On this particularly gloomy day, the sun hides behind the comfort of the clouds. Tears of the sky poured down upon the earth creating a vast wetland. Not the most ideal day to visit San Francisco’s Iconic Pier 39. Soaked docks cluttered with sea lions barking loud and proud. 

Held up by sleek reddish brown wooden pillars is a Pier Market Seafood restaurant. Inside only a sprinkle of people sat and dined, probably because it was 11:30 am on a very rainy day. Hawaiian-style music played in the background–not too fitting for the weather.

I ordered the crab cake appetizer, which is claimed as their house specialty which came with two crab cakes and their house Cajun rémoulade otherwise known as a fancy tartar sauce. 

The cakes came relatively fast which was a plus but, what came next was not as great. 

Each cake seemed to be only a quarter of an inch thick which led to my disappointment. Steam spewed out of the crabcake as I cut one open to take a nibble. Upon the first bite, the flavor of the crab was nowhere to be found. This puzzled me because it was in fact crab season when the crabs should be sweet and fluffy. 

Though the crab cakes were quite crispy, the only flavor to be found was breading and parsley. Dipping the cakes into the remoulade only made it a slightly better experience making it taste more like fried bread crumbs and a zing of tartar sauce.

Overall this experience greatly disappointed me. The two crab cakes totaled 18.95$ with the added audacity to call it their house specialty. I would personally not recommend or order again.