Old traditional Florida seafood restaurants don’t get much better than this. I was out fishing in Mosquito Lagoon doing some research for an upcoming documentary and we had heard a lot of people pointing us in the direction to stop at JB’s for lunch, which is on the river in New Smyrna Beach, FL. When we reached the docks, the place was already getting packed for the lunch crowd, which was about a quarter before lunch. We grabbed a table and decided to start with the oysters. The server simply responded, “Can you shuck them?,” which we all could so we responded with an affirmation. Good thing, because they bring out a bucket and dump them on the table and you have to if you want to eat them. We found out that these same oysters come directly from their leased oyster beds that JB’s owns from the same river we just left fishing. They had a great salty brine to them and were quickly devoured. The guide that we were with recommended the soft shell crab sandwich, so that made my decision easy. You have the choice to have a Cajun or regular fry coating, so I went with the Cajun seasoning to kick it up a notch. We also ordered a basket of their Cajun onion straws to share too. The food came out rather quickly, or maybe it was due to the oyster shucking we were hacking away at, thinking we were quicker than we actually were. Either way, the timing of food delivery was great. The sandwich was substantial in size and served with a nice sized portion of fries. The onion straws also were brought in a big basket, enough for the whole table. The crab was hot, full of meat and absolutely amazing. Excellent recommendation and made me wanting more. This was an excellent sandwich served in a great riverside restaurant by real nice folks. I’ll be back here, hopefully sooner rather than later.
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- Yep, that’s the whole thing
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- Cajun onion straws
Tags: blue crab, cajun, crab, Florida, French Fries, fried, JB's Fish Camp, New Smyrna Beach, onion straws, oysters, sandwich, soft shell crab
