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Bites Nearby: The Crab Pot

Fresh seafood in Stone Mountain Village with a little taste of New Orleans and lots of flavor.

You could stand on a corner and look around until a restaurant sign draws you in. But we've got a better idea. Each week, Patch picks a great restaurant either in town or nearby that is worth checking out.

Here is this week's choice: The Crab Pot

Whether it's garlic crab, smoked, hot and spicy or steamed, it's all good at The Crab Pot. There's also grilled or fried fish, and Bubba in the movie Forrest Gump doesn't have anything on The Crab Pot's chefs when it comes to fixing shrimp: grilled, in a low-country boil, gumbo, chowder, with pasta alfredo, po-boys, you name it.

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The seafood is fresh and prepared individually when you place your order. You may have to wait a few minutes longer for your food than in places where it's prepared ahead of time, but you can taste the difference. 

Signature dishes include the garlic crab, the loaded clam chowder, and the salad with grilled salmon.

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Save room for dessert -- they are handmade and fresh. One of the most popular is the sweet potato cheesecake.

The restaurant is new (it's located where Mama Mia's was for decades)  and doesn't have a license to sell alcohol yet. That should change next month, according to owner Yvonne Thompson. She and her sister, Jennifer Hayes, are the chefs and co-owners.

The Crab Pot is at 961 Main Street in the city of Stone Mountain. Open Tuesday - Saturday, 11 a.m. - 8:30 p.m. and on Sundays from 12 - 6 p.m. Pricing: Lunch sandwiches start at $5.99. The most expensive item on the menu is the surf and turf at $25.99. Platters for a crowd -- with one pound each of crab, shrimp and crawfish with sides -- are $49.99. Phone: 770-498-5900.


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