Killer
Shrimp Opens In Santa Barbara -
Real Deal for Beach Dwellers
Kevin
Michaels and his partners have opened a new "Killer
Shrimp" at 416 State Street in Santa Barbara, where their
menu duplicates items that have been successfully served in their
Marina del Rey venue for years. A restaurant concept that started
twenty-five years ago was the brain child of Kevin's father over
twenty years ago, and began as a one bowl concent in the Marina,
where they only served bowls of Killer Shrimp with French bread,
and had lines of people waiting around the block to savor the
delicious recipe created by Kevin's dad Lee Michaels, renowned
rock musician who performed with a milieu of great rock bands
in the 70s.
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Growing
up on the beach in Malibu, Kevin Michaels an avid surfer and his
friends enjoyed his dad's recipes on the beach, and they are having
great fun sharing these dishes with guests at Killer Shrimp. "We
serve dishes that we know and like. Patrons seem to enjoy dishes
on our menu, and the "Killer Shrimp" dish has put us
on the map in Marina del Rey," said Michaels.
Huge
and delicious shrimp for the "Killer Shrimp" bowls come
from the Sea of Cortez area in Mexico. According to owner Michaels
"this area in the Sea of Cortez is where you find the finest
shrimp. Mexican shrimp from this area have just the right salt
count and are perfect for our secret recipe," says Michaels.
The recipe is a secret preparation Kevin's dad cooked up during
family meals when Kevin and his brother were kids growing up on
Point Dume, and this recipe is the foundation for the family business
they run today.
The
full menu in Santa Barbara includes a delicious warm seafood salad
featuring shrimp, calimari and crabmeat with lettuce, avocado,
hard boiled egg, tomatoes and cucumber in a creamy warm dressing;
a deliciously different mac & cheese; steamed mussels; crab
cakes with hot or mild dipping sauce; ahi tuna with crisps; garlic
mashed potatoes with scallops and capers in a buerre blank sauce
that is outstanding, as well as steak, lobster, oysters, clams,
salmon and so much more. The "Killer Shrimp" is also
available over rice or angel hair pasta, on a sandwich with extra
sauce for dunking and with mac & cheese.
Cocktails
were designed by renowned mixologist Marcos Tello offer sips of
popular new herbal delights that have become so in trendy LA bars,
and include the best ingredients in a visually exciting presentation.
One of these amazing herbal inspired cocktails is a beautiful
tri-colored mojito that is served with fresh muddled mint (this
recipe is from the Queen's Park Hotel in the 1920's). The bar
offers 20 beers on tap, a selection of wine and a treasure trove
of 'man size" cocktails. Happy Hour at Killer Shrimp is a
great value and a bowl of the delicious Killer Shrimp is only
$15.00, and comes with a large basket of French bread. The entire
restaurant menu offers great value for the price.
The
huge restaurant venue offers a front patio, restaurant and bar
and a private open air patio. During Fiesta week July 31-August
4 they will have live entertainment and welcome locals and visitors
celebrating Fiesta in Santa Barbara to stop in and experience
the "Killer Shrimp."
Killer
Shrimp
416 State Street
Santa Barbara CA
(805) 284-9262
http://killershrimp.com/,