I LIke Seafood

I live in Lubbock, Texas and I like seafood. That does not seem to be a congruent or compatible combination. But, it is what it is.

When I first moved to West Texas some 37 years ago, I was traveling for business, and had to drive through Andrews, Texas some 100 miles or so to the south west of Lubbock. As I approached the town, I saw a billboard advertising a seafood restaurant in Andrews.  I had to stop.  Imagine my surprise when the menu was mostly variations of fried catfish, with one fried shrimp meal available.  I did not eat there.  Catfish is not seafood, and I am not a big fan of fried shrimp.  But, I do remember that experience.

I learned that people in Lubbock do not like seafood, and their biggest experience with seafood was Long John Silvers, http://www.ljsilvers.com/our-story, Red Lobster http://www.redlobster.com/, the Shrimp Galley http://shrimpgalley.com/wordpress/ or maybe River Smiths http://riversmiths.com/index.php.  The seafood was generally not fresh, and the menu was predominately fried food.

Later, Rockfish http://www.rockfish.com/lubbock.html and Joe's Crab Shack http://www.joescrabshack.com/ came to Lubbock.  Over the years, the selections at all the restaurants got better, with more fresh seafood, but usually, it is still previously frozen.

The supermarkets offer seafood, mostly previously frozen, but sometimes, especially at Sprouts, https://www.sprouts.com/ you can get some very fresh and tasty seafood.  Sometimes.

Recently, Joe's Crab Shack has been offering Southern Fried lobster. What idiot thought of that!  I cannot imagine a less imaginative way to spoil lobster!  Come on! That is disgusting, and a very good reason not to go to Joe's Crab Shack.

Often, when I eat out at other places, Mexican food or Italian food restaurants, I will get a seafood selection. Or buy something in a supermarket.  So, I eat seafood regularly.  Especially shrimp.  I eat a lot of shrimp.