New owner, chef at Blu Crab; and that old seafood restaurant wasn’t like you remember

New owner at Blu Crab in Ridglea

Hey, Bud! Has something changed at the Blu Crab?

—Donna, Fort Worth

The Blu Crab, 6115 Camp Bowie Blvd., has new owners and a new chef, with a new menu in the works. It’s always had high ratings on social media from a devoted following, and the new owners seem to be emphasizing crab and shrimp boils along with fried and grilled seafood. More in a future Eats Beat.

Drive-through restaurants were busy

Hey, Bud! I’m really worried about the little restaurants. What can we do to help?

—Angela, Fort Worth

The restaurants with take-out windows were doing really good business early in the week. Some had lines double-looping around the restaurant. And a few even offers discounts like the $3 carryout chopped beef sandwiches at Angelo’s Barbecue or the 25% off at Curly’s. Some restaurants are always teetering on the verge of failure. but loving customers will help beloved restaurants stay afloat.

Memories fail us, but Spanish Galleon was a trip

Hey, Bud! What was the restaurant in Forest Park Boulevard where the front door was like walking into a shark’s mouth?

—Robert, Fort Worth

The Spanish Galleon was a 1970s seafood restaurant . It was like walking into the hatch of a giant Spanish sailing ship, but people mistakenly remember it as a shark’s or whale’s mouth. Texas Monthly described it as a “Disney approach” to architecture and decor.