New Joe's Crab Shack Offers Free Crab For A Year To Queens Guests

ELMHURST, N.Y., Dec. 2, 2014 /PRNewswire/ -- Beginning next week, Elmhurst, New York, residents can enjoy a taste of the shore with the opening of Joe's Crab Shack.  The new restaurant, located at 92-50 59th Ave., near the Queens Center Mall, will officially open on Tuesday, December 9.

Local team members and Queens chamber of commerce officials will open the restaurant with a ribbon-cutting ceremony at 10:45 a.m., and the restaurant will welcome guests for lunch beginning at 11:00 a.m. The first 100 guests who dine at the new location on opening day will be awarded free crab for a year and one lucky guest will win free crab for life.

"We are so excited to be a part of the Elmhurst neighborhood and bring the Joe's experience to Queens," said Aaron Baptista, general manager, Joe's Crab Shack, Elmhurst. "With more than 150 people from the neighborhood working here, our guests might even see a neighbor or a friend as they dive into a bucket of crab."

The Elmhurst location guests also have the opportunity to participate in the restaurant's ongoing support of Share Our Strength's No Kid Hungry campaign. Guests who donate $2 will receive a free slice of Key Lime Pie; those who donate $5 will receive a free order of Crab Nachos; and those who donate $10 will receive a free Classic Steampot.

The new Elmhurst Joe's Crab Shack also offers guests convenient parking and a full-service bar.

The Joe's Crab Shack menu features Southern flavors and spices that add a delicious, unexpected twist to fresh, high-quality seafood. Menu favorites include Steampots; mouth-watering crab dishes featuring Dungeness, snow and king crab; and signature seafood entrees. A full list of Joe's Crab Shack menu items is available at www.joescrabshack.com.

About Joe's Crab Shack

Founded in Houston in 1991, Joe's Crab Shack brings "100% Shore" fresh seafood, authentic flavors and Southern flair to more than 135 locations in more than 30 states. Joe's menu features more than 25 crab items in addition to fish, lobster, mussels, clams and shrimp. The company supports causes in every neighborhood it serves and is a leading national partner with both Autism Speaks and Share Our Strength's No Kid Hungry^® campaign. Joe's is a member of the Ignite Restaurant Group (NASDAQ: IRG) portfolio of restaurants. For more information, go to http://www.joescrabshack.com/.

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