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Show The Salt Lake Tribune CALENDAR _DAILY SPECIAL Papers Shed Light on Sundance Lineup : by DonnaL. Barstow Big Portions Fare at 2001 festival Of Seafood, Commotion ~» ranges from survival tales to skateboarders BY SEAN P. MEANS sh BY ANNE WILSON Es SPECIAL TO THE TRIBUNE THE SALT LAKE TRIBUNE (¢ SANDY — Every diner who walks in the door of Joe’s Crab Shackgets a complimentary serving ofsomething thatisn’t even on Thelineupofthe 2001 Sundance Film Festival is taking shape — with criminals, homeless people, a gender-bending rocker, skateers and survival tales both real andfictional. The movie industry's two major trade papers, Variety and The Hollywood Reporter, each reported someofthe 100-plus titles that will be -in Park City and other Utah locations whenthefestival rolls Jan. 18-28. Sundance officials will not confirm anything until the slate is officially announced Tuesday. Here, according to the two trade the menu: cacophony. Noise and commotionare Joe’s stock in trade, along with the seafood thatfills its menu.This is not the spot for a contemplative meal. doe’s'is the place to go when you don’t Wantto dress up and every baby’sitter has disappeared from the planet. Kids love this place: Notofily are the walls andceilings cluttered with junk, butthere is a designated “rugrat room” with a paddedfloor anda slide, plus regular ‘floor shows starring Joe’s serversand anyoneelse whofeels like dancing. Predictably, the food and service get secondbilling to all that music‘and movement. While the menu-effers good variety and a wide price range, someofthe food is mediocre, either because it is poorly, seasoned, lukewarm or looks-tike it was prepped hours earlier. dJoe’s Crab Shacks arepart of a 30-state chain that also includes The Grab House, Landry’s Seafood House and Willie G’s Seafood and Steakhouse, all owned by Landry's Seafood Restaurants. Unfortunately, Joe's food can look andtastelike it was made according to.a formula. But people come here as muchfor the party as they do for,the food.Is there another restaurantin Utah whereservers danceQn the tables? With its wooden picnic tables, cemney floor and junky décor, Joe's -is the ultimate in casual dining;Crabin the shell is served aa] DINING OUT Joe’s Crab Shack The crab-stuffed shrimp (served with rice pilaf and veggies for $9.99) had an odd smell, as if too muchsherry had been added to the stuffing, although it reportedly doesnot contain alcohol. The snow 9400 S. State (in Jor- * dan Commons); 255-9571 @ Hours: Sunday Diners whodon’t want to work for their dinner can choose from a Jong list of other seafood dishes, including grilled tuna flavored with apiece of newspaperto catch with a Chinese marinade ($10.99); spills, a plastic bib, a wooden mal- swordfish in an oyster herb sauce let to ‘Help get at the meat and a ($13.99); halibut ($13.99); salmon packaged towelette for washing steak ($11.99), or mahi mahi up after the meal. While crab gets ($11.99). The seafood mixed grill top billing in the restaurant's ($13.99) features grilled shrimp, a name, Joe’s offers an ensemble , piece offlavorful salmon and some menyfeaturing a wealth of other tasty seafood cakes, but the whole sea creatures,as well as the ubiqblue crab that camewith it was too uitous-hamburger and steaks for muchworkfor the meatit yielded. the fish phobic. Vegetarians will Onesection of.the menu that have to make do with salads will appeal to families lists dinners (Greek or Caesar) or the fried- costing 9.99 or less, including cheese appetizer($5.99), which are English-style fish and chips, pretty slim pickings. grilled or fried catfish, mussels in Crab lovers have a wealth of red sauce on fettuccine, shrimp choices, from crab balls and crab scampi and fettuccine Alfredo with cakes to crab-stuffed ravioli and a shrimpor chicken. one-pound serving of king crab Kids can choose from their own legs (the most expensive thing on menuof$2.99 meals, including pizthe menu at $23.99). They must za,fish and chips,fried shrimp or a also choose how thecrabis prehamburger. Drinks and desserts pared — barbecued, steamed or are extra. cooked with garlic. Entrées come Diners who have room for, deswith boiled potatoes and overdone . sert should sample the Bananas corn on the cob. Coleslaw will be FoSter ($4.99), a crépe filled with added totheplateif diners ask for vanilla ice cream, topped with it, a thoughtful gesture. in these sliced bananas, drizzled with days of “value”(giant) meals. chocolate and caramel sauce and Someof Joe’s crab dishes are finished with whipped cream. It’s not what they're cracked upto be. big enough for two, maybe even Z-Boys,”a profileofskateboarders narrated by Sean Penn. “The Endurance,” about a Dramatic Competition @ ‘The Strangers,” $4.99 to $23.99 @ Liquor: Full bar @ Reservations: No @ Child’s Menu: Yes @ Takeout: Yes @ Wheelchair Accessible: Yes @ Outdoor Dining: Yes @ Parking: Large onsite lot Credit Cards: All major the sweet plum sauce served with deliciously ofthe sea. Q to 10 p.m.; Friday and Saturday, 11 a.m.to 11 p.m. @ Prices: Entrees from to free it from the shell thatitfelt like a netcalorie loss. (A good dish for dieters, if they skip the butter dip.) The dungenesscrab legs were bigger and easier to eat, with:a more pronounced fish flavor. Both