Smack Shack

Michele, John and I made it to the Smack Shack restaurant over Memorial weekend. We made a reservation in advance, though I am not sure it was necessary as it was busy, but not all tables were occupied during our visit. It might have been slower due to the holiday weekend, I’m not completely sure. We were seated at a nice table near the large open doors, though they had to close them awhile after we were seated as it became rather chilly and windy. Will the weather ever warm up around here? The patio will be great if the weather ever improves!

I started off with a hurricane. Quite tasty and not overly sweet.

Michele and I shared the lobster corn dogs with lemon chive aioli dipping sauce. There were huge chunks of lobster underneath the crispy and light corn dog breading. These were very good and not at all greasy.

John started with the west coast oyster assortment. Nice presentation. 

John had the shrimp po’ boy with chips. He said he liked it a lot as the shrimp were lightly breaded and crunchy with a good spicy flavor.

Michele had the original Smack Shack lobster roll with chips. The griddled milk bread is amazing. And the contents of the sandwich are still mostly lobster, in case you were wondering—no filler here.

I had the Connecticut style lobster roll with chips, which is a new addition to the menu. This roll simply contained warm lobster with butter, lemon and chives. This is the lazy person’s way to eat lobster! It was so delicious and yet so simple and perfect. 

The service was excellent- attentive but not overbearing. The whole atmosphere was casual and laid back, thought the room was a bit too loud at times. It is very open with nothing to baffle the noise. The bar area was very large and there were two bars. One is straight ahead as you walk in and the lobster boil area is there as well. The other bar area is off to the left and had tons of seating as well. The bar areas were not all that full when we arrived either. I suspect you could arrive a little early for dinner and not have any issues getting a table in the bar.

The menu is considerably larger than the menu from the food truck or the 1029 bar. There are lots of interesting seafood items I’d like to go back try like the crab cakes, lobster boil and maybe the fried chicken. They even offer a hamburger and wings for the non-seafood eaters in your life. And try not to brag too much about all the goodies they are missing!

Deals & Discounts:  Happy hour is your best bet for deals at Smack Shack. The daily happy hour runs Monday through Friday 3-6pm and 10-midnight. They have $1, $3 and $5 appetizers on special.

Smack Shack
603 Washington Avenue North
Minneapolis, MN
612-259-7288
http://smack-shack.com