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  Good value but don't go there for the ribs.

  Clawdaddy, Bonifacio High Street

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  Subtitled as "The Great American Picnic", Clawdaddy's aimed to provide that backyard barbecue type of ambience once provided by Racks. And judging by the crowd when we went there one Saturday night, it seems everybody wants to partake of the experience they're offering.
  
  There is good variety in the menu, offering a number of appetizers, soups, salads, grilled meats, subs and seafood, especially crabs. The last item made me realize that Crawdaddy's is a part of the Red Crab group so I pretty much concluded their crabs were going to be good. But for unexplained reasons, we decided to order a full rack of baby back ribs, shrimp etouffe pasta, seared tuna and fried calamari salad, fried oyster sub and gumbo. All the items we ordered were tasty and satisfying, except for the surprisingly tough baby back ribs. The ribs were disappointing, since it doesn't have that fall off the bone quality, as the meat clung on desperately in a tug of war with my teeth. Also, the marinade didn't penetrate much to the meat so it has a pretty ordinary flavor. However, the other dishes especially the etouffe pasta and the gumbo were noteworthy enough to redeem the ribs.
  
  The place itself is nice, as the tables remind one of a picnic table in a park somewhere in the US. It also has holes where pails can be placed so you can put your discarded ribs, crab shells and other trash at your convenience.
  
  The staff is very helpful and efficient, so despite the ribs I'll go back again, maybe to order the crabs.

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