varieties can be sampled together in the “clusterfest” ($15.99). “Crabiolis”($4.99), an appetizer of crab-stuffed raviolis that are pan-fried, could usea bit more seasoning. But don’t try to get it from Brooke Smith, center, plays a contestant in a murderousreality-TV showin thesatire “Series 7,” which will premiere at the 2001 Sundance |; Film Festival. have madeit into Sundance: through Thursday, 11 a.m. crab ($15.99) was sweet and delicious but required so much work them. Better to dip them in the tartar sauce that comes with the crab balls ($4.99), which live up to their billing of “world famous.” They are mildly spicy and taste papers, are 29 of the movies that Business of a Sundance Lab project directed and written by three people, and is a wonderful mix of flavors, although the crépe wasn't as tender as it could have n. Service at Joe’s is friendly but slow, probably because it is relatively new and possibly because servers are regularly called upon to dance in minimally choreographed routines. It is painfully obvious some of them arestill in training: When we found what appeared to be a wire staple in a hamburgerbun,our serveroffered a free dessert instead of replacing the sandwich.That was nice gesture but the wrong remedy and not in keeping with restaurant policy, whichis to inform managementof such problems. Joe’s is a new concept in Salt Lakedining,onethat will appeal to families with young children and seafood lovers who can’t or don’t wantto paytop dollar for top quality food.If you like your crab with cacophonyontheside,plan a fishingtrip to Joe's. Anne Wilson is The Tribune's restaurant reviewer. The newspaper. covers the cost of meals at res- Patrick’ Stettner, and starring Stockard Channing. @“Donnie Darko,” a sci-fi thriller about a teen (Jake Gyllenhaal, from “October Sky”) who sees bloodyvisions. Richard Kelly is the writer-director; Drew Barrymore co-produced the film and co-stars, {@ “Green Dragon,” Timothy Linh Bui(brother ofTony Bui, who directed the Sundance-winning “Three Seasons”) directs this story of Vietnamese refugees arriving in the U.S. in 1975. Patrick Swayze, Forest Whitaker and Hiep Thi Le (“Heaven and Earth”)star. “Hedwig and the Angry Inch,” directed and starring John Cameron Mitchell, based on his offBroadway musical about a German-born punk-rocking almost-transsexual. @ “In the Bedroom,” tale ofa man, a woman andherviolent exboyfriend. Tom Wilkinson (“The Full Monty”), Sissy Spacek and Marisa Tomei star for actorturned-director Todd Field (who played the piano player in “Eyes. Wide Shut”). W “Lift,” an African-American drama directed by DeMane Davis and KhariStreeter (who made the ’97 Sundance entry “Black and White and Red All Over”). “Memento” stars Guy Pearce (“L.A. Confidential”) as a man with short-term memory loss trying to track down his wife’s killer. “Scotland, PA,” a modern adaptation of “Macbeth”starring James LeGros(“Ally McBeal”) and taurants reviewed and there is no connection between reviews and Christopher Walken. restaurant advertising. Wilson welcomes food and wine news, comments. and suggestions at Documentary Competition wilwrite99@aol.com. QO “Dog Town and the 1918 naval expedition stranded in Antarctica, includes the harrowing footage of their ship sinking amid theice floes. @ “Go Tigers!”, about a high’ school football team and its rabid following in a small Ohio town. @“Home Movie,” director Chris Smith’s follow-up to the Sundance-winning “American Movie.” @ “Startup.com,” a look atthe birth of an Internet company, directed by D.A. Pennebaker and Chris Hegedus (who went inside the Clinton campaign in “The War Room”). Q struggling to win a hydroplane re- 5 gatta in 1971. h li “Nobody’s Baby” (formerly * titled “Anasazi Moon”) stars Gary » Oldman and SkeetUlrich as crimi- ‘i nals who becomeunlikely parents ' toalost baby. ~Cae “Series 7,” writer-director * Dan Minahan’s sure-to-be- “ controversial spoof of reality-TV, chronicling a show in which six contestants have to kill each other orbe killed. “Sexy Beast,” adark British crime comedy starring Ray Winstone (“Nil by Mouth”) and Ben ., 4 _ Kingsley. 2 Premieres American Spectrum @ “Caveman’sValentine,” directed by Kasi Lemmons (“Eve’s Bayou”), starring Samuel L. Jack- “Diary of a City Priest” “ dramatizes the life of Philadelphia * priest John McNamee, played by rs David Morse (“The Green Mile,” “Dancerin the Dark”). @ “AfterImage,” directed by Robert Manganelli, a romantic « thriller abouta clairvoyant and a ,_ crime photographer. John Mellencamp and Louise Fletcher are in thecast, 2 “Tape,” a live-action movie 11 by Richard Linklater. xi son as a paranoid man living in a cave in New York's Central Park, until he investigates a murder near his home. “The Dish,” an Australian comedy by the folks who made “The Castle,” chronicles an Australian town’s momentin the spotlight — as hometothe radio transmitter sending signals to the Apollo 11 crew. @“Double. Whammy,” directed and written by Tom DiCillo (‘Living in Oblivion”), starring Denis Leary as a cop seeking re- demption after failing to stop a massacre in fast-food restaurant. “Enigma,” about a World War II mathematician (Dougray . Scott) trying to crack the Nazis’ code andtheicy heart ofa beautiful woman (Saffron Burrows). 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