Local King Crab Season 2013

Supposed to be a short and expensive season this year (huge increase in demand from mainland China willing to pay top dollar).

This week:
Empire Chinese Cuisine $14.99/lb
Cindy's Palace $16.80/lb
Come Along Seafood $16.80/lb
Fortune City $16.80/lb
Lucky Tao $16.95/lb
Gingeri $17.00/lb
Red Star $18.00/lb
Excelsior $21.98/lb
Sun Sui Wah $20.00/lb
Kirin $22.00/lb
Hoi Tong $25.00/lb

T&T Supermarket - $16.88/lb

Consult Chinese newspapers like the Ming Pao for tons of King Crab ads with prices.

 

Are those prices of raw King Crab or cooked King Crab? If it is raw King Crab, does the restaurant charge for cooking the King Crab?

 

Prices are inclusive of cooking the AKC. However, don't be surprised if there's some "phantom weight" included. You might also have to add on extra for certain dishes like noodles or fried rice in the shell.

 

Good to know

 

Oh these looks so delicious, I am going to be so fat.

 

Empire Chinese Cuisine has gone up to $15.99/lb. Most places are still around $17-20.
Come Along up to $18.80/lb

 

Some prices as of Wednesday, March 13:
- Kirin 24.80 (up from 22.80)
- Red Star 22.80/lb (up from 18.80/lb)
- Empire Seafood Restaurant 19.80
- Victory Seafood 18.98
- Neptune 18.98
- Dai Tung 18.80
- Fraser Court 18.80
- Golden Ocean 17.90
- Golden Swan 16.99
- Top Cantonese 16.95
- Sing Kee 16.80
- Empire Chinese Cuisine 15.99
- Harbour Spirit 15.98
- Always 15.88
- Venice Garden 14.99
- South Ocean 14.99
- King's Chinese 14.88

As the season progresses, the crabs get smaller and their legs skinnier.