When Yankee Magazine sent their editor up the Maine coast in early 2017 to sample dozens of lobster rolls and crown one champion, she chose McLoons Lobster Shack for their fresh seafood and perfect rolls. The crab roll is beloved by Mainers and those in the know; many even prefer it to the lobster roll! McLoons provides the highest quality hand picked, all leg crab meat from Maine Peekytoe (Rock Crabs) which you can use to make your own rolls, crabcakes or salads!

Once considered by lobstermen to be a nuisance and bait-stealer that was more of a pest than a lucrative species for harvest demand for Rock Crabs soared after chefs and other epicures in New York were introduced to it by Maine’s legendary Browne Trading Company. Processing these crabs remains a true “cottage” industry in Maine, with very few commercial houses investing in the time-consuming traditional hand-picking method necessary to produce superior meats free of shell.