In its 99th year, Joe’s Stone Crab is the “grande dame” of the Miami seafood dining experience. Joe's Stone Crab is the premier dining destination for the freshest seafood and world renowned stone crab claws.
Defined by a standard of hospitality and style born in the early 1913, Joe's offers a dining experience that is both comfortable and timeless. They provide guests with the kind of food and service that they can only find at Joe's and be a place where everyone is welcome.
Aside from our famous stone crab, Joe's offers a wide variety of other seafood dishes including the Lamb Rack with coffee crusted lamb loin with coponata on grilled foccacia feta bread with extra virgin olive oil, the Scallops seared over shrimp risotto & truffle oil, the 1lb or 2lb Maine Lobster steamed or broiled with spinach stuffing, or Joe's Famous Key Lime Pie, the official Florida state pie, among mouth watering options on their expansive menu.
For nearly 100 years, no visit to Miami has been complete without stopping in at Joe's Stone Crab. From the beginning, it has always been the love of food, family, and friends that has brought in customers and kept them coming.
JOE'S STONE CRAB MENU HIGHLIGHTS |
CRABS & LOBSTER
SEAFOOD
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THE HISTORY OF JOE'S STONE CRAB |
In 1913, Joe Weiss opened up a small lunch counter on Miami Beach. Back then, Miami Beach was just a quiet, backwater town. Folks stopped in to chat and for a top-notch fish sandwich and fries. This, of course, was only the beginning, and what happened next is a story worth telling. Again and again, Joe's owners and employees credit the restaurant's success to its family solidarity. They're referring not only to the Weiss family, of which Jo Ann is the third generation, and her children, Stephen and Jodi, the fourth, and Jodi's children, Jessica, Lauren, and Blake, the fifth, but also to the extended family of Joe's employees, many of whom have been with Joe's for as long as forty years. Some have even seen their children enter and stay with Joe's. You really can't understand the great feeling of love and kindness that the family of Joe's has for all of the employees, unless you are one of the lucky ones who work there. |
THE STONE CRAB |
| Stone Crab (Menippe Mercenaria) Menippe-Greek, meaning force or courage Mercinaria-Latin, something of value In order to assure the continued survival of the species: Only one claw may be removed so the crab can defend itself. Egg bearing females are not allowed to be declawed.The crabs are captured in baited traps. No spears or hooks are allowed. Four inches from the first joint to the tip is the minimum legal size, that's about two ounces. A colossal can weigh 25 ounces or more. The large crusher claw can exert extreme pressure. As much as 19000 lbs. per square inch. Although their massive claws serve as deterrents to most predators, fishermen have reported the stone crab falls prey to the octopus. Stone crab season in Florida runs from October 15th to May 15. Stone crabs exhibit carnivorous feeding behavior. Sometimes in traps they resort to cannibalism! The claws make up half the weight of the whole crab, they are removed by carefully grabbing from the rear and twisting. The crab is returned to water and the claw regenerates. It takes between 12 to 24 months to reach legal size again. In 1963 stone crabs cost 30 cents a dozen wholesale. |
