The Oceanaire's Jumbo Lump Crab Cake: 100 Favorite Dishes, No. 82
Mo Perry Succulence on a plate
Yes, this appetizer costs more than most entrees at other restaurants. And yes, it is worth every penny. Some restaurants slap together a little crab meat, 12 eggs and a ground-up box of Ritz crackers, and call it a crab cake. Not The Oceanaire.
No sir. The Jumbo Lump Crab Cake with Creamy Mustard Mayonnaise ($16.95) is made with 95% blue lump crab, lightly breaded with house-made bread crumbs made from their day old sourdough bread, and seemingly held together with only magic and seduction.
Mo Perry
It arrives looking like a healthy dollop of freshly whipped cream, with soft, sloping peaks, and sensual, dipping valleys. It's lightly browned, exuding a come-hither haughtiness on it's cheekily sparse white plate. It comes with a lemon wedge, whose juices give it just a touch of brightness, and a side of creamy mustard mayo, which gives it the perfect dab of tang and richness.
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This is luxury, people. It's as if your own personal team of attendants slavishly picked the best crab meat out of its shell, assembled it into a heavenly orb, seasoned it with sex and moonlight, fried it in love, and presented it to you piping hot. Now tell me that's not worth $16.95.
The Oceanaire Seafood Room
1300 Nicollet Mall, Minneapolis
612.333.2277
Hungry for more? The dishes in our countdown thus far are linked below:
No. 83: Aperitif's Nonni's Meatballs
No. 84: Christos's Saganaki
No. 85: Sesame seed bagel at Seven Stars Coffee House
No. 86: Lemon ricotta pancake at Hell's Kitchen
No. 87: Blackbird gourmet banh mi
No. 88: Tank Goodness cookies
No. 89: Gal Bee at Sole Cafe
No. 90: Porter & Frye's El Pelon
No. 91: Coffee News' fish and chips
No. 92: Bread & Chocolate's Fabulous Fudge Bar
No. 93: People's Organic panna cotta
No. 94: Sea Salt Eatery crawdad po' boy
No. 95: Fuji Ya's Tofu Don
No. 96: Ike's Food and Cocktails The Weekender Bloody Mary
No. 97: Punch's Toto pizza
No. 98: Stockholm Pie Company's peanut butter fudge cream pie
No. 99: Dogwood Coffee Co.'s macchiato
No. 100: Al's Breakfast buttermilk pancakes
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