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| Joe's Stone Crab | |
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 Joe's Stone Crab street sign | |
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| Restaurant information | |
| Established | 1913 |
| Street address | 11 Washington Ave |
| City | Miami Beach |
| State | Florida |
| Postal/ZIP Code | 33139 |
| Country | United States |
| Coordinates | 25°46′9″N 80°8′6″W / 25.76917°N 80.13500°W |
| Website | www |
Joe's Stone Crab, also known as Joe's Stone Crabs, is an American restaurant in Miami Beach, Florida. In 1998 the restaurant won an America’s Classic Award from the James Beard Foundation[1]
Joe Weiss began his Miami Beach career by cooking at Smith's Casino beginning in 1913. On December 4, 1920, Joe officially opened his own restaurant at 213 Biscayne Avenue (later called Biscayne Street and now called South Pointe Drive), practically across the street from the restaurant he operated for Smith’s Casino. Joe's is the biggest buyer of Florida stone crab claws, and it plays a significant role in the industry, influencing the wholesale price and financing many crabbers.[2]
Even though stone crabs are their most famous dish now, fish was served, rather than crabs, after the restaurant's opening. When an ichthyologist asked Weiss why he didn't serve stone crabs, he answered that no one would want to eat them. He was wrong, as they found out soon after first cooking them.[3]
- ^ "1998 America's Classics". www.jamesbeard.org. Retrieved 2023-02-26.
- ^ Hanks, Douglas; Morello, Rachel (October 15, 2013). "Crabbers to Joe's Stone Crab restaurant: Pay us more". Miami Herald. Archived from the original on 2016-03-07. Retrieved 2019-11-21.
- ^ ":: JOE's - History ::". Archived from the original on 2007-01-28. Retrieved 2007-01-18.