The Galveston County Daily News

OCTOBER
19

06:45 PM in Buzz

By Laura Elder | Permalink | Comments (4)

Officials with Joe's Crab Shack visited the Port of Galveston on Monday to offer post-Hurricane Ike status of their restaurant, closed since the storm. Joe's leases the 2000 Harborside Drive building from the port.

Restaurant officials assured port officials they plan to reopen a Crab Shack or a new concept. But insurance and engineering issues are making it slow going, they report. The restaurant building is only 3 feet above sea level. Federal and city codes would require it to be rebuilt 11 feet above sea level.

This probably rules out the spicy rumor that Hooters was ogling the spot.

But the idea that officials with Joe's Crab Shack are mulling a different concept at the prime site was intriguing. The site seems ideal for a seafood restaurant, it being on the waterfront and all. But maybe we could use something different? Any ideas?

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walmart should open at night [ only with armed gareds that will shoot to kill robbers ]

— By bob smith on Oct. 21 at 3:14 PM

Public housing. LOL

Carpe Diem

— By robert strevell on Oct. 21 at 6:33 PM

I am going to try a novel idea here and stick with the discussion thread. I like both restaurants there, thou I am leaning towards Joes Crab Shack, The waterfront would be a great place to put in a restaurant. Another seafood restaurant would be a little over kill. Joes Crab Shack does have a variety. How about an upper end steak house? I don't think Galveston has enough of steak house restaurants. Hooters may be more of an off Strand type of business or a better location is on the Seawall.

— By Rick Wade on Oct. 25 at 4:12 PM

How about an "Outback"?

— By Jack Coose on Oct. 27 at 9:17 PM

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About Laura Elder

Laura Elder has covered business for The Daily News for since 2001 and writes Biz Buzz, a twice-weekly column.

She grew up in Houston and graduated from the University of Houston with a communications degree in 1992. She worked for six years at the Houston Business Journal covering the retail and restaurant industries.

She lives in Galveston with her husband Michael Smith, also a journalist.

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