In the mid 90’s I worked for Warner Music Group’s distribution arm called WEA. Miami was an important market for music then with the largest music wholesaler Bassin Distributors here, Peaches was based here, Blockbuster Music here. and Spec’s Music were all here. We had our annual Christmas dinner at Joe’s in 1995 and I remember finding out that a TV commercial was shot that night. Only I didn’t know it until dozens of people came up to me for several years afterwards and said they saw me in the Joe’s TV commercial. To this day I’ve never seen it, but I’ve been assured by people of unquestioned honesty and integrity that they’ve seen it. 🙂

Vic McLean
Now CEO of
Virtuoso Music & Distribution

Joe came to my first wedding, a good friend of my dad. Joe was a lovely person. My wedding gift from Joe was my honeymoon in Florida, as well as the most magnificent meal at Joe’s Stone Crab. I will never forget it. Joe is in my prayers each day now and forever.

We have been going to Joe’s since 1968 when our kids were young around 3/6. When asked their favorite place to eat most kids said McDonald’s, ours always said Joe’s. That was good until they started wanting their own order of stone crabs and did not want to share and always ate them all.

Joe’s has always been our favorite place to eat and now our grandchildren think so too.

Our kids get stone crabs for their birthday from take out since they do not live in Miami.

New Years without Joe’s Stone Crab would not be New Years. I can’t remember, but I think I have ordered for the last 20 or so years. I wanted to celebrate New Years. The best way to do this  was to make sure I had Joe’s stone crab claws to eat and a French sparkling wine to drink. They are steamed perfectly and so sweet. Sometimes I get the cream spinach, rich and delicious. The best New Years party for one.

Don’t have a photo on file but one in my photo album, thought better to take a photo after all those years so I could remember how nice it was to be able to eat at least once a year stone crab claws. Always delivered on time.

My best memory was when my co workers exchanged Secret Santa gifts and I gave each a $20 gift card to Joe’s. They have lived in Miami most of their lives, but never been to Joe’s. We agreed to go together to Joe’s during lunch. They were all impressed by the service and general splendor, atmosphere, and customers at the restaurant. Great time had by all, and was complimented for my great choice of gifts.

When we were dating, my husband and I had our first vacation together in Miami and I introduced him to stone crabs at Joe’s. Every year after that, we would order stone crabs from Joe’s to be shipped to us for New Year’s Eve and would look forward to that for weeks! Well, in 1997, our order was placed well in advance. Much to our surprise, I went into early labour with our twins, who were born on Dec. 30th. Needless to say, our claws arrived promptly on the 31st as ordered, so we celebrated New Year’s Eve, and the birth of our girls, at the hospital with the entire Labor and Delivery nursing staff, enjoying a delicious meal of stone crab claws from Joe’s. We used surgical instruments as utensils too. I bet the cleaning staff is still finding bits of shell in corners of that hospital room!

Each year I order crabs for my son who is in the army. For his birthday, the stone crabs have been a family favorite after having received them as a gift for Christmas. So each year I call and send  an order of crabs to our son and his wife since they can never get away and come home for his birthday. I will be calling soon!