Cameron Selck flips over a crab that had landed upside down in a crate at Half Moon Bay’s Pillar Point Harbor. Keeping the crabs upright is important to keep them alive and fresh. Photo by Anna ...

For all three — chili crab, crab with black pepper sauce or with cereal salted egg cream sauce — you’ll need to order a crab and a half. We restrained ourselves and ordered one crab ($80 ...