The area around Wangjiang Road in Wangjiangmen is a gathering place for crayfish shops, but the crayfish in this area make many diners love and hate. The reason for liking it is naturally that there are many crayfish restaurants, the food atmosphere is strong, and the feeling of "Hangzhou on the tip of the tongue" arises spontaneously. The reason for the dislike is also obvious, after the diners remove the thick food filter, they will find that many restaurants have a messy environment and poor hygiene conditions. But there is still one restaurant that has done well, and its story is quite legendary.
Wangjiangmen Lobster House 227 is the restaurant's current name, and no one knew what it was called before. A restaurant without a signboard is very special on this more than 100-meter-long Wangjiang Road. At first, the restaurant only had one type of crayfish - spicy lobster, and this alone made a name for itself in Hangzhou. Without a name, diners simply replaced the restaurant's address with "No. 227 Wangjiang Road". The small restaurant has been on fire for more than ten years under this bizarre nickname, and it was not until 2018 that the restaurant hung a very simple "Wangjiangmen Lobster Restaurant 227" signboard at the door, and diners can call their favorite restaurant by its official name.
There is only one specification of 227 crayfish in Wangjiangmen Lobster Museum, and 4~6 money can only be said to be qualified. Fortunately, the restaurant uses green shrimp, so the proportion of shrimp is slightly larger, and crayfish are only sold during the peak season of crayfish. In the early stage of the crayfish season, Wangjiangmen Lobster House 227 will choose the plan of sharing crayfish in Jiangsu and Hangzhou, and then will completely choose the local crayfish in Hangzhou. Two batches of crayfish arrive every day, and the freshness is guaranteed. In the morning, the restaurant is busy with the process of removing the head, removing the dead shrimp, washing the shrimp by hand, and then keeping the crayfish fresh with ice cubes.
The restaurant now only has two crayfish flavors, spicy and salt-and-pepper. The proprietress at the door, known as "Lobster Shih Tzu", will also ask you what flavor you want, in fact, spicy lobster is not spicy, slightly spicy, medium spicy, and heavy spicy spicy to choose from. The proprietress Wang Xiaojing said that the spicy taste is self-created, there is no unique secret recipe, and the whole family is a layman. This crayfish condiment only has Beijing onions, garlic, ginger, straw mushrooms, chicken essence, chili peppers and sugar, but it is fresh and spicy with sweetness, which is indeed in line with the habit of Hangzhou people who love to eat sweet.
Today's "Wangjiang Road 227" has "swallowed" the two stores next to it, but the seats are still in short supply. The restaurant environment is a little rudimentary, and there is basically no service to speak of. Diners do need to be mentally prepared to eat here.
