When the crustaceaniest season of the Southern California descends, it can be easy to only picture one thing: Lobster lovers lined up at outdoor picnic tables, under the sun, with plastic bibs and paper plates filling out the frame.
But our September lobster-based enjoyment isn't solely built around the famous large-scale festivals which fill up the middle of the month (we're looking at you, Long Beach, San Pedro, and Redondo Beach). Nick + Stef's Steakhouse, the downtown meatery known for their primo cuts of beef, generally gets the crustacean season rolling with its Lobster Extravaganza.
The Extravaganza is set to roll over four nights: Aug. 21, 22, 23, and Saturday, Aug. 24.
What's on the menu? No shocker: A certain crimson-hued sea denizen is the star, but in a few surprising ways. Chef Megan Logan will serving New England Lobster Rolls as well as steamed lobster. Surf & Turf is part of the scene, as well as Lobster Mac & Cheese, Lobster Thai Coconut Soup, and Lobster Thermidor.
Yep, that's lotta lobster.
Everything's priced a la carte, but note that the lobsters are flown in daily from, you guessed it, Maine.
Hi, Maine!
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The steamed lobsters, by the by, are served with smoked paprika butter and basil butter, in addition to straight-up butter-butter.
See? We told you. A wee bit fancy. Yep, you can tie on your plastic bib come September, but if you want to have a posher ocean-salty experience, Nick + Stef's is your pre-September first stop.
