menu and a side cluster of steamed snow crab legs. The salad came out dry, no dressing! I asked the server and he said the Caesar dressing contains gluten. Ok, but a bowl full of Romain with a sprinkle of Parmesan does not a salad make! Please ask the kitchen manager if ANY dressing is gluten free. He finally brought me some Italian dressing, that “wouldn’t kill me.” My crab legs were also presented cold and soggy. I’d much rather hit up Rose’s seafood market across the channel and cook them myself. The quality and size was pathetic.

My expectations are very, very low and I thought I was being about as easy as possible. Obviously not the waiters, fault but what a joke! Asked to consult with a manger while ordering twice, and was never spoken to by anyone. Only upside is that they have Angry Orchard Hard Cider, which would have been my entire order if I knew I would be eating lettuce with Italian dressing.

How confident are you that this establishment takes safety precautions against cross-contact?

— Not very

Is there a gluten-free menu?

— Separate gluten-free menu

How much of the menu is available gluten-free?

— Not Much/None

How would you rate the taste and quality of the gluten-free food you tried?

— Poor

As mentioned before, they have a small gf menu, our Server seemed knowledgeable and said he marked my order of the peel & eat shrimp (cold, lemon only) and garden salad as gf. However, when the salad came out, it had croutons on it! I promptly said “I can’t eat that and need a whole new salad prepared please”! Server left the salad at our table so i could see they made a fresh one. They were prompt with the new salad and our original Server apologized and said he had marked the order gf, the kitchen was just not paying attention. I did not get sick but I would be very careful here. They do have outside seating and are dog friendly too.

How confident are you that this establishment takes safety precautions against cross-contact?

— Not very

Safety Feature Ratings

• Staff is knowledgeable and can answer questions

Is there a gluten-free menu?

— Separate gluten-free menu

How much of the menu is available gluten-free?

— Some

How would you rate the taste and quality of the gluten-free food you tried?

— Average