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Downtown Savannah

Crystal Beer Parlor

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The standing

Plenty of big shrimp and a delicious sauce made this a strong showing, even if ordinary sausage and a loud fennel note tugged it back a touch.

Visits
1
Latest visit
June 2023
Really delicious, but we noticed some areas for improvement.Our overall call on the plate, from A+ to F.How we review
A-
How traditional the plate is to the Lowcountry, 0 to 100. It is not a quality grade.How we review
90/100

At the table

At the table · June 2023

Shrimp and grits · June 2023

Plenty of big shrimp and a delicious sauce made this a strong showing, even if ordinary sausage and a loud fennel note tugged it back a touch.

Visited
June 2023
Price
$27.50
Fair: Fine, though we wanted a bit more.Value is the sixth taste: our own judgment of what arrived for what it cost. It stands apart from the grade.How we review
Fair
Really delicious, but we noticed some areas for improvement.Our overall call on the plate, from A+ to F.How we review
A-
Lowcountry Score
90/100

Loads of big shrimp (maybe 8?) and sausage, but it’s just decent smoked sausage, so this is not trying to be high end. The sauce is delicious but I keep getting rocked by fennel. It seems like it shouldn’t be in there at all. The grits are g…review cut off.

I’m not sure what happened to the rest of this review. I guess I’ll just have to go try it again.