Finally, air traffic controller, Shane Ahern, could not be with us in the studio today.
But he says you are cleared for landing at this little fish shack where you will
find daily seafood specials and a fun vibe. Tucked away in a historic fishing village,
it's a spot that can't be missed. It's in Stuart and it's called Gettin' Crabby at the Stern House.
My name's Marc Lemoine coowner of Gettin' Crabby Port Salerno.
The business started in 2010 with a couple partners merging together from
different businesses. I came in in 2012 or 13 and bought out a partner.
The neighborhood is Port Salerno. It's an old
fishing town. Well, I didn't know was here until 2008.
The most popular thing is the Royal Red shrimp Shrimp they only harvest during a full moon,
live from a thousand feet down, soft, sweet, taste like little main lobsters.
Probably outsells everything 10 to 1. And then we do a catchoftheday.
And then we do a special, whichever fish we get in with something on top of it: crab meat, shrimp,
scallops with a butter chive sauce. That's our number one and number two selling things.
Gettin' Crabby's just a great joint. Best seafood around. Entertainment Thursday,
Friday, Saturday. So it's kind of a hangout, but you leave with good food.
Okay. So this is your neighborhood. Right?
This is my neighborhood. And um...
[Michelle] Okay. Do you, do you go to Gettin' Crabby?
I go to Gettin' Crabby very often.
Do you?
And, um, Porto Salerno has a long history of being a fishing village.
Hmm. I never even heard of port Salerno.
[Andre] So you could miss Port Salerno because it's a single traffic light
on Dixie, basically, Salerno Road in Dixie.
[Michelle] Okay.
And they happen to be on Salerno Road.
[Michelle] Oh, that's great.
Okay. Um, it's a very small building.
So, I'm guessing that it's been around a long time if it's an old fishing village.
[Andre] It's been around since the early 19 hundreds.
[Michelle] Wow.
And there was a railroad siding that would lead right to the water where the fishermen could load
the fish and get it to the, the main line. It feels like you've
gone to the keys and you pull up to it and it's relatively nondescript. And the parking is in the
back. And there's not a lot of parking. You end up parking across the street or somewhere else. But
why I continue to go often, even though there's many other dishes that I've eaten there,
is the fresh food crab that you have to either call or go to the website or the Facebook page
and see if he said the blue crabs are in. Because they come in, live in a little cage.
Okay. Sure.
So I've grown up eating blue crabs. So it's one of my favorite things. My wife,
she didn't wanna mess with it. But...
Well, it does take a while to get through a blue crab. But if you can deal with it,
it is one of the most tasty and delicious adventures. Have you been before?
No, my first time.
[Michelle] And what'd you think?
I thought it was, you know, it was kind of like a beach, beachy, like food shacky,
[Michelle] Like a shack. Yeah.
[Nicolynn] And they had a lot of knickknacks for sale.
[Andre] Right.
[Nicolynn] Right?
[Andre] Right.
[Michelle] Oh, really? Like what?
[Nicolynn] Really cute, like nautical.
[Michelle] ] Oh, cute.
[Nicolynn] Nautical, like ornaments.
[Andre] Stamped, metal fishes that look like a real fish hanging up on the netting.
And I noticed that they had their own hot sauce.
[Andre] Right.
Like a variety of them, like five different types.
[Michelle] Wow. That they make?
[Nicolynn] That they make.
So what'd you opt for?
A black and mahi sandwich with fries. We went for lunch and my husband ordered crab cake entree,
which it came with two sides, cilantro, lime rice,
and their tomato cucumber salad with their homemade basal vinegarette.
[Michelle] Yeah.
[Nicolynn] I was salivating when I saw the, the salad and the rice, 'cause it just looked so,
just green and beautiful.
[Michelle] It just sounds really fresh.
[Nicolynn] It was, everything was so fresh and it was so delicious.
I actually ordered a side of the cilantro rice and ate the black and mahi with it.
Weird. Well after the crabs, could you eat anything else?
Well, crabs were the last part of it. They have a,
a sea crab bisque, which is a, it's a creambased soup.
[Michelle] Well, you really went crabby.
[Andre] Yes.
[Michelle] Okay.
[Andre] And, um, we split it, although we just got a cup
and it was just loaded with crab. And then we had the cracked conch.
I did the same and the Ruby jewel shrimp. They had a special,
these red shrimp and there were super juicy.
[Michelle] Oh, the Ruby red shrimp.
[Nicolynn] Ruby red shrimp. Excellent. It was almost like lobster, it tasted...
[Michelle] Very much so. Yeah.
[Nicolynn] Like lobster.
[Michelle] It's a Florida shrimp.
[Nicolynn] Okay.
[Michelle] And, um, it has almost like a langoustine redness and, and flavor to it.
My wife had,
[Michelle] Wait, you're still going?
[Nicolynn] Wow
My wife had a triple tail.
[Michelle] Oh I love triple tail.
[Andre] She had triple tail.
[Michelle] How did they make it?
[Andre] I think she had hers blackened.
[Michelle] Mm.
[Andre] My wife, believe it or not, will get the hamburger from time to time. And she says,
it's one of the best hamburgers she's ever had. I don't really get a chance to eat there that often.
[Michelle] Yeah.
[Andre] So when I go
[Michelle] You go
I kind of go all out.
[Michelle] Right. Yeah. So did you have dessert?
[Andre] I did. Had the coconut rum cake.
[Nicolynn] Ooh, yum.
[Michelle] Oh yeah.
[Andre] It was quite good.
[Michelle] How was service?
[Nicolynn] Oh, excellent.
Yeah?
The waitress needs a call out. She was the only one there.
She worked the bar. It was busy. We were there for lunch. Very busy. She greeted us immediately.
As soon as we entered. Treated us like we were the only ones there. We never had to wait for,
like it, she was incredible. She was the most amazing waitress I've ever experienced.
I think I probably had the same waitress.
[Nicolynn] Oh. And so pleasant. No stress whatsoever. Lots of people
were coming in all at the same time. She just took it with stride. She was amazing.
That's awesome. Wine and beer?
Wine and beer.
[Michelle] Oh, in the back?
I mean, you can sit in the back at a bar.
[Nicolynn] Okay. How big is that place?
[Andre] Well, you know, you come in the front door,
[Nicolynn] Right.
[Andre] When there's music playing, they're usually right there on their
right hand side in the corner. But then there's a doorway that goes to the back.
[Nicolynn] Oh.
[Andre] And there's a bar that's probably twice the size of the bar that's up front.
[Nicolynn] Okay.
[Andre] And a lot of locals that's their Friday afternoon hang out and they're back there.
[Nicolynn] Oh, okay.
Well Andre Gettin' Crabby was a place that you frequented. So gimme a little summation, please.
Definitely an opportunity to step away from the hustle and bustle of life and relax.
Nicolynn?
If you want fresh seafood and a cold beer, good at Gettin' Crabby. They have... And,
also, don't forget to order their cilantro lime rice. That's a must.
Well, you can grab your cracker and get to work at Gettin' Crabby, located at 41, 10
Southeast Salerno Road in Stuart. Open for lunch and dinner every day, but Monday.
Reservations are not accepted. And the average price for dinner without drinks is about $45.