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Rustic Inn CrabhousevsLaSpada's Hoagies
Both restaurants are rated highly by reviewers writing for major publications. Overall, LaSpada's Hoagies is preferred by most reviewers compared to Rustic Inn Crabhouse. LaSpada's Hoagies comes in at #10 in Fort Lauderdale with endorsements from 4 reviewers such as Concierge, Frommer's and Fodor's.
Rustic Inn Crabhouse
Fodor's
Lonely Planet
Zagat
Where
The Infatuation
Frommer's
4331 Ravenswood Rd, Fort Lauderdale, FL 33312-5348
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Fodor's "Now run by Wayne's family, the still-rustic place brags that it is still crackin' after more than a half century." Full review
Lonely Planet "Hungry locals at this messy, noisy crab house use wooden mallets at long, newspaper-covered tables to get at the Dungeness, blue and golden crabs drenched in garlic." Full review
Zagat4.0
""Family and friends" get "down and dirty" at this huge, circa-1955 "landmark" crab shack near the airport, donning bibs and "banging" away with mallets." Full review
Where "If you called central casting and ordered up an Old Florida seafood restaurant, you’d get Rustic Inn, a crab shack that has been packing in the seafood lovers for more than 50 years." Full review
The Infatuation7.7
"One of the greatest seafood establishments in the whole state...this place has been serving crabs and lots of other delicious seafood since 1955, and it’s like a museum you get to eat." Full review
Frommer's "The house specialty is garlic crabs—[“]world-famous,” they aver—but there’s plenty else on the menu (lots but not all of it fried, and not all of it fish, shrimp, or mollusks)." Full review
LaSpada's Hoagies
Concierge Fodor's Frommer's Zagat
233 E. Commercial Blvd, Lauderdale by the Sea, FL 33308
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Concierge "Every visitor should make a pilgrimage to this stellar sub shop."
Fodor's "The crew at this seaside hole-in-the-wall puts on quite a show of ingredient-tossing flair while assembling takeout hoagies, subs, and deli sandwiches." Full review
Frommer's "An institution since 1973, La Spada's is the answer to every sandwich fan whether you call it a sub or a hoagie." Full review
Zagat4.2
"Those in search of an affordable sandwich seek out this "popular", casual Broward chain (with one Boca Raton location) for some of "the best hoagies"." Full review
