I have always lived inland, and my only real crab fests were at Red Lobster. Thirty plus years ago they would have an all you can eat King Crab meal for $7.50. Yes that’s right $7.50. They did it once a year and hubby and I always went. One year we went with 2 of his buddies. After awhile the waitress got sick of collecting all the claw waste, but kept bringing the crab. When we were done, there was a tall pyramid of crab refuse that took up the whole middle of the table, and we stuck dollar bills in many places for a tip.
That’s what a crab feast looks like on the Eastern Shore - newspapers on picnic tables piled high with crab shells :-)