The Crab Cooker

at 2200 Newport Blvd, Newport Beach , 92663 United States

1. Organization
2. Seafood Restaurant

Description

The Crab Cooker is a popular Southern California restaurant specializing in seafood, located on the Balboa Peninsula in Newport Beach, California. The restaurant is housed in an old branch building of the Bank of America located at 22nd & Newport Blvd. The logo of the bank prior to its merger with NationsBank can still be seen embedded in the corner of the building. It was established in 1951, and is considered a local landmark. In 1969, Venture Magazine rated it as one of the top two restaurants in the world.HistoryOriginally located at 28th Street and Marina, the restaurant got its start when owner Bob Roubian was offered the opportunity to take over a local fish market in August 1951. Roubian, a carpenter by trade, had helped remodel the market three years earlier and had an interest in fishing.The outside of the restaurant is painted in bright red. Inside the restaurant, the decoration is a pastiche of unique items ranging from paintings by famous artists, theater chandeliers, pots and pans, a wrought-iron gate, nautical equipment – and a giant shark. The restaurant is known for its casual atmosphere. While a favorite local haunt, tourists from around the world visit to sample the cuisine and send one of their post cards, eat off of paper plates, and see the iconic fish sign. It is not uncommon to see patrons waiting in lines snaking down the street. These lines once elevated The Crab Cooker to national headlines when advance staff for then President Richard Nixon once asked Mr. Roubian to allow the president to be seated for dinner, and Mr. Roubian informed them that the president would have to wait along with rest of the folks (he says any president would have gotten the same treatment).

Opening time

• Mondays: 11:00- 21:00
• Tuesdays: 11:00- 21:00
• Wednesdays: 11:00- 21:00
• Thursdays: 11:00- 21:00
• Fridays: 11:00- 22:00
• Saturdays: 11:00- 22:00
• Sundays: 11:00- 21:00

Reviews for The Crab Cooker

Jaymie S.

Came here for dinner while vacationing in Newport and LOVED it. Quality seafood that tastes amazing and doesn't have sky high prices is exactly what you'll... Read more

Jen C.

Where to start- if you love great food and restaurants with true local character then yes, you should go! I had been recommended to this NB staple, so we... Read more

Mike G.

How very sad to see such a great restaurant go straight to hell!! I've been going to this place for the past 30 years, have not been in about five years.... Read more

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Company Rating

2432 FB users likes The Crab Cooker, set it to 2 position in Likes Rating for Newport Beach, United States in Organization category

Summary

The Crab Cooker is Newport Beach based place and this enity listed in Organization category. Located at 2200 Newport Blvd CA 92663. Contact phone number of The Crab Cooker: (949) 673-0100