The “garlic crabs smack you with flavor” at this “friendly”, “old-school” Old City crabhouse with a “genuine” “family-restaurant-of-yore vibe”, and to those who find the digs “super-dated”, fans retort “who needs a posh setting while they’re wearing a bib and cracking crabs”; other critics find it “overpriced” and “overrated”, but for many it remains a “dependable” option for “comfort seafood.”
DiNardo’s Famous Crabs Restaurant Review:
If picking crabs is your idea of nirvana, head over to DiNardo’s Famous Crabs, a family-owned, Philly tradition for more than 35 years. Serving some of the best hard shells this side of Baltimore---served hot 'n dirty or sautéed in lots of garlic---this kid-friendly seafooder offers all-you-can-eat crabs every Monday for $32. DiNardo’s clams, oysters and shrimp, swabbed in a special vinegar...
Basic Gulf Coast hard-shell crabs that are worth the hard work.:
In Short
Rods, reels, lures set a seafood theme. Service is Philly-style, too: no-frills and sassy. Basic shrimp cocktail, a few raw clams and sour snapper soup make fine appetizers, but...