Who started adding bay shrimp to the Louis salad?
Good question. I don’t know, but I expect it had to do with keeping the Louis an affordable menu option. • What exactly are bay shrimp, anyway? Bay shrimp are coldwater or Pandalid shrimp, aka pink shrimp, tiny shrimp, baby shrimp, salad shrimp. Those caught in the Pacific, from Alaska to Northern California, are Pandalus jordani. Pink shrimp are an important part of the Oregon fishing industry. Much of the bay shrimp paired locally with Dungeness crab to make the seafood Louie comes from Oregon. LOUIES WE LIKE • Chandler’s Crabhouse, 901 Fairview Ave. N.; 206-223-2722. Dungeness Crab & Bay Shrimp Louis ($22.95). Lettuce: mixed greens pretossed with balsamic vinaigrette. Seafood: ample, fresh crab lump meat and several whole claws; firm, good-size bay shrimp. Egg: quartered, hard-boiled egg. Dressing: Thousand Island, on the side. Other: asparagus spears, Roma tomatoes, jumbo ripe pitted olives, lemon wedge. Presentation: gorgeous; see photo on D1. • Elliott’s Oyster House, Pier 56, 12
