Riggin's

What would a blog from me be without talking about Riggin's Crab House in Lantana. We've been going there for over 20 years and still go several times a month. They have some of the best crabcakes, 99% crabmeat and not much filler, just enough to barely hold them together for cooking. Their blue crabs are great too with Old Bay seasoning but the best time to get them is in the summer when the crabs are fuller and not as watery. We recently discovered they also have great Buffalo wings - so after all these years, I often get them when we're not in the mood for crabs. Make sure to have them double cooked so they are crispy and well done. For those who haven't been, it's a very low key, down home type restaurant and bar that is mostly full of locals and regulars. It's not easy to find either as it doesn't sit out on a main road but the sign is visible from I-95. Dave and Marty have been the two main bartenders for years though Dave is cutting back on his days/hours and the owner's nephew will be taking up the slack. If you go in and happen to see Marty behind the bar, be sure and mention The Rolling Stones and you'll have a conversation going all night long and maybe make a new friend. He is a dyed in the wool Stones fan. Those two peas in a pod couldn't be more opposite - Dave is from Canada and worked in marketing many moons ago, is an avid golfer and is a conservative from what we gather. Marty is a 60' kind of guy who is a staunch Democrat - around election time, it gets pretty interesting :-) If you go, be sure and tell someone there that I recommended it. Danny the owner is sometimes there but now his sister Toni manages it when he's not; it's pretty much all in the family. If it's crabs you want, I can't think of a better place.